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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 548 · 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, which is the FIRST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) it decides to turn (c) the controller reads it (d) the bumper is pressed
  2. 2.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  3. 3.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) it counts the boxes (c) the arm lifts a box (d) it decides to turn
  4. 4.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the controller (b) the bumper (c) the wheels (d) the frame
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it compares two numbers
  6. 6.🔍 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
  7. 7.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a sensor reads light (c) it plans the next move (d) a mic hears a clap
  9. 9.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it plans the next move (b) it decides to stop (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it counts the boxes
  10. 10.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the gripper closes (b) the robot turns left (c) it decides to stop (d) a camera spots a wall
  11. 11.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) it decides to turn (c) it counts the boxes (d) a sensor reads light
  13. 13.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  16. 16.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  17. 17.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it compares two numbers (b) an LED lights up (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a mic hears a clap
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a mic hears a clap (c) the gripper closes (d) a bumper is pressed
  20. 20.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the gripper closes (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a camera spots a wall
  21. 21.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  22. 22.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  23. 23.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  25. 25.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed
  26. 26.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed
  27. 27.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to turn (b) the program picks a path (c) the robot turns left (d) it plans the next move
  28. 28.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) it compares two numbers (c) an LED lights up (d) it counts the boxes
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a sensor checks distance (c) the gripper closes (d) a buzzer beeps
  32. 32.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the motors turn it
  33. 33.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it decides to stop (b) a sensor reads light (c) the wheels spin (d) an LED lights up
  34. 34.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) the arm lifts a box
  36. 36.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “it drives on”? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it
  37. 37.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) an LED lights up (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it counts the boxes
  39. 39.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the controller reads it (d) it drives on
  40. 40.🔢 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

Answer key

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

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