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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 663 · 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 plans the next move”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  2. 2.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the bumper (b) the frame (c) the controller (d) the wheels
  3. 3.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) an LED lights up (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it decides to stop
  4. 4.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) think → act → sense (b) sense → think → act (c) act → think → sense (d) act → sense → think
  5. 5.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn
  6. 6.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  7. 7.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  9. 9.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the sensors (b) the motors (c) the program (d) the camera
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) the robot turns left (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a gyro feels a turn
  11. 11.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) the wheels spin (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the program picks a path
  13. 13.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the sensors (b) the motors (c) the frame (d) the battery
  14. 14.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it (c) it drives on (d) the motors turn it
  15. 15.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the motors turn it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the motors turn it
  16. 16.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed
  17. 17.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) the gripper closes (c) it counts the boxes (d) the program picks a path
  23. 23.🔢 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
  24. 24.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the gripper closes (b) it decides to turn (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the arm lifts a box
  25. 25.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔢 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
  27. 27.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  30. 30.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a mic hears a clap (c) it decides to turn (d) the arm lifts a box
  31. 31.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it decides to stop (c) the arm lifts a box (d) it counts the boxes
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a bumper is pressed
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a camera spots a wall (c) the wheels spin (d) a bumper is pressed
  35. 35.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it
  36. 36.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the program picks a path (b) a buzzer beeps (c) it counts the boxes (d) a sensor reads light
  37. 37.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to stop (b) the gripper closes (c) the robot turns left (d) a bumper is pressed
  38. 38.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  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) the motors turn it (d) it decides to turn
  40. 40.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) an LED lights up (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a bumper is pressed

Answer key

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

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