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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 703 · 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 of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the wheels spin (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a buzzer beeps (d) it plans the next move
  2. 2.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  3. 3.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  4. 4.🔢 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
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the robot turns left (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a gyro feels a turn
  6. 6.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) the wheels spin (c) a buzzer beeps (d) it plans the next move
  8. 8.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  10. 10.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on (c) the controller reads it (d) the bumper is pressed
  11. 11.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a mic hears a clap (c) an LED lights up (d) it counts the boxes
  12. 12.🔢 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
  13. 13.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the motors turn it
  14. 14.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  15. 15.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  16. 16.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) the arm lifts a box (c) the robot turns left (d) a gyro feels a turn
  18. 18.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔢 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) it drives on (d) the controller reads it
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) the robot turns left (c) an LED lights up (d) a buzzer beeps
  21. 21.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a bumper is pressed
  22. 22.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the controller (c) the frame (d) the bumper
  23. 23.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a mic hears a clap (d) it compares two numbers
  24. 24.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the battery (c) the frame (d) the sensors
  25. 25.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  26. 26.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it decides to turn (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the gripper closes
  27. 27.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a battery (b) a loop (c) a crash (d) a gear
  29. 29.🔢 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
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a mic hears a clap (c) the wheels spin (d) a gyro feels a turn
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) the gripper closes (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the wheels spin
  32. 32.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it plans the next move (b) a sensor reads light (c) the robot turns left (d) the wheels spin
  33. 33.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  34. 34.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it decides to stop (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the wheels spin (d) the gripper closes
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a mic hears a clap (d) it decides to turn
  36. 36.🔢 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
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) the program picks a path (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a buzzer beeps
  38. 38.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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