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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 478 · 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.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it drives on (c) the controller reads it (d) it decides to turn
  2. 2.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  3. 3.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the frame (b) the bumper (c) the wheels (d) the controller
  4. 4.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the robot turns left (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the wheels spin (d) the arm lifts a box
  6. 6.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it compares two numbers (b) an LED lights up (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) the wheels spin
  7. 7.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → think → sense (b) act → sense → think (c) sense → think → act (d) think → act → sense
  8. 8.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  9. 9.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  10. 10.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a camera spots a wall (c) the gripper closes (d) a bumper is pressed
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it decides to turn (d) a sensor reads light
  12. 12.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it (c) it decides to turn (d) the motors turn it
  13. 13.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed
  14. 14.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  15. 15.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a gear (b) a crash (c) a loop (d) a battery
  16. 16.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  17. 17.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor reads light (b) it plans the next move (c) an LED lights up (d) it decides to stop
  18. 18.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a sensor checks distance (c) the arm lifts a box (d) it plans the next move
  19. 19.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the program (b) the sensors (c) the motors (d) the camera
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a sensor checks distance (c) it plans the next move (d) a sensor reads light
  21. 21.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  24. 24.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  25. 25.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the robot turns left (c) it counts the boxes (d) a camera spots a wall
  26. 26.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the robot turns left (b) the program picks a path (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a bumper is pressed
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a bumper is pressed
  28. 28.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  29. 29.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the robot turns left (c) the wheels spin (d) an LED lights up
  31. 31.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it drives on
  32. 32.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a bumper is pressed (c) it decides to stop (d) a sensor reads light
  34. 34.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a bumper is pressed (c) it compares two numbers (d) a camera spots a wall
  36. 36.🔢 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
  37. 37.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the motors turn it (d) it drives on
  38. 38.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act

Answer key

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

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