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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 873 · 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: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  2. 2.🔢 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
  3. 3.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it plans the next move (c) the wheels spin (d) it decides to stop
  6. 6.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) the gripper closes (c) a buzzer beeps (d) an LED lights up
  8. 8.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  9. 9.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  10. 10.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  11. 11.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  12. 12.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a loop (b) a crash (c) a gear (d) a battery
  13. 13.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it plans the next move (b) the program picks a path (c) a camera spots a wall (d) the wheels spin
  14. 14.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the controller reads it (d) it decides to turn
  15. 15.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the robot turns left (b) a mic hears a clap (c) it counts the boxes (d) an LED lights up
  17. 17.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) it decides to stop (c) it decides to turn (d) the program picks a path
  21. 21.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the wheels spin (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it counts the boxes
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) the wheels spin (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a buzzer beeps
  23. 23.🔢 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
  24. 24.🔢 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 bumper is pressed (d) the controller reads it
  25. 25.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the gripper closes (b) it compares two numbers (c) a sensor reads light (d) a mic hears a clap
  26. 26.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the gripper closes (d) a buzzer beeps
  27. 27.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the program picks a path (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a mic hears a clap (d) an LED lights up
  28. 28.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the sensors (b) the frame (c) the motors (d) the battery
  29. 29.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔢 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
  31. 31.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  32. 32.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a sensor checks distance (c) the robot turns left (d) a sensor reads light
  34. 34.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  35. 35.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  37. 37.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it
  38. 38.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  39. 39.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it compares two numbers (c) a sensor reads light (d) a gyro feels a turn

Answer key

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

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