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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 577 · 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, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it (c) it drives on (d) the motors turn it
  2. 2.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  3. 3.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the gripper closes (b) it plans the next move (c) it decides to stop (d) it counts the boxes
  4. 4.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  5. 5.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it compares two numbers (b) the robot turns left (c) it counts the boxes (d) a bumper is pressed
  6. 6.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  7. 7.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → think → sense (b) think → act → sense (c) act → sense → think (d) sense → think → act
  8. 8.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it decides to turn (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it drives on
  9. 9.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) it counts the boxes (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it compares two numbers
  11. 11.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  13. 13.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a battery (b) a gear (c) a loop (d) a crash
  14. 14.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the controller (b) the wheels (c) the frame (d) the bumper
  15. 15.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the motors turn it (c) the controller reads it (d) it drives on
  16. 16.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a sensor checks distance (c) it counts the boxes (d) a bumper is pressed
  17. 17.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the sensors (b) the program (c) the camera (d) the motors
  18. 18.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it drives on
  19. 19.🔢 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
  20. 20.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  21. 21.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  22. 22.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it drives on (d) it decides to turn
  23. 23.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it drives on
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) it decides to turn (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it plans the next move
  25. 25.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to stop (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the robot turns left (d) a buzzer beeps
  27. 27.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the wheels spin (b) it decides to turn (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a sensor checks distance
  28. 28.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  29. 29.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  30. 30.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it
  32. 32.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔢 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
  34. 34.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the battery (c) the sensors (d) the frame
  35. 35.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) it decides to turn (c) a buzzer beeps (d) the wheels spin
  37. 37.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) it counts the boxes (c) the program picks a path (d) an LED lights up
  39. 39.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to turn (b) it compares two numbers (c) it plans the next move (d) a camera spots a wall
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) it counts the boxes (c) it decides to stop (d) a mic hears a clap

Answer key

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

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