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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 229 · 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 counts the boxes”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  2. 2.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  3. 3.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a camera spots a wall (c) the wheels spin (d) a bumper is pressed
  5. 5.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a bumper is pressed (c) it decides to stop (d) it counts the boxes
  7. 7.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it drives on (d) it decides to turn
  8. 8.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) the arm lifts a box (c) it counts the boxes (d) it decides to stop
  9. 9.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it drives on (d) the controller reads it
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it decides to stop (c) it decides to turn (d) a sensor checks distance
  13. 13.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to stop (b) a buzzer beeps (c) an LED lights up (d) a sensor reads light
  14. 14.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a buzzer beeps (c) an LED lights up (d) the program picks a path
  15. 15.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  16. 16.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the robot turns left (c) the wheels spin (d) a bumper is pressed
  17. 17.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  20. 20.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on (c) it decides to turn (d) the controller reads it
  21. 21.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “it decides to turn”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn
  22. 22.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it
  23. 23.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the gripper closes (b) an LED lights up (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) the arm lifts a box
  24. 24.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  25. 25.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the sensors (c) the frame (d) the battery
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a mic hears a clap (c) it counts the boxes (d) a bumper is pressed
  27. 27.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a mic hears a clap (d) it plans the next move
  28. 28.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the sensors (b) the program (c) the motors (d) the camera
  29. 29.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  30. 30.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) it decides to stop (c) it compares two numbers (d) it decides to turn
  32. 32.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a battery (b) a crash (c) a gear (d) a loop
  33. 33.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “it drives on”? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on
  34. 34.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  36. 36.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a sensor reads light
  38. 38.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it decides to turn (d) it drives on
  39. 39.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  40. 40.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on (c) the motors turn it (d) it decides to turn

Answer key

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

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