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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

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

Answer key

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

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