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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 52 · 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) a gyro feels a turn (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the wheels spin (d) the robot turns left
  2. 2.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  3. 3.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a mic hears a clap (c) an LED lights up (d) it counts the boxes
  4. 4.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed
  6. 6.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a loop (b) a gear (c) a crash (d) a battery
  7. 7.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the gripper closes (b) it decides to turn (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a gyro feels a turn
  9. 9.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔢 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
  11. 11.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) the robot turns left (c) an LED lights up (d) the gripper closes
  14. 14.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → sense → think (b) act → think → sense (c) think → act → sense (d) sense → think → act
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a mic hears a clap (d) it decides to stop
  16. 16.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) a bumper is pressed (c) it counts the boxes (d) it compares two numbers
  18. 18.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) the program picks a path (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a camera spots a wall
  19. 19.🔢 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
  20. 20.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it decides to turn (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it drives on
  21. 21.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “it drives on”? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it
  22. 22.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  23. 23.🔢 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
  24. 24.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  25. 25.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) it decides to turn (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the motors turn it
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) the wheels spin (c) the robot turns left (d) the gripper closes
  27. 27.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  28. 28.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a camera spots a wall
  30. 30.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it decides to stop (b) a mic hears a clap (c) the gripper closes (d) a sensor reads light
  31. 31.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “it drives on”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on
  32. 32.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  33. 33.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) the program picks a path (c) a sensor reads light (d) the robot turns left
  34. 34.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the program (b) the sensors (c) the camera (d) the motors
  35. 35.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it counts the boxes (b) the wheels spin (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a mic hears a clap
  36. 36.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) the program picks a path (c) a buzzer beeps (d) it decides to turn
  37. 37.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a bumper is pressed (c) it decides to stop (d) the wheels spin
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) it counts the boxes (c) it decides to turn (d) the robot turns left
  39. 39.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  40. 40.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on (c) the controller reads it (d) it decides to turn

Answer key

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

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