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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 256 · 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 comes first: “it drives on” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it drives on
  2. 2.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  3. 3.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the battery (c) the frame (d) the sensors
  5. 5.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  6. 6.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the motors turn it (d) it drives on
  7. 7.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  8. 8.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it compares two numbers (b) the robot turns left (c) a sensor reads light (d) it counts the boxes
  9. 9.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to stop (b) the gripper closes (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a buzzer beeps
  11. 11.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  12. 12.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the wheels spin (d) a bumper is pressed
  14. 14.🔢 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
  15. 15.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) a sensor checks distance (c) the gripper closes (d) the robot turns left
  17. 17.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the motors (b) the program (c) the sensors (d) the camera
  18. 18.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  20. 20.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it (c) it decides to turn (d) the bumper is pressed
  21. 21.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  22. 22.🔢 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
  23. 23.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  24. 24.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a sensor reads light
  25. 25.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it compares two numbers (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a gyro feels a turn
  27. 27.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  28. 28.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the robot turns left (c) the program picks a path (d) a gyro feels a turn
  29. 29.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the robot turns left (b) a sensor checks distance (c) an LED lights up (d) it decides to turn
  30. 30.🔢 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
  31. 31.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a mic hears a clap
  33. 33.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) an LED lights up (c) a sensor reads light (d) a sensor checks distance
  35. 35.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “it decides to turn”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it decides to turn
  37. 37.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the frame (b) the wheels (c) the bumper (d) the controller
  38. 38.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) sense → think → act (b) think → act → sense (c) act → sense → think (d) act → think → sense
  39. 39.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) the gripper closes

Answer key

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

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