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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 128 · 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) a gyro feels a turn (b) a mic hears a clap (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a sensor reads light
  2. 2.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) the robot turns left (c) the wheels spin (d) it plans the next move
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) the program picks a path (c) the robot turns left (d) the gripper closes
  4. 4.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the robot turns left (c) an LED lights up (d) it counts the boxes
  5. 5.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor reads light (b) the gripper closes (c) the wheels spin (d) it decides to stop
  6. 6.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) the wheels spin (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the gripper closes
  8. 8.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  9. 9.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a battery (b) a loop (c) a gear (d) a crash
  10. 10.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it counts the boxes (d) it compares two numbers
  14. 14.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn (c) a sensor reads light (d) an LED lights up
  16. 16.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) it plans the next move (c) it decides to stop (d) the program picks a path
  17. 17.🔢 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
  18. 18.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it drives on (d) the controller reads it
  19. 19.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the motors (b) the program (c) the camera (d) the sensors
  20. 20.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  22. 22.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it decides to turn
  24. 24.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the battery (c) the frame (d) the sensors
  25. 25.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → sense → think (b) act → think → sense (c) sense → think → act (d) think → act → sense
  26. 26.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on
  27. 27.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a sensor reads light (b) it counts the boxes (c) it decides to stop (d) the wheels spin
  28. 28.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the bumper (b) the wheels (c) the frame (d) the controller
  29. 29.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the controller reads it
  30. 30.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  31. 31.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔢 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
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) it plans the next move (c) the robot turns left (d) it decides to turn
  34. 34.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) it decides to turn (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a mic hears a clap
  35. 35.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the gripper closes (b) it compares two numbers (c) a sensor checks distance (d) an LED lights up
  36. 36.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it drives on (d) the controller reads it
  37. 37.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) it compares two numbers (c) a sensor reads light (d) a camera spots a wall
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a camera spots a wall
  40. 40.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act

Answer key

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

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