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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 140 · 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.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the motors turn it (c) the controller reads it (d) it drives on
  3. 3.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  4. 4.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  5. 5.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the battery (b) the sensors (c) the motors (d) the frame
  6. 6.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) it decides to turn (c) the wheels spin (d) a sensor reads light
  7. 7.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  8. 8.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  9. 9.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it compares two numbers
  11. 11.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the program picks a path
  13. 13.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) it plans the next move (c) a camera spots a wall (d) the arm lifts a box
  14. 14.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it decides to turn (c) an LED lights up (d) the program picks a path
  15. 15.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the gripper closes (b) the robot turns left (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a sensor reads light
  16. 16.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  17. 17.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the camera (b) the sensors (c) the program (d) the motors
  18. 18.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a battery (b) a loop (c) a crash (d) a gear
  19. 19.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  21. 21.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → think → sense (b) sense → think → act (c) act → sense → think (d) think → act → sense
  22. 22.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) the robot turns left (c) it plans the next move (d) an LED lights up
  24. 24.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a mic hears a clap
  26. 26.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) the arm lifts a box (c) an LED lights up (d) a sensor checks distance
  28. 28.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it (c) the motors turn it (d) it decides to turn
  29. 29.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) it plans the next move (c) the program picks a path (d) the wheels spin
  33. 33.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it (c) it decides to turn (d) the bumper is pressed
  34. 34.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a camera spots a wall (d) the arm lifts a box
  37. 37.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) it counts the boxes (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a camera spots a wall
  38. 38.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to stop (b) a bumper is pressed (c) an LED lights up (d) the program picks a path
  39. 39.🔢 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
  40. 40.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it decides to turn (c) the program picks a path (d) the robot turns left

Answer key

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

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