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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 130 · 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 comes first: “the motors turn it” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the motors turn it
  2. 2.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it plans the next move (c) the gripper closes (d) it counts the boxes
  3. 3.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a sensor reads light
  6. 6.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) it decides to stop (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a bumper is pressed
  9. 9.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the controller reads it”? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it
  10. 10.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the robot turns left (b) a mic hears a clap (c) it compares two numbers (d) an LED lights up
  11. 11.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it (c) it decides to turn (d) the bumper is pressed
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the program picks a path (d) it compares two numbers
  14. 14.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  15. 15.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) an LED lights up (b) it decides to turn (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the gripper closes
  17. 17.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  18. 18.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it drives on (c) the motors turn it (d) it decides to turn
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) it compares two numbers (c) it counts the boxes (d) it decides to stop
  20. 20.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the frame (b) the bumper (c) the controller (d) the wheels
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) a camera spots a wall (c) the gripper closes (d) an LED lights up
  22. 22.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the robot turns left (b) it compares two numbers (c) the arm lifts a box (d) the wheels spin
  23. 23.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to stop (b) it compares two numbers (c) it counts the boxes (d) a camera spots a wall
  24. 24.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it drives on (d) the controller reads it
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) the wheels spin (c) a buzzer beeps (d) the gripper closes
  26. 26.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a mic hears a clap (c) the wheels spin (d) the program picks a path
  27. 27.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the robot turns left (b) a sensor reads light (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it decides to turn
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a sensor reads light (d) a mic hears a clap
  29. 29.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a crash (b) a battery (c) a loop (d) a gear
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the wheels spin (c) a buzzer beeps (d) the robot turns left
  32. 32.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it (c) the motors turn it (d) it decides to turn
  33. 33.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it compares two numbers (b) the program picks a path (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it counts the boxes
  35. 35.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  37. 37.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  38. 38.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → sense → think (b) sense → think → act (c) think → act → sense (d) act → think → sense
  39. 39.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the program (b) the camera (c) the sensors (d) the motors
  40. 40.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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