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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 768 · 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.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it drives on
  2. 2.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) think → act → sense (b) sense → think → act (c) act → sense → think (d) act → think → sense
  3. 3.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the program picks a path (b) it decides to turn (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the gripper closes
  4. 4.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the frame (b) the wheels (c) the controller (d) the bumper
  5. 5.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor reads light (b) it compares two numbers (c) the program picks a path (d) the arm lifts a box
  6. 6.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn (c) the motors turn it (d) it drives on
  7. 7.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor reads light (b) it plans the next move (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a bumper is pressed
  8. 8.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the camera (b) the program (c) the motors (d) the sensors
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) the program picks a path (c) it plans the next move (d) it decides to turn
  11. 11.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a mic hears a clap (c) the wheels spin (d) the gripper closes
  13. 13.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on
  14. 14.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the sensors (c) the frame (d) the battery
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a sensor reads light (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it decides to stop
  18. 18.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on
  21. 21.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  22. 22.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the arm lifts a box (c) it compares two numbers (d) it plans the next move
  23. 23.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the gripper closes (b) it plans the next move (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the wheels spin
  24. 24.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  25. 25.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  26. 26.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a gyro feels a turn
  28. 28.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) an LED lights up (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a bumper is pressed
  29. 29.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  30. 30.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the motors turn it (d) the controller reads it
  31. 31.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it counts the boxes (b) the robot turns left (c) it decides to turn (d) a camera spots a wall
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) it decides to turn (c) the gripper closes (d) it counts the boxes
  33. 33.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a buzzer beeps
  34. 34.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  35. 35.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) an LED lights up (b) a sensor reads light (c) it decides to turn (d) a sensor checks distance
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) the robot turns left (d) a buzzer beeps
  37. 37.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  39. 39.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the wheels spin (b) it compares two numbers (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the program picks a path

Answer key

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

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