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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 847 · 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, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it
  2. 2.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → sense → think (b) act → think → sense (c) sense → think → act (d) think → act → sense
  3. 3.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) it plans the next move (c) it decides to stop (d) the robot turns left
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it plans the next move (d) it compares two numbers
  7. 7.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a sensor reads light (d) it compares two numbers
  9. 9.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  10. 10.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  11. 11.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the motors turn it (d) it drives on
  12. 12.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  13. 13.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the robot turns left (c) the program picks a path (d) a gyro feels a turn
  14. 14.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) it decides to stop (c) an LED lights up (d) it decides to turn
  16. 16.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) it compares two numbers (c) an LED lights up (d) the arm lifts a box
  17. 17.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the robot turns left (d) a sensor checks distance
  19. 19.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  20. 20.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it (c) it drives on (d) it decides to turn
  21. 21.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) an LED lights up (b) it decides to stop (c) it plans the next move (d) a sensor checks distance
  22. 22.🔢 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 bumper is pressed (d) the motors turn it
  23. 23.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a sensor reads light (c) a buzzer beeps (d) the program picks a path
  24. 24.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to stop (b) the gripper closes (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a bumper is pressed
  25. 25.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a battery (b) a gear (c) a loop (d) a crash
  27. 27.🔢 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
  28. 28.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) it plans the next move (c) the gripper closes (d) a gyro feels a turn
  30. 30.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the frame (c) the battery (d) the sensors
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) the gripper closes (c) an LED lights up (d) a sensor reads light
  32. 32.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the arm lifts a box (c) the robot turns left (d) an LED lights up
  33. 33.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it drives on (d) it decides to turn
  35. 35.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a mic hears a clap (c) the program picks a path (d) it decides to stop
  36. 36.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the program picks a path (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) it decides to stop (d) an LED lights up
  37. 37.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the sensors (b) the program (c) the camera (d) the motors
  38. 38.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a buzzer beeps (d) it counts the boxes
  39. 39.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a buzzer beeps

Answer key

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

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