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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 356 · 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 acting? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) it compares two numbers (c) it counts the boxes (d) an LED lights up
  2. 2.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  3. 3.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  4. 4.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed
  5. 5.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the bumper (b) the frame (c) the controller (d) the wheels
  6. 6.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the arm lifts a box (d) the gripper closes
  7. 7.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the wheels spin (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a bumper is pressed
  10. 10.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to stop (b) the program picks a path (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) an LED lights up
  11. 11.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a sensor reads light (c) it compares two numbers (d) the robot turns left
  12. 12.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it (c) the motors turn it (d) it drives on
  15. 15.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) sense → think → act (b) act → think → sense (c) think → act → sense (d) act → sense → think
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) a buzzer beeps (c) it plans the next move (d) the robot turns left
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) the gripper closes (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a buzzer beeps
  18. 18.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  19. 19.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  20. 20.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn
  21. 21.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  22. 22.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the motors (b) the program (c) the sensors (d) the camera
  23. 23.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed
  24. 24.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on (c) it decides to turn (d) the bumper is pressed
  25. 25.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  26. 26.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a loop (b) a crash (c) a battery (d) a gear
  28. 28.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) it decides to turn (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it compares two numbers
  30. 30.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the battery (b) the sensors (c) the frame (d) the motors
  31. 31.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  32. 32.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on (c) it decides to turn (d) the motors turn it
  33. 33.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  35. 35.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the gripper closes (b) an LED lights up (c) the program picks a path (d) the arm lifts a box
  37. 37.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the motors turn it
  38. 38.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it decides to turn
  39. 39.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it drives on (d) the controller reads it
  40. 40.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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