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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 313 · 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) it drives on (c) the motors turn it (d) the bumper is pressed
  2. 2.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → sense → think (b) sense → think → act (c) think → act → sense (d) act → think → sense
  3. 3.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  4. 4.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the sensors (b) the program (c) the motors (d) the camera
  5. 5.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  6. 6.🔢 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
  7. 7.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a mic hears a clap (c) the robot turns left (d) it counts the boxes
  8. 8.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  9. 9.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a mic hears a clap (c) it compares two numbers (d) the gripper closes
  10. 10.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it decides to turn (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a camera spots a wall (d) the arm lifts a box
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) it decides to turn (c) it counts the boxes (d) a sensor reads light
  12. 12.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a crash (b) a gear (c) a battery (d) a loop
  13. 13.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  14. 14.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to stop (b) a camera spots a wall (c) the gripper closes (d) the program picks a path
  17. 17.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) it plans the next move (c) it decides to turn (d) the wheels spin
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) it compares two numbers (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) the program picks a path
  20. 20.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a mic hears a clap
  22. 22.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) the gripper closes (c) the robot turns left (d) a bumper is pressed
  23. 23.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  24. 24.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it
  25. 25.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) an LED lights up (c) the gripper closes (d) a gyro feels a turn
  26. 26.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  27. 27.🔢 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) the controller reads it (d) it drives on
  28. 28.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it drives on (d) the motors turn it
  29. 29.🔢 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
  30. 30.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn (c) the motors turn it (d) the bumper is pressed
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) a sensor checks distance (c) it decides to stop (d) it plans the next move
  32. 32.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the controller (c) the bumper (d) the frame
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the arm lifts a box (d) the gripper closes
  35. 35.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it counts the boxes (b) an LED lights up (c) it decides to turn (d) a mic hears a clap
  36. 36.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a sensor reads light (d) a buzzer beeps
  38. 38.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) the arm lifts a box (c) it plans the next move (d) a buzzer beeps
  40. 40.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act

Answer key

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

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