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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 186 · 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, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn (c) the controller reads it (d) the motors turn it
  2. 2.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it counts the boxes (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the arm lifts a box
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) the wheels spin (d) a bumper is pressed
  4. 4.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  6. 6.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  7. 7.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a buzzer beeps (d) it decides to turn
  9. 9.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  10. 10.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  11. 11.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the battery (b) the sensors (c) the motors (d) the frame
  12. 12.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it plans the next move (b) the gripper closes (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a sensor reads light
  13. 13.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  14. 14.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the frame (c) the controller (d) the bumper
  15. 15.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the sensors (b) the motors (c) the camera (d) the program
  16. 16.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a sensor reads light (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it decides to turn
  18. 18.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to stop (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the wheels spin (d) it plans the next move
  19. 19.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a crash (b) a battery (c) a gear (d) a loop
  20. 20.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn
  22. 22.🔢 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
  23. 23.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the motors turn it (c) it decides to turn (d) it drives on
  24. 24.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) it decides to turn (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it decides to stop
  26. 26.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, 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) the controller reads it (b) it drives on (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the motors turn it
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a mic hears a clap (d) it plans the next move
  29. 29.🔢 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
  30. 30.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it decides to stop (c) the program picks a path (d) the arm lifts a box
  32. 32.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) the gripper closes (d) it counts the boxes
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the gripper closes (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a sensor checks distance
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the wheels spin
  35. 35.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the gripper closes (b) it compares two numbers (c) it counts the boxes (d) a sensor reads light
  36. 36.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  37. 37.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔢 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
  40. 40.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense

Answer key

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

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