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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 379 · 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.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  2. 2.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → sense → think (b) act → think → sense (c) think → act → sense (d) sense → think → act
  3. 3.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the program picks a path (b) a sensor reads light (c) an LED lights up (d) a bumper is pressed
  4. 4.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the controller reads it
  5. 5.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the battery (c) the frame (d) the sensors
  6. 6.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  7. 7.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it plans the next move (b) a camera spots a wall (c) the gripper closes (d) the arm lifts a box
  9. 9.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  10. 10.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  11. 11.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) it decides to turn (c) the motors turn it (d) it drives on
  13. 13.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) an LED lights up (c) the robot turns left (d) a camera spots a wall
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a mic hears a clap (c) it plans the next move (d) a bumper is pressed
  16. 16.🔢 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
  17. 17.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the sensors (b) the camera (c) the motors (d) the program
  18. 18.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  20. 20.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the frame (b) the bumper (c) the wheels (d) the controller
  21. 21.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  22. 22.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to turn (b) the program picks a path (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) the arm lifts a box
  24. 24.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it decides to turn
  26. 26.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) it counts the boxes (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a camera spots a wall
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) it compares two numbers (c) an LED lights up (d) the program picks a path
  29. 29.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) it decides to turn (c) the wheels spin (d) an LED lights up
  31. 31.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) the program picks a path (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it compares two numbers
  33. 33.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  34. 34.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to stop (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a sensor reads light (d) it plans the next move
  35. 35.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  36. 36.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) it plans the next move (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the gripper closes
  37. 37.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the motors turn it (c) the controller reads it (d) it drives on
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) the gripper closes (c) the wheels spin (d) it decides to stop
  40. 40.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it decides to turn (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the robot turns left

Answer key

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

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