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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

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

Answer key

  1. it drives on
  2. the arm lifts a box
  3. sense
  4. a mic hears a clap
  5. True
  6. act
  7. False
  8. True
  9. the controller reads it
  10. the controller reads it
  11. think
  12. the wheels spin
  13. the bumper is pressed
  14. think
  15. the sensors
  16. act
  17. sense
  18. the controller
  19. think
  20. a gyro feels a turn
  21. the gripper closes
  22. it decides to turn
  23. it plans the next move
  24. the robot turns left
  25. sense
  26. True
  27. False
  28. a bumper is pressed
  29. think
  30. a loop
  31. a sensor reads light
  32. sense
  33. sense → think → act
  34. it counts the boxes
  35. sense
  36. it decides to turn
  37. a buzzer beeps
  38. a camera spots a wall
  39. False
  40. True

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