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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 519 · 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 camera spots a wall”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) it compares two numbers (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a bumper is pressed
  3. 3.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it
  4. 4.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the bumper (b) the frame (c) the controller (d) the wheels
  5. 5.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → sense → think (b) act → think → sense (c) sense → think → act (d) think → act → sense
  6. 6.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  7. 7.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it compares two numbers (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a buzzer beeps
  8. 8.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  11. 11.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “it drives on”? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed
  12. 12.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a sensor reads light (c) the robot turns left (d) it decides to stop
  13. 13.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the robot turns left (b) it decides to turn (c) it decides to stop (d) a bumper is pressed
  15. 15.🔢 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
  16. 16.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  17. 17.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it counts the boxes (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it plans the next move
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) it compares two numbers (c) it decides to turn (d) the robot turns left
  20. 20.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) the gripper closes (c) it decides to turn (d) it compares two numbers
  22. 22.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a battery (b) a loop (c) a crash (d) a gear
  23. 23.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the controller reads it (d) it drives on
  24. 24.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on (c) it decides to turn (d) the bumper is pressed
  25. 25.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the sensors (c) the frame (d) the battery
  26. 26.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to stop (b) a camera spots a wall (c) the wheels spin (d) a sensor reads light
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a buzzer beeps (d) an LED lights up
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the gripper closes (c) it decides to stop (d) an LED lights up
  29. 29.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the program picks a path (b) a sensor reads light (c) a mic hears a clap (d) an LED lights up
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a sensor reads light (c) a mic hears a clap (d) it counts the boxes
  32. 32.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the gripper closes
  33. 33.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to stop (b) the gripper closes (c) it decides to turn (d) a gyro feels a turn
  34. 34.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the motors turn it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the motors turn it
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the gripper closes (d) the robot turns left
  37. 37.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  38. 38.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the program picks a path (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the gripper closes (d) a sensor checks distance
  39. 39.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it
  40. 40.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the motors turn it (c) it decides to turn (d) the controller reads it

Answer key

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

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