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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 648 · 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.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  2. 2.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to turn (b) an LED lights up (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it compares two numbers
  3. 3.🔢 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
  4. 4.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) the wheels spin (c) it plans the next move (d) the arm lifts a box
  5. 5.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the frame (b) the battery (c) the motors (d) the sensors
  6. 6.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  10. 10.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the camera (b) the sensors (c) the motors (d) the program
  11. 11.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the wheels spin (d) the gripper closes
  13. 13.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  14. 14.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  15. 15.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it counts the boxes (b) the robot turns left (c) an LED lights up (d) a camera spots a wall
  16. 16.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it (c) it drives on (d) it decides to turn
  17. 17.🔢 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
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a sensor reads light (c) the program picks a path (d) it counts the boxes
  19. 19.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the robot turns left (b) a sensor reads light (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the program picks a path
  20. 20.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) it decides to stop (c) the gripper closes (d) a camera spots a wall
  21. 21.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the program picks a path (b) an LED lights up (c) it decides to turn (d) a camera spots a wall
  22. 22.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a loop (b) a gear (c) a crash (d) a battery
  23. 23.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it drives on (d) the controller reads it
  24. 24.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) it decides to stop (c) the robot turns left (d) an LED lights up
  26. 26.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the frame (b) the wheels (c) the controller (d) the bumper
  27. 27.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to turn (b) it compares two numbers (c) the program picks a path (d) the wheels spin
  28. 28.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the gripper closes (d) it decides to turn
  29. 29.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a sensor reads light (c) it plans the next move (d) the arm lifts a box
  30. 30.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  31. 31.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  32. 32.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  34. 34.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn (c) it drives on (d) the motors turn it
  36. 36.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  37. 37.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn (c) it drives on (d) the controller reads it
  38. 38.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it counts the boxes (b) it decides to stop (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the program picks a path
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the gripper closes (d) it decides to turn
  40. 40.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act

Answer key

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

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