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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 1 · 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 of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the program picks a path (b) a mic hears a clap (c) it decides to turn (d) it counts the boxes
  2. 2.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on (c) the controller reads it (d) it decides to turn
  3. 3.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the program picks a path (d) it plans the next move
  5. 5.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) it decides to turn (c) the program picks a path (d) it counts the boxes
  6. 6.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it decides to turn (c) the controller reads it (d) it drives on
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) the program picks a path (c) it decides to stop (d) it decides to turn
  8. 8.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it decides to stop (c) the wheels spin (d) the robot turns left
  10. 10.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  11. 11.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to turn (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a buzzer beeps (d) the program picks a path
  12. 12.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  13. 13.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the controller reads it (d) it drives on
  14. 14.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the controller (c) the frame (d) the bumper
  15. 15.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the sensors (b) the battery (c) the frame (d) the motors
  17. 17.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  18. 18.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  19. 19.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the arm lifts a box (c) it decides to turn (d) a camera spots a wall
  20. 20.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it decides to turn
  21. 21.🔢 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
  22. 22.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the program picks a path (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a camera spots a wall (d) the robot turns left
  23. 23.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) the wheels spin (c) a buzzer beeps (d) it plans the next move
  25. 25.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  26. 26.🔢 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
  27. 27.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) an LED lights up (c) it decides to stop (d) the arm lifts a box
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a sensor reads light
  30. 30.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it counts the boxes (b) it decides to stop (c) a sensor reads light (d) it compares two numbers
  33. 33.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the wheels spin (b) a buzzer beeps (c) it decides to stop (d) a gyro feels a turn
  34. 34.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a gear (b) a battery (c) a crash (d) a loop
  37. 37.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  38. 38.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a sensor reads light (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it compares two numbers

Answer key

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

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