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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 458 · 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 arm lifts a box”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  2. 2.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a camera spots a wall (c) the program picks a path (d) a sensor reads light
  4. 4.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it
  5. 5.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the frame (b) the battery (c) the motors (d) the sensors
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) a camera spots a wall (c) the wheels spin (d) the robot turns left
  7. 7.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a loop (b) a battery (c) a gear (d) a crash
  8. 8.🔢 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
  9. 9.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  10. 10.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  11. 11.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the program picks a path (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) an LED lights up (d) a sensor reads light
  13. 13.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) it plans the next move (c) the program picks a path (d) a sensor reads light
  14. 14.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it (c) the motors turn it (d) the bumper is pressed
  15. 15.🔢 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
  16. 16.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  17. 17.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → sense → think (b) sense → think → act (c) act → think → sense (d) think → act → sense
  18. 18.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the bumper (b) the controller (c) the wheels (d) the frame
  19. 19.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the camera (b) the sensors (c) the motors (d) the program
  20. 20.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  21. 21.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  22. 22.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it plans the next move
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) the program picks a path (c) it decides to stop (d) a buzzer beeps
  24. 24.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  25. 25.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) it counts the boxes (c) it plans the next move (d) the robot turns left
  26. 26.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it decides to stop (c) the gripper closes (d) it compares two numbers
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it plans the next move
  28. 28.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn
  29. 29.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the wheels spin (b) a mic hears a clap (c) it plans the next move (d) the robot turns left
  31. 31.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) it counts the boxes (c) it plans the next move (d) a gyro feels a turn
  35. 35.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed
  36. 36.🔢 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
  37. 37.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the motors turn it (c) the controller reads it (d) it drives on
  40. 40.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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