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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 107 · 40 questions
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Robot tip (The robot loop): Sense = taking in information with sensors (touch, light, sound, distance, camera). Think = the controller running the program and deciding. Act = doing something: motors move, a gripper grips, a buzzer beeps, a light shines. Then the loop starts again.

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  1. 1.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the motors turn it
  2. 2.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the gripper closes (b) a sensor checks distance (c) it compares two numbers (d) it counts the boxes
  3. 3.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  4. 4.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) the program picks a path (d) the gripper closes
  5. 5.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) the motors turn it (c) the controller reads it (d) it drives on
  6. 6.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn
  8. 8.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  9. 9.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  10. 10.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the robot turns left (b) it decides to stop (c) a sensor checks distance (d) an LED lights up
  11. 11.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the controller reads it
  12. 12.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  13. 13.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  15. 15.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  16. 16.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a buzzer beeps
  18. 18.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it
  19. 19.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor reads light (b) the program picks a path (c) the wheels spin (d) it counts the boxes
  20. 20.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it drives on
  21. 21.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the frame (b) the sensors (c) the battery (d) the motors
  22. 22.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor reads light (b) it counts the boxes (c) an LED lights up (d) a mic hears a clap
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) the arm lifts a box (c) the robot turns left (d) the gripper closes
  24. 24.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a mic hears a clap (d) it compares two numbers
  28. 28.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to stop (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the gripper closes (d) a camera spots a wall
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the wheels spin (d) a sensor checks distance
  30. 30.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  31. 31.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor reads light (b) an LED lights up (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it decides to stop
  32. 32.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  33. 33.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed
  34. 34.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the robot turns left (b) the wheels spin (c) a mic hears a clap (d) it decides to stop
  35. 35.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → think → sense (b) sense → think → act (c) act → sense → think (d) think → act → sense
  36. 36.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a gear (b) a loop (c) a battery (d) a crash
  37. 37.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a sensor reads light
  39. 39.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  40. 40.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think

Answer key

  1. it decides to turn
  2. the gripper closes
  3. think
  4. a gyro feels a turn
  5. it drives on
  6. True
  7. it decides to turn
  8. act
  9. act
  10. a sensor checks distance
  11. the bumper is pressed
  12. sense
  13. True
  14. think
  15. act
  16. False
  17. a bumper is pressed
  18. the bumper is pressed
  19. the wheels spin
  20. the motors turn it
  21. the sensors
  22. it counts the boxes
  23. it counts the boxes
  24. False
  25. True
  26. False
  27. it compares two numbers
  28. a camera spots a wall
  29. a sensor checks distance
  30. think
  31. an LED lights up
  32. act
  33. the bumper is pressed
  34. a mic hears a clap
  35. sense → think → act
  36. a loop
  37. True
  38. the program picks a path
  39. think
  40. sense

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