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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 206 · 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.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the controller (b) the bumper (c) the frame (d) the wheels
  2. 2.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the sensors (c) the frame (d) the battery
  3. 3.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  4. 4.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it drives on
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a bumper is pressed
  6. 6.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the robot turns left (c) an LED lights up (d) it plans the next move
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) it decides to turn (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a gyro feels a turn
  8. 8.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🔢 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
  10. 10.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) the wheels spin (c) an LED lights up (d) the gripper closes
  12. 12.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) a bumper is pressed (c) it counts the boxes (d) a gyro feels a turn
  13. 13.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the motors turn it (d) it decides to turn
  14. 14.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  15. 15.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a battery (b) a gear (c) a loop (d) a crash
  16. 16.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it counts the boxes (b) the program picks a path (c) the gripper closes (d) a bumper is pressed
  18. 18.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor reads light (b) it decides to turn (c) the gripper closes (d) the program picks a path
  19. 19.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔢 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
  21. 21.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  23. 23.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  24. 24.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) it decides to turn (c) the arm lifts a box (d) an LED lights up
  26. 26.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it decides to turn
  27. 27.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on (c) the controller reads it (d) it decides to turn
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) it decides to turn (c) it compares two numbers (d) a sensor checks distance
  30. 30.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  31. 31.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a buzzer beeps (c) it compares two numbers (d) a gyro feels a turn
  32. 32.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to stop (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the wheels spin (d) a gyro feels a turn
  34. 34.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  35. 35.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  36. 36.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the robot turns left (b) it plans the next move (c) the program picks a path (d) a sensor reads light
  39. 39.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) the arm lifts a box (c) an LED lights up (d) it decides to stop

Answer key

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

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