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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 322 · 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 mic hears a clap, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it plans the next move (b) the gripper closes (c) the robot turns left (d) a mic hears a clap
  3. 3.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it (c) the motors turn it (d) it drives on
  4. 4.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a gyro feels a turn
  6. 6.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a sensor reads light (d) the wheels spin
  7. 7.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the program (b) the sensors (c) the motors (d) the camera
  8. 8.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to stop (b) it compares two numbers (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it plans the next move
  9. 9.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → sense → think (b) act → think → sense (c) sense → think → act (d) think → act → sense
  10. 10.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  11. 11.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  12. 12.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) a camera spots a wall (c) the wheels spin (d) it decides to turn
  13. 13.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  14. 14.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it (c) it decides to turn (d) the bumper is pressed
  15. 15.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “it drives on”? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed
  16. 16.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) the gripper closes (c) it plans the next move (d) it decides to turn
  18. 18.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a loop (b) a crash (c) a gear (d) a battery
  19. 19.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the frame (b) the bumper (c) the wheels (d) the controller
  20. 20.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the wheels spin (d) a sensor reads light
  22. 22.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  23. 23.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  24. 24.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  25. 25.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it drives on (d) the motors turn it
  26. 26.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it counts the boxes (c) the wheels spin (d) a gyro feels a turn
  27. 27.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  28. 28.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) the robot turns left (c) it counts the boxes (d) a buzzer beeps
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) the gripper closes (c) it decides to turn (d) a buzzer beeps
  31. 31.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the motors turn it
  32. 32.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to stop (b) it counts the boxes (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the wheels spin
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it decides to stop (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the program picks a path
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a sensor reads light (c) a sensor checks distance (d) an LED lights up
  35. 35.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  36. 36.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) the gripper closes (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the program picks a path
  37. 37.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a camera spots a wall (c) the robot turns left (d) a bumper is pressed
  38. 38.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the wheels spin (b) it counts the boxes (c) the gripper closes (d) a sensor checks distance
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it decides to stop (c) it counts the boxes (d) a mic hears a clap
  40. 40.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act

Answer key

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

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