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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 49 · 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 buzzer beeps”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) it decides to stop (c) the wheels spin (d) it decides to turn
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) it plans the next move (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a mic hears a clap
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) it compares two numbers (c) it decides to turn (d) it decides to stop
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) it counts the boxes (c) the robot turns left (d) it decides to stop
  6. 6.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → think → sense (b) think → act → sense (c) act → sense → think (d) sense → think → act
  7. 7.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) the program picks a path (c) the arm lifts a box (d) it compares two numbers
  9. 9.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the frame (b) the sensors (c) the motors (d) the battery
  10. 10.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) it decides to turn (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it drives on
  11. 11.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it drives on (d) the controller reads it
  12. 12.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it drives on (d) it decides to turn
  13. 13.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the controller reads it
  15. 15.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it compares two numbers
  16. 16.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the arm lifts a box (c) the gripper closes (d) it counts the boxes
  17. 17.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the frame (b) the bumper (c) the controller (d) the wheels
  19. 19.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) an LED lights up (c) the arm lifts a box (d) the program picks a path
  20. 20.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the wheels spin (b) it counts the boxes (c) a sensor reads light (d) it decides to turn
  21. 21.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  23. 23.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the sensors (b) the motors (c) the camera (d) the program
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) it plans the next move (c) it compares two numbers (d) a gyro feels a turn
  25. 25.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) the arm lifts a box (c) the robot turns left (d) it counts the boxes
  28. 28.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  29. 29.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  31. 31.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  33. 33.🔢 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
  34. 34.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the program picks a path (b) it compares two numbers (c) it plans the next move (d) a sensor checks distance
  35. 35.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the program picks a path (b) a mic hears a clap (c) the arm lifts a box (d) it decides to turn
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it plans the next move (c) the program picks a path (d) a mic hears a clap
  38. 38.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the gripper closes (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a gyro feels a turn
  40. 40.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it

Answer key

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

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