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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 679 · 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 counts the boxes”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  2. 2.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it (c) the motors turn it (d) it decides to turn
  3. 3.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  4. 4.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the controller reads it (d) it drives on
  6. 6.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) the robot turns left (c) the program picks a path (d) it compares two numbers
  8. 8.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) an LED lights up (c) the program picks a path (d) the gripper closes
  10. 10.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the battery (b) the motors (c) the frame (d) the sensors
  11. 11.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  12. 12.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) the arm lifts a box (c) it compares two numbers (d) it decides to turn
  14. 14.🔢 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
  15. 15.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  16. 16.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it compares two numbers (b) the arm lifts a box (c) the robot turns left (d) a sensor checks distance
  17. 17.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) it decides to turn (c) the program picks a path (d) it plans the next move
  19. 19.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it decides to stop (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a sensor reads light
  20. 20.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  21. 21.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it plans the next move (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the wheels spin (d) the arm lifts a box
  22. 22.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn (c) the controller reads it (d) the motors turn it
  23. 23.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor reads light (b) the program picks a path (c) the arm lifts a box (d) it counts the boxes
  24. 24.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a buzzer beeps (d) the wheels spin
  26. 26.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  28. 28.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  29. 29.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a gear (b) a battery (c) a loop (d) a crash
  30. 30.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the bumper (c) the frame (d) the controller
  32. 32.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  34. 34.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the motors turn it
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a camera spots a wall
  36. 36.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it counts the boxes
  37. 37.🔢 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
  38. 38.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on (c) the controller reads it (d) the bumper is pressed
  39. 39.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it (c) the motors turn it (d) it drives on
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) the robot turns left (c) it decides to turn (d) the gripper closes

Answer key

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

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