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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 966 · 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, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it decides to turn (c) it drives on (d) the bumper is pressed
  2. 2.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the sensors (b) the program (c) the camera (d) the motors
  3. 3.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  4. 4.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a bumper is pressed (c) it plans the next move (d) a buzzer beeps
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) it decides to stop (c) it counts the boxes (d) it compares two numbers
  7. 7.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn
  8. 8.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it drives on (d) the motors turn it
  9. 9.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a gear (b) a crash (c) a loop (d) a battery
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a sensor reads light (c) the program picks a path (d) it compares two numbers
  11. 11.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it decides to turn (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a camera spots a wall
  12. 12.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it drives on (c) the controller reads it (d) the motors turn it
  13. 13.🔢 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
  14. 14.🔢 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
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the wheels spin
  16. 16.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the bumper (c) the frame (d) the controller
  17. 17.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) it counts the boxes (c) the program picks a path (d) a camera spots a wall
  19. 19.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) an LED lights up (b) a sensor reads light (c) it decides to turn (d) it compares two numbers
  20. 20.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the wheels spin (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the robot turns left (d) it decides to stop
  21. 21.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  22. 22.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it decides to turn (c) a sensor reads light (d) it plans the next move
  23. 23.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the frame (b) the motors (c) the sensors (d) the battery
  25. 25.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the wheels spin (c) a buzzer beeps (d) the robot turns left
  26. 26.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the motors turn it
  28. 28.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the program picks a path (b) a sensor checks distance (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a bumper is pressed
  29. 29.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) the gripper closes (d) a bumper is pressed
  31. 31.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “it drives on”? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn
  33. 33.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  35. 35.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  36. 36.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) think → act → sense (b) sense → think → act (c) act → sense → think (d) act → think → sense
  37. 37.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  38. 38.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  39. 39.🔢 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
  40. 40.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) an LED lights up (b) it plans the next move (c) the gripper closes (d) a sensor reads light

Answer key

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

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