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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 301 · 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 sensor checks distance, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) it decides to turn (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it drives on
  3. 3.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) it counts the boxes (c) a mic hears a clap (d) it plans the next move
  5. 5.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the motors (b) the program (c) the sensors (d) the camera
  6. 6.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  8. 8.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) it decides to stop (c) the wheels spin (d) it plans the next move
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) the program picks a path (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a bumper is pressed
  10. 10.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) the wheels spin (c) it decides to stop (d) it compares two numbers
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) the robot turns left (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the arm lifts a box
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) it decides to stop (c) the program picks a path (d) a gyro feels a turn
  13. 13.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) it decides to turn (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) the gripper closes
  14. 14.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the bumper (c) the controller (d) the frame
  15. 15.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a mic hears a clap (c) it counts the boxes (d) the arm lifts a box
  16. 16.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  17. 17.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it decides to stop (b) the robot turns left (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a gyro feels a turn
  19. 19.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it plans the next move (b) an LED lights up (c) it decides to stop (d) a bumper is pressed
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a sensor reads light (d) it plans the next move
  21. 21.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “it drives on”? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn
  24. 24.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a sensor reads light (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a sensor checks distance
  25. 25.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  26. 26.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a crash (b) a battery (c) a gear (d) a loop
  27. 27.🔢 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
  28. 28.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the battery (b) the motors (c) the frame (d) the sensors
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) the wheels spin (c) a camera spots a wall (d) the robot turns left
  30. 30.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a mic hears a clap (c) the program picks a path (d) the robot turns left
  31. 31.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it counts the boxes (b) it plans the next move (c) an LED lights up (d) a sensor reads light
  32. 32.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the motors turn it”? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it
  34. 34.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  37. 37.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the robot turns left (b) a sensor checks distance (c) it decides to turn (d) the program picks a path
  38. 38.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the program picks a path (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it decides to stop
  40. 40.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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