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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 660 · 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: “it compares two numbers”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  2. 2.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a bumper is pressed (c) it decides to turn (d) the arm lifts a box
  3. 3.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  4. 4.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the frame (b) the controller (c) the wheels (d) the bumper
  5. 5.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  6. 6.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a sensor checks distance (c) the gripper closes (d) the program picks a path
  8. 8.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “it drives on”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on
  9. 9.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it
  10. 10.🔢 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) the motors turn it (d) it decides to turn
  11. 11.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on (c) the controller reads it (d) the bumper is pressed
  12. 12.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a buzzer beeps (c) it counts the boxes (d) a bumper is pressed
  14. 14.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “it decides to turn”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it decides to turn
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) it decides to stop (c) an LED lights up (d) a buzzer beeps
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) it decides to turn (d) a camera spots a wall
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) the program picks a path (c) it decides to stop (d) a buzzer beeps
  18. 18.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  19. 19.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it plans the next move (b) a sensor reads light (c) it decides to turn (d) the program picks a path
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a gyro feels a turn
  21. 21.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the sensors (b) the motors (c) the battery (d) the frame
  22. 22.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a gear (b) a loop (c) a battery (d) a crash
  23. 23.🔢 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) the motors turn it (d) it drives on
  24. 24.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the camera (b) the program (c) the motors (d) the sensors
  25. 25.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it
  26. 26.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the arm lifts a box (d) the wheels spin
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) the arm lifts a box (c) it compares two numbers (d) the robot turns left
  29. 29.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the robot turns left (b) a sensor checks distance (c) it counts the boxes (d) a bumper is pressed
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) it decides to stop (c) the program picks a path (d) a mic hears a clap
  34. 34.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to stop (b) the program picks a path (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it plans the next move
  35. 35.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  36. 36.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “it drives on”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on
  37. 37.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  38. 38.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on
  39. 39.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the motors turn it (d) the controller reads it

Answer key

  1. think
  2. it decides to turn
  3. act
  4. the controller
  5. act
  6. False
  7. the program picks a path
  8. the motors turn it
  9. the bumper is pressed
  10. the controller reads it
  11. it drives on
  12. True
  13. a bumper is pressed
  14. it decides to turn
  15. it decides to stop
  16. it decides to turn
  17. a buzzer beeps
  18. sense
  19. a sensor reads light
  20. the arm lifts a box
  21. the sensors
  22. a loop
  23. it decides to turn
  24. the motors
  25. the bumper is pressed
  26. True
  27. a gyro feels a turn
  28. it compares two numbers
  29. False
  30. True
  31. False
  32. it counts the boxes
  33. a mic hears a clap
  34. a gyro feels a turn
  35. sense
  36. the controller reads it
  37. sense
  38. the motors turn it
  39. False
  40. the motors turn it

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