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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 725 · 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) sense (b) act (c) think
  2. 2.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it compares two numbers (b) the robot turns left (c) it decides to turn (d) a sensor checks distance
  3. 3.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  4. 4.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it plans the next move (b) it decides to stop (c) the gripper closes (d) a camera spots a wall
  6. 6.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  7. 7.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) the wheels spin
  8. 8.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “it drives on”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on
  9. 9.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) it decides to stop (c) it counts the boxes (d) the program picks a path
  11. 11.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → think → sense (b) act → sense → think (c) think → act → sense (d) sense → think → act
  12. 12.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  13. 13.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  14. 14.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) a sensor reads light (c) the wheels spin (d) the arm lifts a box
  17. 17.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) the motors turn it (c) the controller reads it (d) it drives on
  18. 18.🔢 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
  19. 19.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the gripper closes (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a mic hears a clap (d) an LED lights up
  20. 20.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  21. 21.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it drives on (c) the motors turn it (d) it decides to turn
  22. 22.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the robot turns left (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) the gripper closes
  23. 23.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) the gripper closes (d) a camera spots a wall
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the arm lifts a box
  26. 26.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  27. 27.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the controller (c) the bumper (d) the frame
  29. 29.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it decides to turn (c) the controller reads it (d) it drives on
  30. 30.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it decides to turn
  31. 31.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the controller reads it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it
  32. 32.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  33. 33.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) the program picks a path (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a mic hears a clap
  34. 34.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the gripper closes
  35. 35.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) it counts the boxes (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it decides to turn
  37. 37.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  38. 38.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a sensor reads light (b) it compares two numbers (c) the arm lifts a box (d) the wheels spin
  40. 40.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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