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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 94 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it compares two numbers (d) it decides to turn
  2. 2.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it
  3. 3.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) it decides to turn (c) the controller reads it (d) the bumper is pressed
  5. 5.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed
  6. 6.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  7. 7.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  8. 8.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  9. 9.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the frame (c) the controller (d) the bumper
  10. 10.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it decides to stop (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the gripper closes
  11. 11.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → think → sense (b) think → act → sense (c) act → sense → think (d) sense → think → act
  12. 12.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) the robot turns left (c) an LED lights up (d) a bumper is pressed
  14. 14.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the program (b) the sensors (c) the motors (d) the camera
  15. 15.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a loop (b) a gear (c) a crash (d) a battery
  16. 16.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) the robot turns left (c) the program picks a path (d) an LED lights up
  17. 17.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the battery (b) the frame (c) the sensors (d) the motors
  18. 18.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  19. 19.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  20. 20.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the motors turn it (c) it drives on (d) the controller reads it
  21. 21.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔍 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
  23. 23.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on
  24. 24.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  25. 25.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor reads light (b) the program picks a path (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the robot turns left
  26. 26.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  27. 27.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  28. 28.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  29. 29.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it (c) it drives on (d) the bumper is pressed
  30. 30.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  31. 31.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the wheels spin (b) the program picks a path (c) it compares two numbers (d) a sensor reads light
  33. 33.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) it plans the next move (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the arm lifts a box
  35. 35.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the program picks a path (c) the arm lifts a box (d) the robot turns left
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the gripper closes (d) the robot turns left
  37. 37.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the controller reads it (d) it drives on
  38. 38.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  39. 39.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  40. 40.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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