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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 135 · 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 acting? (a) a sensor reads light (b) the arm lifts a box (c) it plans the next move (d) a mic hears a clap
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) the robot turns left (c) the wheels spin (d) a buzzer beeps
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) the robot turns left (c) the arm lifts a box (d) it counts the boxes
  4. 4.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it
  5. 5.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  6. 6.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it drives on
  7. 7.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the sensors (b) the program (c) the camera (d) the motors
  8. 8.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the sensors (b) the battery (c) the motors (d) the frame
  9. 9.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to stop (b) it plans the next move (c) it compares two numbers (d) a sensor checks distance
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a mic hears a clap
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a sensor reads light
  13. 13.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔢 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
  15. 15.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  16. 16.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  17. 17.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it compares two numbers (b) the gripper closes (c) the wheels spin (d) the arm lifts a box
  18. 18.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  19. 19.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a loop (b) a gear (c) a battery (d) a crash
  20. 20.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the motors turn it
  21. 21.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  22. 22.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it
  23. 23.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the robot turns left (b) a sensor reads light (c) the arm lifts a box (d) it decides to turn
  26. 26.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  29. 29.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) it compares two numbers (c) a sensor reads light (d) it decides to turn
  33. 33.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  34. 34.🔢 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) the controller reads it (d) it drives on
  35. 35.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔢 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) the bumper is pressed
  37. 37.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) the gripper closes (c) it counts the boxes (d) the arm lifts a box
  38. 38.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the frame (b) the wheels (c) the bumper (d) the controller
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a bumper is pressed

Answer key

  1. the arm lifts a box
  2. a sensor checks distance
  3. it counts the boxes
  4. the controller reads it
  5. sense
  6. the bumper is pressed
  7. the motors
  8. the sensors
  9. False
  10. a sensor checks distance
  11. the wheels spin
  12. it plans the next move
  13. True
  14. it decides to turn
  15. think
  16. think
  17. it compares two numbers
  18. sense
  19. a loop
  20. the bumper is pressed
  21. sense
  22. the bumper is pressed
  23. True
  24. False
  25. it decides to turn
  26. False
  27. False
  28. act
  29. True
  30. False
  31. False
  32. a sensor reads light
  33. sense
  34. the controller reads it
  35. False
  36. it drives on
  37. it counts the boxes
  38. True
  39. the controller
  40. a bumper is pressed

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