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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 293 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) the wheels spin (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a buzzer beeps
  2. 2.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → think → sense (b) think → act → sense (c) sense → think → act (d) act → sense → think
  3. 3.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the bumper (b) the wheels (c) the frame (d) the controller
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) the wheels spin (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a bumper is pressed
  5. 5.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it decides to turn (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a sensor reads light
  6. 6.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the motors turn it (d) it decides to turn
  7. 7.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) it decides to turn (c) it drives on (d) the controller reads it
  8. 8.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  9. 9.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) it compares two numbers (c) the wheels spin (d) a gyro feels a turn
  11. 11.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  12. 12.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  15. 15.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the motors turn it (d) the controller reads it
  16. 16.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a sensor reads light (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a gyro feels a turn
  18. 18.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  19. 19.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn (c) it drives on (d) the controller reads it
  20. 20.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it (c) it drives on (d) the bumper is pressed
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a sensor reads light (d) the gripper closes
  22. 22.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it counts the boxes
  23. 23.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to stop (b) a bumper is pressed (c) an LED lights up (d) a mic hears a clap
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a bumper is pressed
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it decides to stop (c) it plans the next move (d) an LED lights up
  27. 27.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a sensor reads light (b) it compares two numbers (c) the program picks a path (d) it counts the boxes
  28. 28.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on
  31. 31.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn
  32. 32.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the frame (b) the motors (c) the battery (d) the sensors
  33. 33.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  34. 34.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a bumper is pressed (c) it decides to turn (d) the wheels spin
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) the robot turns left (c) the arm lifts a box (d) the wheels spin
  36. 36.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  37. 37.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) the wheels spin
  39. 39.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) the wheels spin (c) the arm lifts a box (d) it plans the next move
  40. 40.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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