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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 119 · 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 decides to turn (b) the motors turn it (c) it drives on (d) the bumper is pressed
  2. 2.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it drives on (c) the controller reads it (d) the motors turn it
  3. 3.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it counts the boxes (c) a buzzer beeps (d) it plans the next move
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) it decides to stop (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a mic hears a clap
  6. 6.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  7. 7.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  9. 9.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it (c) the motors turn it (d) it drives on
  10. 10.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → think → sense (b) sense → think → act (c) think → act → sense (d) act → sense → think
  11. 11.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the camera (b) the program (c) the sensors (d) the motors
  12. 12.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) the robot turns left (c) a buzzer beeps (d) it decides to stop
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) the program picks a path (c) a sensor reads light (d) it decides to stop
  14. 14.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the controller reads it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it
  15. 15.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “it decides to turn”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it decides to turn
  16. 16.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  17. 17.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the gripper closes (b) it decides to stop (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it compares two numbers
  20. 20.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a battery (b) a loop (c) a crash (d) a gear
  21. 21.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  22. 22.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  23. 23.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the bumper (b) the controller (c) the frame (d) the wheels
  24. 24.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the wheels spin (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it decides to turn (d) it counts the boxes
  26. 26.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) an LED lights up (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it decides to turn
  27. 27.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to stop (b) a sensor reads light (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the gripper closes
  28. 28.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it drives on
  29. 29.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it decides to turn (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it drives on
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a sensor reads light (d) the wheels spin
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the program picks a path (c) an LED lights up (d) the gripper closes
  33. 33.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  34. 34.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the gripper closes (b) a sensor reads light (c) it decides to turn (d) an LED lights up
  35. 35.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on
  36. 36.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  38. 38.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) the gripper closes (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the robot turns left
  40. 40.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the wheels spin (c) the program picks a path (d) it counts the boxes

Answer key

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

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