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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 253 · 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.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  2. 2.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  3. 3.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  4. 4.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it compares two numbers (b) the robot turns left (c) it counts the boxes (d) a mic hears a clap
  5. 5.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) it decides to stop (c) the program picks a path (d) a buzzer beeps
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a mic hears a clap
  7. 7.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the program picks a path (b) it decides to turn (c) an LED lights up (d) a sensor checks distance
  8. 8.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it
  10. 10.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) it decides to turn (c) the motors turn it (d) it drives on
  11. 11.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a mic hears a clap (c) it decides to turn (d) a bumper is pressed
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a buzzer beeps (d) the wheels spin
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the robot turns left (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the gripper closes
  14. 14.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a sensor reads light (c) it counts the boxes (d) a camera spots a wall
  16. 16.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  18. 18.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) an LED lights up (c) the arm lifts a box (d) the program picks a path
  19. 19.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the controller reads it
  20. 20.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  21. 21.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the program picks a path (b) a mic hears a clap (c) the robot turns left (d) it plans the next move
  22. 22.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) a sensor reads light (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a gyro feels a turn
  25. 25.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the frame (b) the bumper (c) the wheels (d) the controller
  26. 26.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the wheels spin (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it compares two numbers (d) it counts the boxes
  27. 27.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) the arm lifts a box (c) the robot turns left (d) a bumper is pressed
  30. 30.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it compares two numbers (b) an LED lights up (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it plans the next move
  31. 31.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) the robot turns left (c) an LED lights up (d) it decides to stop
  32. 32.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the sensors (b) the battery (c) the frame (d) the motors
  34. 34.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  35. 35.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a sensor reads light (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it decides to turn
  37. 37.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a sensor reads light (d) a bumper is pressed
  39. 39.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  40. 40.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) think → act → sense (b) sense → think → act (c) act → think → sense (d) act → sense → think

Answer key

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

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