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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 651 · 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, which is the LAST step? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the motors turn it
  2. 2.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the bumper (c) the frame (d) the controller
  3. 3.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → sense → think (b) sense → think → act (c) think → act → sense (d) act → think → sense
  4. 4.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  5. 5.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔢 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 motors turn it (d) the controller reads it
  7. 7.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the battery (b) the frame (c) the sensors (d) the motors
  8. 8.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  9. 9.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the wheels spin (b) a sensor checks distance (c) the program picks a path (d) a buzzer beeps
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) an LED lights up (c) the robot turns left (d) a camera spots a wall
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) an LED lights up (c) it counts the boxes (d) it decides to turn
  12. 12.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn (c) it drives on (d) the motors turn it
  13. 13.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a mic hears a clap
  15. 15.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the sensors (b) the motors (c) the program (d) the camera
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the robot turns left (c) the gripper closes (d) it decides to stop
  17. 17.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) the motors turn it (c) it drives on (d) the bumper is pressed
  18. 18.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) an LED lights up (c) it decides to turn (d) the robot turns left
  22. 22.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  24. 24.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  27. 27.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  31. 31.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it counts the boxes (b) an LED lights up (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a camera spots a wall
  32. 32.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a sensor checks distance (c) it compares two numbers (d) a camera spots a wall
  34. 34.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  36. 36.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  37. 37.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  38. 38.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “it drives on”? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn
  39. 39.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  40. 40.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act

Answer key

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

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