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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 278 · 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) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the motors turn it (d) the controller reads it
  2. 2.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) it compares two numbers (c) the wheels spin (d) a gyro feels a turn
  3. 3.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the battery (b) the frame (c) the motors (d) the sensors
  4. 4.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) it compares two numbers (c) the gripper closes (d) the arm lifts a box
  9. 9.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on (c) it decides to turn (d) the bumper is pressed
  12. 12.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the robot turns left (b) a mic hears a clap (c) it plans the next move (d) the gripper closes
  14. 14.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it decides to turn (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a mic hears a clap
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the robot turns left (c) an LED lights up (d) it decides to turn
  16. 16.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the motors turn it
  17. 17.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the motors (b) the program (c) the camera (d) the sensors
  18. 18.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a battery (b) a gear (c) a loop (d) a crash
  19. 19.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) it compares two numbers (c) it plans the next move (d) a mic hears a clap
  21. 21.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) the program picks a path (d) a sensor checks distance
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the program picks a path
  23. 23.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a sensor checks distance
  25. 25.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  26. 26.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  27. 27.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the program picks a path (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a buzzer beeps (d) it decides to turn
  28. 28.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  29. 29.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) sense → think → act (b) think → act → sense (c) act → sense → think (d) act → think → sense
  30. 30.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  31. 31.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the program picks a path (b) it decides to stop (c) it plans the next move (d) a camera spots a wall
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) it decides to turn (c) it decides to stop (d) it plans the next move
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) it compares two numbers (c) it counts the boxes (d) it decides to turn
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) the wheels spin (c) the robot turns left (d) a bumper is pressed
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) it decides to turn (d) it decides to stop
  37. 37.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a sensor reads light (d) a mic hears a clap
  39. 39.🔢 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
  40. 40.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the controller (b) the frame (c) the wheels (d) the bumper

Answer key

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

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