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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 257 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a bumper is pressed (d) an LED lights up
  2. 2.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  3. 3.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a sensor reads light (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it compares two numbers
  6. 6.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the wheels spin (c) a buzzer beeps (d) the program picks a path
  7. 7.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the gripper closes (b) a sensor reads light (c) it counts the boxes (d) a mic hears a clap
  8. 8.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the camera (b) the program (c) the sensors (d) the motors
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) the program picks a path (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it decides to stop
  10. 10.🔢 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) the bumper is pressed
  11. 11.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  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.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  14. 14.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the battery (c) the sensors (d) the frame
  15. 15.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed
  17. 17.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  18. 18.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it drives on (c) the controller reads it (d) the motors turn it
  19. 19.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) it plans the next move (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a mic hears a clap
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) it decides to stop (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a gyro feels a turn
  24. 24.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it counts the boxes (c) the wheels spin (d) the program picks a path
  25. 25.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) it decides to turn (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a bumper is pressed
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) the gripper closes (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a sensor checks distance
  27. 27.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it plans the next move (b) it decides to stop (c) a mic hears a clap (d) an LED lights up
  30. 30.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  31. 31.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  33. 33.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) it compares two numbers (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the gripper closes
  34. 34.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it decides to turn
  35. 35.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it decides to turn (c) it drives on (d) the controller reads it
  36. 36.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a sensor reads light (c) the robot turns left (d) a mic hears a clap
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) it compares two numbers (c) the program picks a path (d) a mic hears a clap
  38. 38.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) the program picks a path (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it compares two numbers
  40. 40.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a mic hears a clap (d) it decides to turn

Answer key

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

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