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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 376 · 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.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  2. 2.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  3. 3.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the program (b) the sensors (c) the camera (d) the motors
  5. 5.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  6. 6.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the gripper closes (b) it decides to turn (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it plans the next move
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) it plans the next move (c) the wheels spin (d) it counts the boxes
  8. 8.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed
  10. 10.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it decides to turn (d) the controller reads it
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a mic hears a clap
  12. 12.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the controller (c) the frame (d) the bumper
  13. 13.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) the program picks a path (c) it plans the next move (d) the robot turns left
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) the wheels spin (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a buzzer beeps
  17. 17.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) it decides to stop (c) the program picks a path (d) it counts the boxes
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) the gripper closes (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a buzzer beeps
  19. 19.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the controller reads it
  20. 20.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → sense → think (b) act → think → sense (c) sense → think → act (d) think → act → sense
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) the arm lifts a box (c) an LED lights up (d) the robot turns left
  22. 22.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  24. 24.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) the program picks a path (c) the wheels spin (d) the arm lifts a box
  25. 25.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) it decides to turn (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it drives on
  27. 27.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) the program picks a path
  29. 29.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the frame (b) the motors (c) the sensors (d) the battery
  30. 30.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the gripper closes (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a bumper is pressed
  32. 32.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “it drives on”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on
  33. 33.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  34. 34.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it drives on
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the robot turns left (d) it decides to stop
  36. 36.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔢 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
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a sensor reads light (d) the arm lifts a box
  39. 39.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  40. 40.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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