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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 65 · 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 acting? (a) it decides to stop (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the wheels spin
  2. 2.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) a sensor reads light (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a camera spots a wall
  5. 5.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the wheels spin (b) it counts the boxes (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it decides to stop
  6. 6.🔢 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
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) the program picks a path (c) a buzzer beeps (d) the gripper closes
  8. 8.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  9. 9.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it plans the next move (b) an LED lights up (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a mic hears a clap
  13. 13.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a mic hears a clap (c) an LED lights up (d) the wheels spin
  15. 15.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the robot turns left (b) it compares two numbers (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a bumper is pressed
  16. 16.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  17. 17.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a buzzer beeps (c) it decides to turn (d) a camera spots a wall
  18. 18.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the sensors (b) the frame (c) the motors (d) the battery
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a mic hears a clap (c) it counts the boxes (d) a bumper is pressed
  22. 22.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  23. 23.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 decides to turn
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) it compares two numbers (c) a buzzer beeps (d) an LED lights up
  25. 25.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it counts the boxes (d) a sensor checks distance
  26. 26.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  28. 28.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it (c) it drives on (d) the bumper is pressed
  29. 29.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the controller reads it (d) the motors turn it
  30. 30.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → sense → think (b) think → act → sense (c) sense → think → act (d) act → think → sense
  31. 31.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) the program picks a path (c) a buzzer beeps (d) the gripper closes
  32. 32.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  33. 33.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the program (b) the camera (c) the motors (d) the sensors
  35. 35.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it
  36. 36.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the frame (c) the bumper (d) the controller
  37. 37.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it decides to turn
  39. 39.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on (c) it decides to turn (d) the motors turn it
  40. 40.🔢 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 drives on (d) it decides to turn

Answer key

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

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