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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 429 · 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) it plans the next move (c) a sensor reads light (d) it decides to stop
  2. 2.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  3. 3.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the camera (b) the sensors (c) the motors (d) the program
  4. 4.🔢 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) the bumper is pressed (d) it drives on
  5. 5.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  6. 6.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it plans the next move (b) the gripper closes (c) an LED lights up (d) a bumper is pressed
  7. 7.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it decides to turn
  8. 8.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  10. 10.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  11. 11.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a sensor checks distance
  13. 13.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn
  14. 14.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) think → act → sense (b) act → sense → think (c) sense → think → act (d) act → think → sense
  16. 16.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  17. 17.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  18. 18.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the robot turns left (b) it plans the next move (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it decides to turn
  19. 19.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) the wheels spin (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a bumper is pressed
  21. 21.🔢 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) it drives on (d) the motors turn it
  22. 22.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a loop (b) a battery (c) a crash (d) a gear
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) it compares two numbers (c) it decides to stop (d) the program picks a path
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) an LED lights up (c) the gripper closes (d) a bumper is pressed
  25. 25.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the frame (b) the controller (c) the wheels (d) the bumper
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) the gripper closes (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) the arm lifts a box
  28. 28.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it drives on (c) it decides to turn (d) the motors turn it
  29. 29.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) it decides to stop (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the wheels spin
  30. 30.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to stop (b) a sensor reads light (c) a buzzer beeps (d) the gripper closes
  31. 31.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it plans the next move (b) the wheels spin (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it compares two numbers
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it plans the next move (d) it compares two numbers
  33. 33.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  34. 34.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  35. 35.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a sensor checks distance (c) an LED lights up (d) a gyro feels a turn
  40. 40.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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