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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 126 · 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) a bumper is pressed (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a sensor reads light
  2. 2.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the controller reads it
  3. 3.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the gripper closes (b) a sensor reads light (c) it decides to stop (d) an LED lights up
  4. 4.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) an LED lights up (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the gripper closes
  5. 5.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) an LED lights up (b) the gripper closes (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the program picks a path
  6. 6.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  7. 7.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) the arm lifts a box (d) it compares two numbers
  8. 8.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a camera spots a wall (c) the robot turns left (d) a sensor checks distance
  10. 10.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a sensor reads light (c) the wheels spin (d) a mic hears a clap
  13. 13.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the controller (b) the wheels (c) the bumper (d) the frame
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) it counts the boxes (c) it decides to turn (d) it plans the next move
  15. 15.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on (c) the controller reads it (d) it decides to turn
  16. 16.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the gripper closes (b) the wheels spin (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it counts the boxes
  17. 17.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it compares two numbers (d) an LED lights up
  19. 19.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) the arm lifts a box (c) the robot turns left (d) it decides to stop
  21. 21.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  22. 22.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → think → sense (b) act → sense → think (c) sense → think → act (d) think → act → sense
  24. 24.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) it decides to turn (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) the program picks a path
  25. 25.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it decides to turn
  26. 26.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) it decides to turn (c) it counts the boxes (d) the wheels spin
  27. 27.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  28. 28.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the controller reads it (d) the motors turn it
  29. 29.🔢 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
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) the gripper closes (c) it compares two numbers (d) a buzzer beeps
  31. 31.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the battery (c) the sensors (d) the frame
  32. 32.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  33. 33.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  34. 34.🔢 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
  35. 35.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it (c) it drives on (d) it decides to turn
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a mic hears a clap (c) an LED lights up (d) a camera spots a wall
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a sensor reads light
  38. 38.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a mic hears a clap (c) the gripper closes (d) it compares two numbers
  39. 39.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “it drives on”? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it
  40. 40.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think

Answer key

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

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