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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 348 · 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) the wheels spin (b) it counts the boxes (c) the program picks a path (d) a mic hears a clap
  2. 2.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  4. 4.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) the program picks a path (c) it decides to stop (d) a buzzer beeps
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) it plans the next move (c) a mic hears a clap (d) it compares two numbers
  7. 7.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the wheels spin (d) a gyro feels a turn
  9. 9.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the motors turn it (d) it drives on
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a mic hears a clap (c) it decides to stop (d) a gyro feels a turn
  11. 11.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) an LED lights up (c) it plans the next move (d) the program picks a path
  13. 13.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  14. 14.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a mic hears a clap (c) the wheels spin (d) a sensor reads light
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) the program picks a path (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it decides to turn
  16. 16.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  18. 18.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the frame (c) the bumper (d) the controller
  19. 19.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the gripper closes (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a mic hears a clap
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a mic hears a clap
  22. 22.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on (c) the motors turn it (d) the bumper is pressed
  23. 23.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a crash (b) a gear (c) a loop (d) a battery
  24. 24.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  25. 25.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  26. 26.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the arm lifts a box (d) the program picks a path
  27. 27.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the sensors (b) the battery (c) the motors (d) the frame
  28. 28.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) it decides to stop (d) the wheels spin
  29. 29.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) think → act → sense (b) sense → think → act (c) act → sense → think (d) act → think → sense
  30. 30.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on (c) the controller reads it (d) the bumper is pressed
  31. 31.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) it decides to turn (c) it compares two numbers (d) it counts the boxes
  33. 33.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it
  34. 34.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “it drives on”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on
  35. 35.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn (c) the motors turn it (d) the bumper is pressed
  37. 37.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  38. 38.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) it counts the boxes (c) it compares two numbers (d) the arm lifts a box
  39. 39.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) an LED lights up (c) the wheels spin (d) the arm lifts a box

Answer key

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

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