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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 686 · 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 part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the frame (b) the bumper (c) the wheels (d) the controller
  2. 2.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  3. 3.🔢 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
  4. 4.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) it compares two numbers (c) the wheels spin (d) it decides to turn
  5. 5.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a loop (b) a crash (c) a battery (d) a gear
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it decides to turn
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a sensor checks distance (c) an LED lights up (d) a mic hears a clap
  8. 8.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to stop (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a sensor reads light (d) the arm lifts a box
  9. 9.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the controller reads it
  10. 10.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) the motors turn it (c) the controller reads it (d) the bumper is pressed
  13. 13.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  14. 14.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “it drives on”? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) it decides to stop (c) it compares two numbers (d) it counts the boxes
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) it decides to stop (c) the arm lifts a box (d) it compares two numbers
  17. 17.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a sensor reads light (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a mic hears a clap
  19. 19.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it decides to turn (c) the motors turn it (d) it drives on
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) the wheels spin (c) it plans the next move (d) the robot turns left
  21. 21.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  22. 22.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the wheels spin (c) an LED lights up (d) it counts the boxes
  24. 24.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor reads light (b) the program picks a path (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) the gripper closes
  25. 25.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the camera (b) the sensors (c) the motors (d) the program
  26. 26.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the robot turns left (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a mic hears a clap
  28. 28.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) a sensor reads light (c) the gripper closes (d) the wheels spin
  29. 29.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the wheels spin (b) it decides to turn (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a buzzer beeps
  30. 30.🔢 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
  31. 31.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “it drives on”? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on
  32. 32.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  33. 33.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) it compares two numbers (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a camera spots a wall
  35. 35.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to stop (b) a sensor reads light (c) it compares two numbers (d) a buzzer beeps
  36. 36.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) an LED lights up (c) it decides to stop (d) it decides to turn
  37. 37.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it decides to stop (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a mic hears a clap
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) the robot turns left (c) the wheels spin (d) a sensor checks distance
  40. 40.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it drives on (d) the motors turn it

Answer key

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

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