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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 158 · 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 gyro feels a turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) it compares two numbers (c) it decides to stop (d) the wheels spin
  3. 3.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a sensor reads light (c) an LED lights up (d) it compares two numbers
  4. 4.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) sense → think → act (b) act → think → sense (c) think → act → sense (d) act → sense → think
  5. 5.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) it plans the next move (c) it decides to stop (d) a buzzer beeps
  7. 7.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on (c) the motors turn it (d) the controller reads it
  8. 8.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the motors turn it (d) it decides to turn
  9. 9.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a crash (b) a battery (c) a loop (d) a gear
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) it decides to stop (c) it plans the next move (d) it compares two numbers
  12. 12.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to turn (b) a sensor reads light (c) it compares two numbers (d) the program picks a path
  13. 13.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it drives on (d) the controller reads it
  14. 14.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) it plans the next move (c) a buzzer beeps (d) the gripper closes
  15. 15.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  16. 16.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) an LED lights up (b) it decides to stop (c) the gripper closes (d) a gyro feels a turn
  17. 17.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on (c) it decides to turn (d) the bumper is pressed
  20. 20.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the camera (b) the program (c) the motors (d) the sensors
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) a sensor reads light (c) it decides to stop (d) it compares two numbers
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) the wheels spin (c) the robot turns left (d) a bumper is pressed
  23. 23.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the gripper closes (c) an LED lights up (d) the program picks a path
  26. 26.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  27. 27.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  28. 28.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) an LED lights up (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a sensor checks distance
  30. 30.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  31. 31.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the gripper closes (b) the program picks a path (c) it counts the boxes (d) a bumper is pressed
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it decides to turn
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a mic hears a clap (c) the program picks a path (d) a sensor checks distance
  34. 34.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  35. 35.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the wheels spin (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the gripper closes (d) it compares two numbers
  38. 38.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed
  39. 39.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “it drives on”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on
  40. 40.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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