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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 391 · 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 parts do the “sense” job? (a) the sensors (b) the battery (c) the frame (d) the motors
  2. 2.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the controller reads it
  4. 4.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the wheels spin (b) a mic hears a clap (c) it counts the boxes (d) a buzzer beeps
  7. 7.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it decides to stop (c) the program picks a path (d) a sensor reads light
  8. 8.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) the robot turns left (c) the gripper closes (d) a sensor checks distance
  10. 10.🔢 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
  11. 11.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on (c) the motors turn it (d) the bumper is pressed
  12. 12.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  13. 13.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a loop (b) a gear (c) a battery (d) a crash
  17. 17.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) it compares two numbers (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the gripper closes
  18. 18.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the frame (b) the controller (c) the wheels (d) the bumper
  20. 20.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the gripper closes (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a mic hears a clap (d) it decides to stop
  21. 21.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  22. 22.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) a sensor reads light (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a camera spots a wall
  25. 25.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) the motors turn it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it drives on
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the gripper closes (c) an LED lights up (d) the wheels spin
  28. 28.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the sensors (b) the program (c) the motors (d) the camera
  29. 29.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  31. 31.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  32. 32.🔢 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
  33. 33.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn (c) the controller reads it (d) the bumper is pressed
  34. 34.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a sensor checks distance (c) it decides to stop (d) a camera spots a wall
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) an LED lights up (c) a buzzer beeps (d) the robot turns left
  36. 36.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it plans the next move (b) the program picks a path (c) the gripper closes (d) a mic hears a clap
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) it plans the next move (c) the program picks a path (d) it decides to stop
  38. 38.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it decides to turn (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the gripper closes
  39. 39.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the program picks a path (b) the gripper closes (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it compares two numbers
  40. 40.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act

Answer key

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

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