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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

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

Answer key

  1. the motors
  2. a bumper is pressed
  3. sense
  4. the program picks a path
  5. it decides to stop
  6. think
  7. the controller
  8. the wheels spin
  9. False
  10. a sensor reads light
  11. act
  12. an LED lights up
  13. False
  14. an LED lights up
  15. the arm lifts a box
  16. the gripper closes
  17. the bumper is pressed
  18. sense
  19. act
  20. sense
  21. the bumper is pressed
  22. it counts the boxes
  23. the controller reads it
  24. it decides to stop
  25. True
  26. the controller reads it
  27. it drives on
  28. the bumper is pressed
  29. think
  30. False
  31. a sensor checks distance
  32. False
  33. a mic hears a clap
  34. sense
  35. it decides to turn
  36. a loop
  37. a bumper is pressed
  38. False
  39. a sensor checks distance
  40. True

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