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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 426 · 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: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  2. 2.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a bumper is pressed (c) it decides to stop (d) an LED lights up
  4. 4.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the robot turns left (b) an LED lights up (c) a sensor reads light (d) the program picks a path
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) the gripper closes (c) a buzzer beeps (d) the wheels spin
  6. 6.🔢 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 controller reads it
  7. 7.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the sensors (b) the motors (c) the camera (d) the program
  8. 8.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it counts the boxes (b) the gripper closes (c) it compares two numbers (d) a camera spots a wall
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a sensor checks distance
  11. 11.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the frame (b) the battery (c) the motors (d) the sensors
  12. 12.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔢 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
  14. 14.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  15. 15.🔢 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
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a camera spots a wall
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) an LED lights up (c) the arm lifts a box (d) it plans the next move
  18. 18.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the motors turn it (c) it decides to turn (d) it drives on
  19. 19.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the bumper (c) the frame (d) the controller
  20. 20.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  21. 21.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  22. 22.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) it counts the boxes (c) it compares two numbers (d) the wheels spin
  23. 23.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) it compares two numbers (c) it plans the next move (d) a camera spots a wall
  25. 25.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  26. 26.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  27. 27.🔢 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) the controller reads it (d) it drives on
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it compares two numbers (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a bumper is pressed
  29. 29.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor reads light (b) the gripper closes (c) it decides to turn (d) a sensor checks distance
  30. 30.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  32. 32.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) sense → think → act (b) act → sense → think (c) act → think → sense (d) think → act → sense
  33. 33.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “it decides to turn”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn
  34. 34.🔢 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
  35. 35.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  36. 36.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) an LED lights up (b) the program picks a path (c) a mic hears a clap (d) it decides to turn
  40. 40.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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