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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 398 · 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 motors (b) the frame (c) the battery (d) the sensors
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a camera spots a wall (d) the wheels spin
  3. 3.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the motors turn it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the motors turn it
  4. 4.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) it decides to stop (c) the program picks a path (d) a gyro feels a turn
  6. 6.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to stop (b) it counts the boxes (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it compares two numbers
  7. 7.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the bumper (b) the controller (c) the frame (d) the wheels
  8. 8.🔢 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
  9. 9.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a bumper is pressed (c) it counts the boxes (d) a camera spots a wall
  10. 10.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) it plans the next move (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a gyro feels a turn
  11. 11.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it (c) it decides to turn (d) the bumper is pressed
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) it compares two numbers (c) the wheels spin (d) an LED lights up
  14. 14.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) an LED lights up (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the arm lifts a box (d) it decides to turn
  15. 15.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the program picks a path (b) the wheels spin (c) it compares two numbers (d) it decides to stop
  16. 16.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the robot turns left
  17. 17.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it
  18. 18.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔢 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
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) the robot turns left (c) the wheels spin (d) the arm lifts a box
  21. 21.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  22. 22.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to turn (b) it decides to stop (c) a mic hears a clap (d) an LED lights up
  25. 25.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a loop (b) a crash (c) a battery (d) a gear
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a mic hears a clap (c) an LED lights up (d) a sensor checks distance
  27. 27.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → think → sense (b) think → act → sense (c) sense → think → act (d) act → sense → think
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) the program picks a path (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it decides to stop
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) it decides to stop (c) a buzzer beeps (d) the wheels spin
  30. 30.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) it decides to turn (c) it decides to stop (d) it compares two numbers
  34. 34.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it counts the boxes (b) the gripper closes (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a buzzer beeps
  35. 35.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  36. 36.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) the program picks a path (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it counts the boxes
  38. 38.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to turn (b) it compares two numbers (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a sensor checks distance
  39. 39.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) the program picks a path (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a bumper is pressed

Answer key

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

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