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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

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

Answer key

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

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