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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 394 · 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 buzzer beeps (b) a sensor reads light (c) it plans the next move (d) a gyro feels a turn
  2. 2.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it decides to stop
  5. 5.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the frame (b) the sensors (c) the battery (d) the motors
  8. 8.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) it plans the next move (d) the gripper closes
  9. 9.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) think → act → sense (b) sense → think → act (c) act → sense → think (d) act → think → sense
  10. 10.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the camera (b) the sensors (c) the motors (d) the program
  11. 11.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  12. 12.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a mic hears a clap (c) the wheels spin (d) a camera spots a wall
  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) it drives on (d) the motors turn it
  15. 15.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  17. 17.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  18. 18.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the robot turns left (c) the arm lifts a box (d) an LED lights up
  20. 20.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a sensor checks distance
  22. 22.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a gear (b) a crash (c) a battery (d) a loop
  23. 23.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “it drives on”? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn
  24. 24.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a sensor reads light (d) a camera spots a wall
  25. 25.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  26. 26.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the program picks a path (b) it decides to turn (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) an LED lights up
  27. 27.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) the program picks a path (c) an LED lights up (d) it decides to stop
  30. 30.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  31. 31.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) an LED lights up (c) it compares two numbers (d) a buzzer beeps
  32. 32.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a camera spots a wall
  33. 33.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the frame (b) the wheels (c) the bumper (d) the controller
  34. 34.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔢 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
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it decides to stop (c) a buzzer beeps (d) it counts the boxes
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) it counts the boxes (c) the wheels spin (d) an LED lights up
  38. 38.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  39. 39.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think

Answer key

  1. a buzzer beeps
  2. False
  3. True
  4. it decides to stop
  5. False
  6. False
  7. the sensors
  8. a gyro feels a turn
  9. sense → think → act
  10. the motors
  11. think
  12. False
  13. the wheels spin
  14. the motors turn it
  15. True
  16. think
  17. act
  18. act
  19. a bumper is pressed
  20. sense
  21. the gripper closes
  22. a loop
  23. it decides to turn
  24. it counts the boxes
  25. sense
  26. an LED lights up
  27. True
  28. sense
  29. an LED lights up
  30. sense
  31. it compares two numbers
  32. the arm lifts a box
  33. the controller
  34. False
  35. the controller reads it
  36. a buzzer beeps
  37. it counts the boxes
  38. act
  39. True
  40. think

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