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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 47 · 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 sensing? (a) a sensor reads light (b) an LED lights up (c) the program picks a path (d) it compares two numbers
  2. 2.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) an LED lights up (c) it counts the boxes (d) the robot turns left
  5. 5.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the frame (b) the wheels (c) the bumper (d) the controller
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) it counts the boxes (c) an LED lights up (d) it decides to stop
  7. 7.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the wheels spin (b) an LED lights up (c) it compares two numbers (d) a bumper is pressed
  9. 9.🔢 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
  10. 10.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the gripper closes (b) it compares two numbers (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it plans the next move
  11. 11.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  14. 14.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  15. 15.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the motors turn it
  16. 16.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the motors turn it
  17. 17.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a loop (b) a crash (c) a battery (d) a gear
  18. 18.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  19. 19.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  20. 20.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the motors turn it
  21. 21.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  22. 22.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it
  23. 23.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a bumper is pressed (c) it counts the boxes (d) the arm lifts a box
  24. 24.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  26. 26.🔢 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
  27. 27.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it plans the next move (b) the gripper closes (c) it decides to stop (d) a mic hears a clap
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) the program picks a path (c) a sensor reads light (d) a sensor checks distance
  29. 29.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → think → sense (b) think → act → sense (c) act → sense → think (d) sense → think → act
  34. 34.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) the wheels spin (c) it compares two numbers (d) it decides to stop
  36. 36.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it drives on (d) the controller reads it
  38. 38.🔢 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
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) the robot turns left (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a sensor reads light
  40. 40.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the sensors (c) the frame (d) the battery

Answer key

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

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