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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 425 · 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) it decides to turn (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a sensor reads light (d) a sensor checks distance
  2. 2.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the controller reads it
  3. 3.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the gripper closes (c) it plans the next move (d) it decides to stop
  4. 4.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  5. 5.🔢 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) the bumper is pressed (d) it drives on
  6. 6.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  7. 7.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  9. 9.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → think → sense (b) think → act → sense (c) sense → think → act (d) act → sense → think
  10. 10.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the robot turns left (b) a camera spots a wall (c) the gripper closes (d) it compares two numbers
  12. 12.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a sensor reads light
  13. 13.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it (c) it drives on (d) the bumper is pressed
  14. 14.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the motors turn it
  16. 16.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  17. 17.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) a mic hears a clap (c) the arm lifts a box (d) the gripper closes
  18. 18.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it decides to stop (c) the wheels spin (d) a buzzer beeps
  19. 19.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a loop (b) a battery (c) a crash (d) a gear
  21. 21.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  22. 22.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the robot turns left (b) it decides to stop (c) it plans the next move (d) a sensor reads light
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) the gripper closes (c) an LED lights up (d) a bumper is pressed
  25. 25.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it decides to turn (b) a sensor reads light (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a sensor checks distance
  26. 26.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the sensors (b) the camera (c) the program (d) the motors
  27. 27.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the motors turn it
  28. 28.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  31. 31.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it counts the boxes (b) the robot turns left (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a buzzer beeps
  32. 32.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it drives on (c) it decides to turn (d) the controller reads it
  33. 33.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the bumper (b) the wheels (c) the controller (d) the frame
  34. 34.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  35. 35.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it decides to turn
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) it decides to stop (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it compares two numbers
  37. 37.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it decides to turn (c) the motors turn it (d) it drives on
  38. 38.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) an LED lights up (c) it plans the next move (d) the arm lifts a box
  40. 40.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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