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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 323 · 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 sensing? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the gripper closes (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) the program picks a path
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a bumper is pressed
  3. 3.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  4. 4.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it (c) the motors turn it (d) it drives on
  5. 5.🔢 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
  6. 6.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a sensor reads light (d) the gripper closes
  8. 8.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on
  10. 10.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a battery (b) a crash (c) a loop (d) a gear
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a gyro feels a turn
  12. 12.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → sense → think (b) act → think → sense (c) think → act → sense (d) sense → think → act
  13. 13.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) it compares two numbers (c) a mic hears a clap (d) it decides to stop
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) the arm lifts a box (c) the wheels spin (d) an LED lights up
  18. 18.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the frame (b) the controller (c) the bumper (d) the wheels
  20. 20.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  21. 21.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the motors turn it
  24. 24.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  25. 25.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn (c) the controller reads it (d) it drives on
  26. 26.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it plans the next move (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it compares two numbers
  27. 27.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on (c) the controller reads it (d) the bumper is pressed
  28. 28.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔢 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
  32. 32.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a sensor reads light
  35. 35.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it counts the boxes (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a sensor reads light
  37. 37.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it
  38. 38.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  39. 39.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed
  40. 40.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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