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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 564 · 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 comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the controller reads it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it
  2. 2.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  3. 3.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it counts the boxes (b) the gripper closes (c) the robot turns left (d) the arm lifts a box
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) the gripper closes (c) it decides to stop (d) it plans the next move
  5. 5.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the sensors (b) the motors (c) the camera (d) the program
  6. 6.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  7. 7.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) sense → think → act (b) act → think → sense (c) act → sense → think (d) think → act → sense
  8. 8.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the program picks a path (b) a bumper is pressed (c) an LED lights up (d) it decides to turn
  9. 9.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a sensor checks distance (c) the wheels spin (d) a sensor reads light
  10. 10.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the gripper closes (b) the program picks a path (c) an LED lights up (d) a sensor checks distance
  11. 11.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) it decides to turn (c) it drives on (d) the bumper is pressed
  14. 14.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) it decides to turn (c) an LED lights up (d) the program picks a path
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) it plans the next move (d) a camera spots a wall
  19. 19.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) a bumper is pressed (c) it plans the next move (d) the program picks a path
  21. 21.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the battery (b) the sensors (c) the frame (d) the motors
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) it counts the boxes (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a sensor checks distance
  23. 23.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on (c) the controller reads it (d) the motors turn it
  24. 24.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  25. 25.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the frame (c) the bumper (d) the controller
  26. 26.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  27. 27.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  29. 29.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor reads light (b) the arm lifts a box (c) the gripper closes (d) it compares two numbers
  30. 30.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  31. 31.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the robot turns left (c) it plans the next move (d) a camera spots a wall
  32. 32.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  34. 34.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  35. 35.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a buzzer beeps (c) it counts the boxes (d) the robot turns left
  36. 36.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  37. 37.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a gear (b) a battery (c) a crash (d) a loop
  38. 38.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the program picks a path (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a buzzer beeps (d) the arm lifts a box
  39. 39.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it decides to stop (c) the arm lifts a box (d) the program picks a path

Answer key

  1. the controller reads it
  2. sense
  3. it counts the boxes
  4. the gripper closes
  5. the motors
  6. sense
  7. sense → think → act
  8. a bumper is pressed
  9. the wheels spin
  10. a sensor checks distance
  11. False
  12. False
  13. the bumper is pressed
  14. False
  15. False
  16. True
  17. an LED lights up
  18. it plans the next move
  19. act
  20. a bumper is pressed
  21. the sensors
  22. it counts the boxes
  23. the controller reads it
  24. act
  25. the controller
  26. think
  27. True
  28. act
  29. it compares two numbers
  30. sense
  31. it plans the next move
  32. True
  33. think
  34. think
  35. a sensor reads light
  36. sense
  37. a loop
  38. a camera spots a wall
  39. False
  40. the arm lifts a box

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