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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 43 · 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 thinking (deciding)? (a) the wheels spin (b) the arm lifts a box (c) the program picks a path (d) a camera spots a wall
  2. 2.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  4. 4.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  5. 5.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it plans the next move (b) it compares two numbers (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a buzzer beeps
  6. 6.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a sensor reads light (d) it compares two numbers
  7. 7.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the program (b) the motors (c) the sensors (d) the camera
  8. 8.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the motors turn it
  11. 11.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  12. 12.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the bumper (b) the frame (c) the wheels (d) the controller
  13. 13.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  14. 14.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the program picks a path (d) it decides to stop
  16. 16.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  17. 17.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the robot turns left (c) it decides to turn (d) an LED lights up
  19. 19.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → think → sense (b) act → sense → think (c) think → act → sense (d) sense → think → act
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a bumper is pressed (c) it decides to stop (d) a gyro feels a turn
  21. 21.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the program picks a path (b) it compares two numbers (c) a sensor reads light (d) the wheels spin
  22. 22.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) it decides to turn (c) the controller reads it (d) it drives on
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) it plans the next move (c) an LED lights up (d) a buzzer beeps
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) it counts the boxes (c) it compares two numbers (d) the robot turns left
  26. 26.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the program picks a path (b) it plans the next move (c) it counts the boxes (d) the gripper closes
  27. 27.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it plans the next move (b) the gripper closes (c) it compares two numbers (d) a bumper is pressed
  29. 29.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  30. 30.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a gear (b) a battery (c) a crash (d) a loop
  31. 31.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the battery (c) the frame (d) the sensors
  32. 32.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the controller reads it”? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it
  33. 33.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) it counts the boxes (c) it decides to stop (d) the wheels spin
  34. 34.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  35. 35.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  36. 36.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it (c) the motors turn it (d) the bumper is pressed
  37. 37.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) it compares two numbers (c) a sensor reads light (d) a gyro feels a turn
  39. 39.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  40. 40.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to stop (b) an LED lights up (c) the wheels spin (d) a camera spots a wall

Answer key

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

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