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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 143 · 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) a sensor reads light (b) it counts the boxes (c) it compares two numbers (d) the wheels spin
  2. 2.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a battery (b) a crash (c) a loop (d) a gear
  3. 3.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it plans the next move (b) an LED lights up (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a camera spots a wall
  4. 4.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to turn (b) the robot turns left (c) it plans the next move (d) a camera spots a wall
  5. 5.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) sense → think → act (b) act → think → sense (c) act → sense → think (d) think → act → sense
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) it decides to stop (c) it compares two numbers (d) the program picks a path
  7. 7.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) the robot turns left (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it decides to stop
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) an LED lights up (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) the gripper closes
  11. 11.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) it decides to turn (c) the robot turns left (d) a sensor reads light
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) the program picks a path (c) it compares two numbers (d) it decides to turn
  13. 13.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “it drives on”? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it
  14. 14.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  15. 15.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  16. 16.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  18. 18.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it plans the next move (b) it decides to stop (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a sensor checks distance
  19. 19.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  20. 20.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the controller reads it
  21. 21.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it (c) it drives on (d) it decides to turn
  22. 22.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the battery (c) the sensors (d) the frame
  25. 25.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  27. 27.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  28. 28.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) the program picks a path (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a buzzer beeps
  30. 30.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a mic hears a clap (c) it counts the boxes (d) an LED lights up
  31. 31.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it counts the boxes
  34. 34.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the arm lifts a box (c) it counts the boxes (d) a mic hears a clap
  35. 35.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the frame (c) the bumper (d) the controller
  36. 36.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) it compares two numbers (c) a sensor reads light (d) the gripper closes
  37. 37.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  39. 39.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) it counts the boxes (c) a sensor reads light (d) it decides to turn

Answer key

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

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