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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 291 · 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) it plans the next move (b) it decides to stop (c) it counts the boxes (d) the gripper closes
  2. 2.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it plans the next move (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a mic hears a clap (d) it decides to turn
  3. 3.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  4. 4.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it
  5. 5.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the gripper closes (b) the robot turns left (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it decides to turn
  6. 6.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a sensor reads light (c) an LED lights up (d) it decides to stop
  8. 8.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) it decides to stop (c) a buzzer beeps (d) it plans the next move
  9. 9.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  10. 10.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  11. 11.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “it decides to turn”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) the program picks a path (c) it decides to stop (d) a camera spots a wall
  13. 13.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  14. 14.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → think → sense (b) act → sense → think (c) think → act → sense (d) sense → think → act
  15. 15.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the wheels spin (c) a camera spots a wall (d) the arm lifts a box
  16. 16.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) an LED lights up (b) the wheels spin (c) it counts the boxes (d) a sensor reads light
  18. 18.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the frame (b) the wheels (c) the bumper (d) the controller
  19. 19.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  21. 21.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to turn (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the program picks a path
  24. 24.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the gripper closes (c) it counts the boxes (d) it plans the next move
  25. 25.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) it compares two numbers (c) the wheels spin (d) the arm lifts a box
  26. 26.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it (c) it drives on (d) the bumper is pressed
  27. 27.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a mic hears a clap (d) it counts the boxes
  30. 30.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the battery (b) the motors (c) the frame (d) the sensors
  32. 32.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) it decides to turn (c) the motors turn it (d) the bumper is pressed
  33. 33.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a battery (b) a loop (c) a crash (d) a gear
  34. 34.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the motors turn it (c) it drives on (d) it decides to turn
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it plans the next move (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a gyro feels a turn
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it compares two numbers
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) an LED lights up (c) the gripper closes (d) a bumper is pressed
  39. 39.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it decides to turn (c) it drives on (d) the motors turn it
  40. 40.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the motors (b) the program (c) the sensors (d) the camera

Answer key

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

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