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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

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

Answer key

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

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