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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 166 · 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: “it plans the next move”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it compares two numbers
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) it plans the next move (c) an LED lights up (d) the wheels spin
  4. 4.🔢 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
  5. 5.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a mic hears a clap (c) it decides to stop (d) the gripper closes
  6. 6.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the program picks a path (b) the gripper closes (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a sensor reads light
  7. 7.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  9. 9.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed
  10. 10.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) an LED lights up (c) it counts the boxes (d) a bumper is pressed
  11. 11.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  12. 12.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a sensor reads light (d) a mic hears a clap
  16. 16.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) it decides to stop (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it counts the boxes
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) it decides to turn (c) the robot turns left (d) it plans the next move
  19. 19.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on (c) the controller reads it (d) the bumper is pressed
  20. 20.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  21. 21.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the program picks a path (b) a camera spots a wall (c) the arm lifts a box (d) it plans the next move
  22. 22.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  24. 24.🔢 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
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) it compares two numbers (c) it counts the boxes (d) it decides to turn
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) it plans the next move (c) it compares two numbers (d) a sensor checks distance
  27. 27.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  28. 28.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it
  30. 30.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to stop (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a buzzer beeps (d) it plans the next move
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) an LED lights up (c) the wheels spin (d) the gripper closes
  32. 32.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it decides to turn (c) a sensor reads light (d) the wheels spin
  33. 33.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it
  34. 34.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it (c) the motors turn it (d) it drives on
  35. 35.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to turn (b) a sensor checks distance (c) an LED lights up (d) it decides to stop
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) it decides to stop (d) a sensor reads light
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the gripper closes (d) a buzzer beeps
  38. 38.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  40. 40.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense

Answer key

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

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