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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 443 · 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.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the sensors (b) the battery (c) the frame (d) the motors
  3. 3.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the controller (b) the frame (c) the bumper (d) the wheels
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) it decides to turn (c) the program picks a path (d) the robot turns left
  5. 5.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → sense → think (b) sense → think → act (c) act → think → sense (d) think → act → sense
  6. 6.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  8. 8.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the robot turns left (b) a sensor checks distance (c) it compares two numbers (d) a mic hears a clap
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) the robot turns left (c) an LED lights up (d) it compares two numbers
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) the wheels spin (c) an LED lights up (d) a gyro feels a turn
  11. 11.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn (c) the motors turn it (d) it drives on
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) a bumper is pressed (c) it decides to turn (d) the program picks a path
  17. 17.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the robot turns left (b) an LED lights up (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it decides to stop
  20. 20.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  21. 21.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  22. 22.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn (c) the motors turn it (d) the bumper is pressed
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the arm lifts a box
  24. 24.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) it plans the next move (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a sensor reads light
  26. 26.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  27. 27.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  28. 28.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a crash (b) a loop (c) a battery (d) a gear
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a sensor checks distance
  30. 30.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) it decides to turn (c) it counts the boxes (d) the wheels spin
  31. 31.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) the arm lifts a box (c) an LED lights up (d) the robot turns left
  32. 32.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the gripper closes (b) it decides to turn (c) the program picks a path (d) a mic hears a clap
  34. 34.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the program picks a path (b) the robot turns left (c) the wheels spin (d) a sensor reads light
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) it plans the next move (c) the wheels spin (d) it compares two numbers
  37. 37.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the sensors (b) the motors (c) the camera (d) the program
  38. 38.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  39. 39.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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