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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 350 · 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 thinking (deciding)? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) it compares two numbers (c) the robot turns left (d) a camera spots a wall
  2. 2.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it plans the next move (b) a mic hears a clap (c) it counts the boxes (d) it decides to turn
  3. 3.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it compares two numbers (b) an LED lights up (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) the arm lifts a box
  5. 5.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it counts the boxes
  6. 6.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the battery (c) the sensors (d) the frame
  7. 7.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the robot turns left (c) an LED lights up (d) the program picks a path
  8. 8.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a loop (b) a battery (c) a gear (d) a crash
  9. 9.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  10. 10.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the arm lifts a box (c) it decides to turn (d) a gyro feels a turn
  12. 12.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  13. 13.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the motors (b) the sensors (c) the program (d) the camera
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) the gripper closes (d) an LED lights up
  15. 15.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the controller reads it (d) the motors turn it
  16. 16.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  17. 17.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on
  18. 18.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn (c) the controller reads it (d) the motors turn it
  19. 19.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the program picks a path (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) it counts the boxes (d) the gripper closes
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) it counts the boxes (c) an LED lights up (d) it decides to turn
  21. 21.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  22. 22.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it (c) it decides to turn (d) it drives on
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) the robot turns left (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the wheels spin
  24. 24.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to stop (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it compares two numbers
  26. 26.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the robot turns left (b) the program picks a path (c) it decides to turn (d) a sensor checks distance
  27. 27.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the motors turn it (c) the controller reads it (d) it drives on
  28. 28.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) sense → think → act (b) act → sense → think (c) act → think → sense (d) think → act → sense
  29. 29.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) it compares two numbers (c) it decides to turn (d) it plans the next move
  32. 32.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  33. 33.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  34. 34.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) the robot turns left (c) a buzzer beeps (d) the program picks a path
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a gyro feels a turn
  37. 37.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it plans the next move (b) the robot turns left (c) a sensor reads light (d) the gripper closes
  40. 40.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think

Answer key

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

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