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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 276 · 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, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the motors turn it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it drives on
  2. 2.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  3. 3.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to stop (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it decides to turn (d) a buzzer beeps
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) the robot turns left (c) the gripper closes (d) it decides to turn
  5. 5.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  6. 6.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  7. 7.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the sensors (b) the motors (c) the frame (d) the battery
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it compares two numbers (d) a bumper is pressed
  9. 9.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a sensor reads light (c) a mic hears a clap (d) it decides to stop
  11. 11.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn (c) it drives on (d) the controller reads it
  14. 14.🔢 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) the controller reads it (d) it decides to turn
  15. 15.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  16. 16.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a camera spots a wall (d) the program picks a path
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it decides to stop (c) the program picks a path (d) a sensor reads light
  18. 18.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the frame (c) the bumper (d) the controller
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) it decides to turn (c) an LED lights up (d) it compares two numbers
  20. 20.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it decides to turn (d) it drives on
  21. 21.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it decides to stop (b) the robot turns left (c) the wheels spin (d) an LED lights up
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the program picks a path
  23. 23.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  25. 25.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the robot turns left (b) it counts the boxes (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the gripper closes
  26. 26.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  27. 27.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a loop (b) a gear (c) a battery (d) a crash
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the wheels spin (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a camera spots a wall
  30. 30.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  31. 31.🔢 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
  32. 32.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the wheels spin (b) a sensor reads light (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it decides to turn
  33. 33.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it decides to stop (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a buzzer beeps
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) it decides to stop (c) it plans the next move (d) the robot turns left
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) a buzzer beeps (c) it decides to turn (d) it decides to stop
  37. 37.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it plans the next move (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the gripper closes (d) the program picks a path
  38. 38.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “it drives on”? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it
  40. 40.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it drives on (c) the motors turn it (d) the controller reads it

Answer key

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

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