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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 234 · 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, which is the FIRST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it (c) it drives on (d) the bumper is pressed
  2. 2.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the frame (c) the controller (d) the bumper
  3. 3.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on (c) the controller reads it (d) the motors turn it
  4. 4.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the battery (b) the motors (c) the sensors (d) the frame
  5. 5.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  6. 6.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it decides to turn (c) it drives on (d) the motors turn it
  8. 8.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a sensor reads light (d) it decides to turn
  10. 10.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it decides to turn (b) a sensor checks distance (c) the robot turns left (d) a buzzer beeps
  11. 11.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it
  12. 12.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor reads light (b) it decides to stop (c) the robot turns left (d) an LED lights up
  13. 13.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  14. 14.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) it decides to stop (c) the program picks a path (d) the gripper closes
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) it decides to turn (c) the program picks a path (d) it counts the boxes
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a sensor reads light (c) the program picks a path (d) a camera spots a wall
  17. 17.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the program picks a path (b) the gripper closes (c) it counts the boxes (d) a camera spots a wall
  18. 18.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) the program picks a path (c) it counts the boxes (d) it plans the next move
  20. 20.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed
  21. 21.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  22. 22.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) it compares two numbers (c) it plans the next move (d) an LED lights up
  24. 24.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  25. 25.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the camera (b) the motors (c) the program (d) the sensors
  26. 26.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a loop (b) a gear (c) a crash (d) a battery
  27. 27.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → sense → think (b) think → act → sense (c) sense → think → act (d) act → think → sense
  28. 28.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a sensor reads light (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a buzzer beeps
  30. 30.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) an LED lights up (d) it decides to stop
  31. 31.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a camera spots a wall (d) the program picks a path
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a sensor checks distance
  33. 33.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  34. 34.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔢 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
  38. 38.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) it decides to turn (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it compares two numbers
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) it plans the next move (c) a buzzer beeps (d) the program picks a path
  40. 40.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense

Answer key

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

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