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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 255 · 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 camera spots a wall, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a sensor reads light (b) it plans the next move (c) it counts the boxes (d) the program picks a path
  3. 3.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  4. 4.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it (c) it decides to turn (d) the motors turn it
  5. 5.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  6. 6.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → sense → think (b) sense → think → act (c) think → act → sense (d) act → think → sense
  7. 7.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed
  8. 8.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to turn (b) a sensor checks distance (c) the arm lifts a box (d) it plans the next move
  9. 9.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  11. 11.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to turn (b) it compares two numbers (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the robot turns left
  12. 12.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  13. 13.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  14. 14.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  15. 15.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔢 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
  17. 17.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the battery (c) the frame (d) the sensors
  18. 18.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) it counts the boxes (d) a sensor checks distance
  20. 20.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) it counts the boxes (c) the program picks a path (d) it decides to stop
  22. 22.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  23. 23.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it decides to stop (c) it compares two numbers (d) it plans the next move
  25. 25.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a gear (b) a loop (c) a battery (d) a crash
  27. 27.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the controller (b) the bumper (c) the frame (d) the wheels
  28. 28.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a sensor checks distance
  30. 30.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it drives on (d) it decides to turn
  31. 31.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  32. 32.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the gripper closes (b) a sensor checks distance (c) it counts the boxes (d) a bumper is pressed
  33. 33.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) it decides to turn (c) it drives on (d) the controller reads it
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the robot turns left (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the arm lifts a box
  35. 35.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it (c) it decides to turn (d) the bumper is pressed
  36. 36.🔢 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
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) the wheels spin (c) an LED lights up (d) the gripper closes
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) it decides to stop (c) it compares two numbers (d) the gripper closes
  39. 39.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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