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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 567 · 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 of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the wheels spin (b) it decides to stop (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a mic hears a clap
  2. 2.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the motors turn it
  3. 3.🔢 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
  4. 4.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a crash (b) a gear (c) a battery (d) a loop
  5. 5.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  6. 6.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a mic hears a clap (c) it decides to turn (d) the gripper closes
  7. 7.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) it counts the boxes (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it decides to stop
  9. 9.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it plans the next move (b) it compares two numbers (c) a sensor reads light (d) the program picks a path
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) the wheels spin
  11. 11.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the controller reads it
  13. 13.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  14. 14.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  15. 15.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “it drives on”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it drives on
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it decides to stop (c) it decides to turn (d) an LED lights up
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) it decides to turn (c) the gripper closes (d) a buzzer beeps
  18. 18.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  19. 19.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a camera spots a wall (c) an LED lights up (d) a bumper is pressed
  20. 20.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  21. 21.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the frame (b) the sensors (c) the battery (d) the motors
  22. 22.🔢 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
  23. 23.🔢 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
  24. 24.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  25. 25.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the bumper (b) the frame (c) the controller (d) the wheels
  27. 27.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) the gripper closes (c) a sensor reads light (d) the robot turns left
  30. 30.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the motors turn it (c) it decides to turn (d) it drives on
  32. 32.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the program (b) the sensors (c) the motors (d) the camera
  33. 33.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the robot turns left (b) it compares two numbers (c) it decides to turn (d) a camera spots a wall
  34. 34.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  35. 35.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) a sensor reads light (c) it decides to turn (d) the program picks a path
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a bumper is pressed
  37. 37.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a bumper is pressed
  40. 40.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the program picks a path (b) the arm lifts a box (c) the wheels spin (d) a sensor checks distance

Answer key

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

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