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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 247 · 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 it decides to turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) the program picks a path (c) it compares two numbers (d) a buzzer beeps
  3. 3.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  4. 4.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the controller reads it (d) it drives on
  5. 5.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the bumper (c) the frame (d) the controller
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) it compares two numbers (c) it plans the next move (d) it decides to stop
  7. 7.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a mic hears a clap (d) it counts the boxes
  9. 9.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  10. 10.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the frame (b) the battery (c) the motors (d) the sensors
  11. 11.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a battery (b) a crash (c) a gear (d) a loop
  12. 12.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it decides to stop (b) the wheels spin (c) a sensor reads light (d) the robot turns left
  13. 13.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it compares two numbers (b) the program picks a path (c) the gripper closes (d) a sensor checks distance
  14. 14.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the robot turns left (d) it compares two numbers
  16. 16.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn (c) the controller reads it (d) it drives on
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) a sensor checks distance (c) the robot turns left (d) the wheels spin
  18. 18.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the arm lifts a box (c) it compares two numbers (d) it decides to stop
  19. 19.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  20. 20.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → think → sense (b) think → act → sense (c) sense → think → act (d) act → sense → think
  21. 21.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) the program picks a path (c) it plans the next move (d) it decides to turn
  23. 23.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it compares two numbers (b) the wheels spin (c) the gripper closes (d) a camera spots a wall
  25. 25.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  28. 28.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) an LED lights up (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the robot turns left (d) it plans the next move
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a sensor reads light (d) the wheels spin
  30. 30.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  32. 32.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔢 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
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) it counts the boxes (c) the program picks a path (d) the arm lifts a box
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) it plans the next move (c) it counts the boxes (d) a mic hears a clap
  36. 36.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  37. 37.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  38. 38.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn (c) the motors turn it (d) the bumper is pressed
  40. 40.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think

Answer key

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

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