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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 260 · 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 the arm lifts a box, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  3. 3.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a loop (b) a gear (c) a battery (d) a crash
  5. 5.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the motors (b) the camera (c) the program (d) the sensors
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a gyro feels a turn
  7. 7.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) it counts the boxes (c) the gripper closes (d) it decides to stop
  8. 8.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) it compares two numbers (c) an LED lights up (d) a camera spots a wall
  10. 10.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  11. 11.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  14. 14.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a sensor reads light (c) it decides to turn (d) the robot turns left
  15. 15.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the program picks a path (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) the robot turns left
  16. 16.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) the arm lifts a box (c) it compares two numbers (d) the wheels spin
  17. 17.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it compares two numbers (b) the robot turns left (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a bumper is pressed
  18. 18.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔢 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
  20. 20.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  21. 21.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) think → act → sense (b) act → think → sense (c) sense → think → act (d) act → sense → think
  22. 22.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  23. 23.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) an LED lights up (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a buzzer beeps
  25. 25.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it (c) the motors turn it (d) the bumper is pressed
  26. 26.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn (c) the motors turn it (d) the bumper is pressed
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) it decides to stop (c) it plans the next move (d) it counts the boxes
  28. 28.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn
  29. 29.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  30. 30.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to turn (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the robot turns left (d) a camera spots a wall
  31. 31.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  32. 32.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  36. 36.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it decides to turn (c) the gripper closes (d) a bumper is pressed
  38. 38.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a mic hears a clap
  40. 40.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act

Answer key

  1. False
  2. sense
  3. False
  4. a loop
  5. the motors
  6. the program picks a path
  7. a gyro feels a turn
  8. False
  9. an LED lights up
  10. act
  11. True
  12. False
  13. think
  14. a sensor reads light
  15. the program picks a path
  16. it compares two numbers
  17. a bumper is pressed
  18. False
  19. the bumper is pressed
  20. act
  21. sense → think → act
  22. sense
  23. think
  24. a camera spots a wall
  25. it drives on
  26. the bumper is pressed
  27. a sensor reads light
  28. it decides to turn
  29. act
  30. a camera spots a wall
  31. think
  32. True
  33. True
  34. False
  35. act
  36. False
  37. it decides to turn
  38. think
  39. a buzzer beeps
  40. sense

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