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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 871 · 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 motors turn it” or “it drives on”? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it
  2. 2.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  3. 3.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed
  4. 4.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the motors turn it
  5. 5.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the battery (c) the sensors (d) the frame
  6. 6.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it plans the next move (b) the robot turns left (c) it decides to turn (d) a sensor reads light
  7. 7.🔢 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
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a buzzer beeps (d) the robot turns left
  9. 9.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  10. 10.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it decides to turn
  11. 11.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔢 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
  13. 13.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a mic hears a clap (c) it compares two numbers (d) the gripper closes
  14. 14.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  15. 15.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → sense → think (b) sense → think → act (c) act → think → sense (d) think → act → sense
  16. 16.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) it compares two numbers (c) it plans the next move (d) a camera spots a wall
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) an LED lights up (c) the wheels spin (d) the gripper closes
  19. 19.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a gear (b) a battery (c) a crash (d) a loop
  20. 20.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on (c) the controller reads it (d) the bumper is pressed
  21. 21.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it (c) it decides to turn (d) the controller reads it
  22. 22.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  23. 23.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) the arm lifts a box (c) the gripper closes (d) it counts the boxes
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) the gripper closes (c) it decides to stop (d) the robot turns left
  25. 25.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  26. 26.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a mic hears a clap (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a gyro feels a turn
  27. 27.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a gyro feels a turn
  29. 29.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the program (b) the camera (c) the motors (d) the sensors
  30. 30.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) it plans the next move (c) the wheels spin (d) a bumper is pressed
  31. 31.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  32. 32.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the program picks a path (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a bumper is pressed
  33. 33.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  34. 34.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  35. 35.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  36. 36.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it plans the next move
  39. 39.🔢 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
  40. 40.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a mic hears a clap (c) it counts the boxes (d) the wheels spin

Answer key

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

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