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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 626 · 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 controller reads it”? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it decides to turn
  2. 2.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the controller (b) the wheels (c) the bumper (d) the frame
  3. 3.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the wheels spin (b) the program picks a path (c) a mic hears a clap (d) it decides to turn
  4. 4.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) an LED lights up (b) the robot turns left (c) it decides to stop (d) the arm lifts a box
  6. 6.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the arm lifts a box
  8. 8.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) an LED lights up (c) it compares two numbers (d) the robot turns left
  9. 9.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  10. 10.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → think → sense (b) act → sense → think (c) sense → think → act (d) think → act → sense
  11. 11.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  12. 12.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the controller reads it (d) it decides to turn
  14. 14.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the battery (b) the sensors (c) the motors (d) the frame
  17. 17.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) the wheels spin (c) the arm lifts a box (d) an LED lights up
  20. 20.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it plans the next move (b) the gripper closes (c) a camera spots a wall (d) the robot turns left
  21. 21.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) it counts the boxes (c) it plans the next move (d) the robot turns left
  23. 23.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the wheels spin (b) the program picks a path (c) a bumper is pressed (d) an LED lights up
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) it decides to turn (c) it plans the next move (d) a bumper is pressed
  25. 25.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) the gripper closes (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it compares two numbers
  26. 26.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) it decides to stop (d) a bumper is pressed
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a buzzer beeps (d) the program picks a path
  29. 29.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the robot turns left (b) the wheels spin (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the gripper closes
  31. 31.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it drives on (d) the controller reads it
  32. 32.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  34. 34.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “it decides to turn”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn
  35. 35.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the motors turn it
  38. 38.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn
  39. 39.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the motors turn it (c) it drives on (d) the controller reads it
  40. 40.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) it counts the boxes (c) the wheels spin (d) it plans the next move

Answer key

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

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