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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 342 · 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 of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) it decides to turn (c) a camera spots a wall (d) the wheels spin
  2. 2.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  3. 3.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a sensor checks distance (c) the arm lifts a box (d) it compares two numbers
  5. 5.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the gripper closes
  7. 7.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it decides to turn (c) it drives on (d) the bumper is pressed
  8. 8.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed
  9. 9.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it plans the next move (b) it decides to turn (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a buzzer beeps
  11. 11.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  12. 12.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  14. 14.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) an LED lights up (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the gripper closes (d) it decides to turn
  15. 15.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → sense → think (b) think → act → sense (c) sense → think → act (d) act → think → sense
  16. 16.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it decides to turn (c) it drives on (d) the controller reads it
  19. 19.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  20. 20.🔢 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
  21. 21.🔢 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
  22. 22.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a loop (b) a gear (c) a crash (d) a battery
  23. 23.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) the gripper closes (d) the wheels spin
  25. 25.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  27. 27.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the frame (b) the controller (c) the bumper (d) the wheels
  28. 28.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  29. 29.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the robot turns left (c) the gripper closes (d) it decides to turn
  31. 31.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a sensor checks distance (c) it counts the boxes (d) a buzzer beeps
  32. 32.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the sensors (b) the frame (c) the battery (d) the motors
  33. 33.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the motors (b) the sensors (c) the camera (d) the program
  34. 34.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  35. 35.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) the robot turns left (c) a mic hears a clap (d) it compares two numbers
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) it plans the next move (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it compares two numbers
  37. 37.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) it compares two numbers (c) the gripper closes (d) the wheels spin
  39. 39.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it (c) it decides to turn (d) the bumper is pressed
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) the gripper closes (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a camera spots a wall

Answer key

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

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