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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 69 · 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 parts do the “act” job? (a) the camera (b) the program (c) the sensors (d) the motors
  2. 2.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  3. 3.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it (c) the motors turn it (d) the bumper is pressed
  4. 4.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a gear (b) a battery (c) a loop (d) a crash
  5. 5.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) it decides to turn (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a bumper is pressed
  6. 6.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  7. 7.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) a buzzer beeps (c) it decides to turn (d) it counts the boxes
  9. 9.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “it drives on”? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) the robot turns left (c) the gripper closes (d) a bumper is pressed
  11. 11.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it drives on
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a buzzer beeps (d) the wheels spin
  14. 14.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the frame (b) the wheels (c) the controller (d) the bumper
  15. 15.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) it plans the next move (c) an LED lights up (d) a gyro feels a turn
  17. 17.🔢 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
  18. 18.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a bumper is pressed
  19. 19.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it compares two numbers (b) the robot turns left (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a gyro feels a turn
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it compares two numbers (d) it decides to turn
  21. 21.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the wheels spin (b) the gripper closes (c) it decides to turn (d) a bumper is pressed
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) the program picks a path (c) the arm lifts a box (d) it decides to stop
  24. 24.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  25. 25.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  26. 26.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) it counts the boxes (c) a sensor reads light (d) it decides to stop
  28. 28.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it (c) the motors turn it (d) it drives on
  30. 30.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to stop (b) it plans the next move (c) the gripper closes (d) a bumper is pressed
  31. 31.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it decides to turn (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it drives on
  32. 32.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a sensor reads light (b) an LED lights up (c) it decides to turn (d) it compares two numbers
  34. 34.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  37. 37.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) the program picks a path (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a sensor reads light
  38. 38.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) think → act → sense (b) act → think → sense (c) act → sense → think (d) sense → think → act
  39. 39.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it decides to stop (c) it plans the next move (d) the wheels spin

Answer key

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

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