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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 868 · 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 buzzer beeps”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  2. 2.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on (c) it decides to turn (d) the controller reads it
  3. 3.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the program picks a path (b) the gripper closes (c) the wheels spin (d) a camera spots a wall
  4. 4.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  7. 7.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “it drives on”? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it
  8. 8.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a loop (b) a battery (c) a gear (d) a crash
  9. 9.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  10. 10.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the gripper closes (b) a sensor reads light (c) it compares two numbers (d) an LED lights up
  11. 11.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  12. 12.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the controller reads it (d) it drives on
  13. 13.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the controller (c) the frame (d) the bumper
  14. 14.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  16. 16.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it drives on (c) the motors turn it (d) it decides to turn
  17. 17.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the motors turn it
  18. 18.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it counts the boxes (b) it compares two numbers (c) the program picks a path (d) a sensor checks distance
  19. 19.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the sensors (b) the motors (c) the frame (d) the battery
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) it compares two numbers (c) it decides to stop (d) a mic hears a clap
  21. 21.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the program picks a path (c) a sensor reads light (d) a buzzer beeps
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a mic hears a clap (d) it compares two numbers
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) the arm lifts a box (c) the robot turns left (d) a bumper is pressed
  27. 27.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  30. 30.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a buzzer beeps (c) it plans the next move (d) a sensor reads light
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) it counts the boxes (c) the robot turns left (d) an LED lights up
  32. 32.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn
  34. 34.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  35. 35.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  37. 37.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  38. 38.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the sensors (b) the program (c) the camera (d) the motors
  39. 39.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) it decides to turn (c) the program picks a path (d) the robot turns left

Answer key

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

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