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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 207 · 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 parts do the “act” job? (a) the sensors (b) the camera (c) the program (d) the motors
  2. 2.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a sensor reads light (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a gyro feels a turn
  4. 4.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the controller reads it
  5. 5.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) it compares two numbers (c) it counts the boxes (d) a sensor checks distance
  7. 7.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the gripper closes (d) it compares two numbers
  9. 9.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  11. 11.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the motors turn it
  12. 12.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it counts the boxes (b) it decides to stop (c) a sensor reads light (d) it compares two numbers
  13. 13.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔢 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
  15. 15.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the motors turn it (d) it drives on
  16. 16.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed
  17. 17.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) the program picks a path (d) a camera spots a wall
  19. 19.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) a bumper is pressed (c) it decides to stop (d) the wheels spin
  20. 20.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the sensors (b) the motors (c) the frame (d) the battery
  22. 22.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) it compares two numbers (c) the wheels spin (d) it plans the next move
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) the wheels spin (c) it decides to turn (d) a buzzer beeps
  25. 25.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it plans the next move (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a buzzer beeps (d) the program picks a path
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) it decides to turn (c) the program picks a path (d) a bumper is pressed
  27. 27.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the robot turns left (b) an LED lights up (c) it decides to turn (d) a buzzer beeps
  28. 28.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the wheels spin (b) it plans the next move (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a sensor reads light
  29. 29.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → sense → think (b) think → act → sense (c) act → think → sense (d) sense → think → act
  30. 30.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  31. 31.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  32. 32.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the controller reads it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it
  33. 33.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  34. 34.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔢 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 bumper is pressed (d) the controller reads it
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) it counts the boxes (c) an LED lights up (d) it decides to turn
  37. 37.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔢 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
  39. 39.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  40. 40.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think

Answer key

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

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