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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 179 · 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 gyro feels a turn”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  2. 2.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it counts the boxes (b) it decides to stop (c) it decides to turn (d) a buzzer beeps
  3. 3.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “it drives on”? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed
  4. 4.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a bumper is pressed (c) it counts the boxes (d) a sensor checks distance
  6. 6.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  8. 8.🔢 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) the controller reads it (d) it drives on
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) it decides to turn (c) it decides to stop (d) the arm lifts a box
  10. 10.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “it drives on”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on
  13. 13.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it drives on (d) the controller reads it
  14. 14.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) the gripper closes (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a mic hears a clap
  15. 15.🔢 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
  16. 16.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  17. 17.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a loop (b) a battery (c) a gear (d) a crash
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) it counts the boxes (c) it compares two numbers (d) the wheels spin
  19. 19.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  20. 20.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the battery (c) the frame (d) the sensors
  22. 22.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a sensor checks distance (c) an LED lights up (d) it plans the next move
  23. 23.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the program picks a path (b) a sensor reads light (c) it compares two numbers (d) the wheels spin
  24. 24.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  25. 25.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  26. 26.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it (c) the motors turn it (d) the bumper is pressed
  28. 28.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  30. 30.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the motors turn it
  31. 31.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  32. 32.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn
  33. 33.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) it compares two numbers (c) a buzzer beeps (d) it plans the next move
  35. 35.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the gripper closes (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it plans the next move
  36. 36.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) the program picks a path (c) the wheels spin (d) a mic hears a clap
  37. 37.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) it counts the boxes (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a bumper is pressed
  38. 38.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  39. 39.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the camera (b) the sensors (c) the program (d) the motors
  40. 40.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the robot turns left (b) the gripper closes (c) it decides to turn (d) a camera spots a wall

Answer key

  1. sense
  2. a buzzer beeps
  3. the bumper is pressed
  4. act
  5. it counts the boxes
  6. False
  7. sense
  8. the controller reads it
  9. the arm lifts a box
  10. True
  11. False
  12. the motors turn it
  13. it drives on
  14. the gripper closes
  15. it drives on
  16. think
  17. a loop
  18. the wheels spin
  19. sense
  20. True
  21. the sensors
  22. an LED lights up
  23. a sensor reads light
  24. think
  25. sense
  26. True
  27. the motors turn it
  28. False
  29. act
  30. it decides to turn
  31. act
  32. it decides to turn
  33. think
  34. a buzzer beeps
  35. it plans the next move
  36. the program picks a path
  37. it counts the boxes
  38. think
  39. the motors
  40. it decides to turn

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