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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 201 · 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 acting? (a) the gripper closes (b) it plans the next move (c) the program picks a path (d) it decides to turn
  2. 2.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  3. 3.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a sensor reads light (c) it compares two numbers (d) the gripper closes
  4. 4.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  5. 5.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  6. 6.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) sense → think → act (b) act → sense → think (c) act → think → sense (d) think → act → sense
  7. 7.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it
  8. 8.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  9. 9.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on (c) the motors turn it (d) it decides to turn
  10. 10.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the motors (b) the sensors (c) the program (d) the camera
  11. 11.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the robot turns left (d) it counts the boxes
  12. 12.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a crash (b) a gear (c) a loop (d) a battery
  13. 13.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) an LED lights up (c) it plans the next move (d) it counts the boxes
  14. 14.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) a buzzer beeps (c) it plans the next move (d) the gripper closes
  16. 16.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a camera spots a wall (c) the program picks a path (d) it decides to turn
  18. 18.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it plans the next move (b) the program picks a path (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a sensor reads light
  19. 19.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “it drives on”? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it
  20. 20.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) it plans the next move (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a buzzer beeps
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) the program picks a path (c) a buzzer beeps (d) it decides to stop
  22. 22.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the robot turns left (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the program picks a path
  23. 23.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔢 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
  25. 25.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  26. 26.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the battery (b) the frame (c) the sensors (d) the motors
  27. 27.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the gripper closes (c) the wheels spin (d) the arm lifts a box
  28. 28.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  30. 30.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  32. 32.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  34. 34.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to stop (b) a bumper is pressed (c) it counts the boxes (d) the robot turns left
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it counts the boxes (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the program picks a path
  36. 36.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the bumper (b) the controller (c) the frame (d) the wheels
  37. 37.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it decides to turn
  39. 39.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) an LED lights up (b) the program picks a path (c) a mic hears a clap (d) it decides to turn
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) an LED lights up (c) it compares two numbers (d) the wheels spin

Answer key

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

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