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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 857 · 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.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) think → act → sense (b) sense → think → act (c) act → think → sense (d) act → sense → think
  2. 2.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a sensor reads light (d) a bumper is pressed
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) the robot turns left (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a bumper is pressed
  4. 4.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on (c) the motors turn it (d) the controller reads it
  5. 5.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) it plans the next move (c) it decides to turn (d) it counts the boxes
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) it compares two numbers (d) a bumper is pressed
  8. 8.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  9. 9.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  10. 10.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it decides to turn (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a mic hears a clap
  11. 11.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “it drives on”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it drives on
  13. 13.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the wheels spin (b) a sensor checks distance (c) the program picks a path (d) it decides to stop
  14. 14.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the frame (c) the controller (d) the bumper
  15. 15.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the controller reads it
  17. 17.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) the wheels spin (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a sensor reads light
  19. 19.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the battery (b) the sensors (c) the frame (d) the motors
  21. 21.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the motors turn it”? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it
  22. 22.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn (c) the motors turn it (d) it drives on
  23. 23.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it compares two numbers (b) the wheels spin (c) it decides to stop (d) a mic hears a clap
  24. 24.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) a buzzer beeps (c) it decides to turn (d) an LED lights up
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) an LED lights up (c) a sensor reads light (d) a camera spots a wall
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a sensor checks distance (c) it plans the next move (d) a bumper is pressed
  28. 28.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a camera spots a wall (d) the wheels spin
  30. 30.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to stop (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) the arm lifts a box (d) the wheels spin
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) a mic hears a clap (c) it compares two numbers (d) the program picks a path
  32. 32.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  33. 33.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “it decides to turn”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a sensor reads light (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a mic hears a clap
  35. 35.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  36. 36.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a sensor reads light (c) an LED lights up (d) a camera spots a wall
  37. 37.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to stop (b) a sensor checks distance (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a bumper is pressed
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a sensor reads light (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) the program picks a path
  39. 39.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  40. 40.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the controller reads it”? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it

Answer key

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

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