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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 866 · 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: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  2. 2.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  3. 3.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the frame (c) the battery (d) the sensors
  4. 4.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it decides to turn (d) it drives on
  5. 5.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “it drives on”? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed
  6. 6.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to stop (b) a bumper is pressed (c) it compares two numbers (d) the wheels spin
  7. 7.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn (c) the controller reads it (d) the bumper is pressed
  8. 8.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “it drives on”? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it
  9. 9.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the gripper closes (c) it decides to turn (d) the arm lifts a box
  11. 11.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) the gripper closes (d) an LED lights up
  13. 13.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  14. 14.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the controller (b) the frame (c) the bumper (d) the wheels
  15. 15.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  16. 16.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → think → sense (b) think → act → sense (c) sense → think → act (d) act → sense → think
  17. 17.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) it decides to stop (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a mic hears a clap
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a camera spots a wall
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) the wheels spin
  20. 20.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on (c) it decides to turn (d) the motors turn it
  22. 22.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  23. 23.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  27. 27.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  28. 28.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “it drives on”? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on
  29. 29.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the robot turns left (b) the program picks a path (c) a buzzer beeps (d) the gripper closes
  31. 31.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a gear (b) a battery (c) a loop (d) a crash
  32. 32.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a mic hears a clap (d) an LED lights up
  34. 34.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the wheels spin (b) it plans the next move (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) the robot turns left
  35. 35.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) it decides to turn (c) it plans the next move (d) the arm lifts a box
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a sensor reads light (d) the program picks a path
  37. 37.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the gripper closes (c) a sensor reads light (d) it compares two numbers
  39. 39.🔢 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
  40. 40.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to stop (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a camera spots a wall (d) an LED lights up

Answer key

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

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