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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 118 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the gripper closes (d) it plans the next move
  2. 2.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a sensor reads light (b) the program picks a path (c) it plans the next move (d) the wheels spin
  3. 3.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it drives on
  4. 4.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on
  5. 5.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  6. 6.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → think → sense (b) act → sense → think (c) think → act → sense (d) sense → think → act
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) a sensor reads light (c) a buzzer beeps (d) the gripper closes
  8. 8.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a bumper is pressed (d) an LED lights up
  10. 10.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “it drives on”? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on
  11. 11.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the robot turns left (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a buzzer beeps (d) it decides to stop
  12. 12.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a sensor reads light
  13. 13.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on (c) it decides to turn (d) the motors turn it
  14. 14.🔢 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
  15. 15.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it compares two numbers (d) the gripper closes
  16. 16.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it decides to turn
  17. 17.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  18. 18.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it plans the next move (b) the program picks a path (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the gripper closes
  19. 19.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it drives on
  20. 20.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  21. 21.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the motors turn it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the motors turn it
  22. 22.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to turn (b) a sensor checks distance (c) an LED lights up (d) it plans the next move
  23. 23.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  24. 24.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  25. 25.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  27. 27.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a battery (b) a gear (c) a crash (d) a loop
  28. 28.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  30. 30.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the sensors (b) the motors (c) the camera (d) the program
  31. 31.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  32. 32.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) the program picks a path (c) a sensor checks distance (d) an LED lights up
  33. 33.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the bumper (b) the wheels (c) the frame (d) the controller
  34. 34.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the robot turns left (b) a sensor checks distance (c) it decides to turn (d) it plans the next move
  36. 36.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the frame (b) the sensors (c) the motors (d) the battery
  37. 37.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to turn (b) it compares two numbers (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a buzzer beeps
  38. 38.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it compares two numbers (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a mic hears a clap
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) an LED lights up (c) it decides to stop (d) it decides to turn

Answer key

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

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