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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 299 · 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 of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) an LED lights up (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it plans the next move
  2. 2.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it decides to stop (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the wheels spin
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) an LED lights up (c) it compares two numbers (d) it plans the next move
  4. 4.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  5. 5.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a sensor reads light (c) it decides to stop (d) a mic hears a clap
  6. 6.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  7. 7.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on (c) the controller reads it (d) it decides to turn
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) it plans the next move (c) a buzzer beeps (d) it decides to turn
  9. 9.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  10. 10.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a loop (b) a gear (c) a crash (d) a battery
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a buzzer beeps (d) the gripper closes
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) it plans the next move (c) it counts the boxes (d) it decides to turn
  14. 14.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a sensor reads light (b) the gripper closes (c) it decides to stop (d) the robot turns left
  16. 16.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  18. 18.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the controller reads it (d) it decides to turn
  19. 19.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the sensors (b) the battery (c) the motors (d) the frame
  20. 20.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → think → sense (b) act → sense → think (c) think → act → sense (d) sense → think → act
  22. 22.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a sensor reads light (d) a buzzer beeps
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a sensor reads light
  24. 24.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  25. 25.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) an LED lights up (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a buzzer beeps
  27. 27.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it drives on (c) the controller reads it (d) it decides to turn
  28. 28.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the gripper closes (b) a sensor reads light (c) a buzzer beeps (d) the program picks a path
  29. 29.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  30. 30.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  31. 31.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn (c) it drives on (d) the controller reads it
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it counts the boxes (c) it plans the next move (d) it decides to turn
  33. 33.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the motors (b) the sensors (c) the program (d) the camera
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) it decides to turn (c) the robot turns left (d) it compares two numbers
  35. 35.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  36. 36.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  37. 37.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  38. 38.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the motors turn it
  40. 40.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor reads light (b) the gripper closes (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a gyro feels a turn

Answer key

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

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