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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 160 · 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.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  2. 2.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) the wheels spin (c) it decides to stop (d) it decides to turn
  4. 4.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  5. 5.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a mic hears a clap (c) it compares two numbers (d) the robot turns left
  6. 6.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the frame (c) the bumper (d) the controller
  8. 8.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  10. 10.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it plans the next move (b) a sensor checks distance (c) it compares two numbers (d) it decides to stop
  11. 11.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed
  12. 12.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  13. 13.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it decides to turn (d) the controller reads it
  14. 14.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the sensors (b) the motors (c) the battery (d) the frame
  15. 15.🔢 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
  16. 16.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the robot turns left (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it decides to turn
  17. 17.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it (c) it drives on (d) the motors turn it
  18. 18.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) it counts the boxes (c) the program picks a path (d) a mic hears a clap
  20. 20.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it counts the boxes (b) the gripper closes (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a buzzer beeps
  21. 21.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it decides to stop (c) the program picks a path (d) an LED lights up
  23. 23.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  24. 24.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the camera (b) the program (c) the sensors (d) the motors
  25. 25.🔢 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 controller reads it (d) the bumper is pressed
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a bumper is pressed (c) it decides to turn (d) a gyro feels a turn
  27. 27.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the arm lifts a box (d) an LED lights up
  29. 29.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the program picks a path (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a bumper is pressed (d) an LED lights up
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a sensor reads light (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the gripper closes
  31. 31.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the wheels spin (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a bumper is pressed
  33. 33.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it (c) it drives on (d) the bumper is pressed
  34. 34.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it compares two numbers
  36. 36.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  38. 38.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act

Answer key

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

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