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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 904 · 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 controller reads it” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed
  2. 2.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) a mic hears a clap (c) it decides to stop (d) it compares two numbers
  6. 6.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  7. 7.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a loop (b) a battery (c) a crash (d) a gear
  8. 8.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) it plans the next move (c) the program picks a path (d) it counts the boxes
  10. 10.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  11. 11.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the robot turns left (b) a sensor reads light (c) it plans the next move (d) a mic hears a clap
  12. 12.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a sensor checks distance (c) the program picks a path (d) it plans the next move
  14. 14.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it (c) it decides to turn (d) the bumper is pressed
  15. 15.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the controller reads it
  16. 16.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the bumper (c) the controller (d) the frame
  17. 17.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor reads light (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a mic hears a clap
  18. 18.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  20. 20.🔢 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
  21. 21.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  22. 22.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  23. 23.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the wheels spin
  25. 25.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  27. 27.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  28. 28.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a camera spots a wall
  30. 30.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → sense → think (b) sense → think → act (c) think → act → sense (d) act → think → sense
  31. 31.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the gripper closes (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the arm lifts a box (d) it plans the next move
  32. 32.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) the program picks a path
  33. 33.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the sensors (c) the frame (d) the battery
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) it compares two numbers (c) it decides to stop (d) a camera spots a wall
  35. 35.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to stop (b) a sensor reads light (c) the arm lifts a box (d) it decides to turn
  36. 36.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the camera (b) the program (c) the sensors (d) the motors
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) it counts the boxes (c) the program picks a path (d) it compares two numbers
  38. 38.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the controller reads it (d) the motors turn it
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) the program picks a path (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a bumper is pressed

Answer key

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

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