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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 286 · 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.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the gripper closes (b) a bumper is pressed (c) it counts the boxes (d) the program picks a path
  3. 3.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it plans the next move (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the wheels spin (d) a gyro feels a turn
  4. 4.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the controller reads it (d) it drives on
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) it compares two numbers (c) the arm lifts a box (d) an LED lights up
  6. 6.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) it decides to turn (c) the wheels spin (d) it counts the boxes
  8. 8.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  10. 10.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the battery (b) the sensors (c) the frame (d) the motors
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it counts the boxes
  12. 12.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the controller (b) the wheels (c) the frame (d) the bumper
  13. 13.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  15. 15.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  16. 16.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor reads light (b) it counts the boxes (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a sensor checks distance
  17. 17.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the program picks a path
  19. 19.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the motors turn it (c) it drives on (d) it decides to turn
  20. 20.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  21. 21.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “it decides to turn”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) it decides to turn (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a mic hears a clap
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) it plans the next move (c) it decides to turn (d) a mic hears a clap
  24. 24.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it drives on
  25. 25.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  26. 26.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the motors turn it
  27. 27.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a sensor reads light (c) a sensor checks distance (d) an LED lights up
  28. 28.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a sensor reads light (d) the wheels spin
  29. 29.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  30. 30.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the program picks a path (b) it compares two numbers (c) it decides to turn (d) the robot turns left
  33. 33.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “it drives on”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it drives on
  34. 34.🔢 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) it drives on (d) the motors turn it
  35. 35.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  36. 36.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the sensors (b) the motors (c) the program (d) the camera
  37. 37.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the program picks a path (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) an LED lights up (d) the wheels spin
  38. 38.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) think → act → sense (b) act → sense → think (c) sense → think → act (d) act → think → sense
  40. 40.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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