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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 472 · 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 it decides to stop, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) it decides to stop (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a sensor reads light
  3. 3.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) the robot turns left (c) it compares two numbers (d) the arm lifts a box
  5. 5.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a gear (b) a loop (c) a crash (d) a battery
  6. 6.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  7. 7.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) the robot turns left (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a sensor reads light
  9. 9.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  10. 10.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it drives on
  12. 12.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the battery (b) the motors (c) the frame (d) the sensors
  13. 13.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on (c) the controller reads it (d) the bumper is pressed
  14. 14.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  16. 16.🔢 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 controller reads it (d) the bumper is pressed
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) it decides to turn (c) the wheels spin (d) the program picks a path
  18. 18.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) an LED lights up (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it plans the next move
  19. 19.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  21. 21.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) sense → think → act (b) think → act → sense (c) act → sense → think (d) act → think → sense
  23. 23.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the controller reads it (d) it decides to turn
  25. 25.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) the program picks a path (c) the wheels spin (d) the arm lifts a box
  27. 27.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) it decides to turn (c) it drives on (d) the bumper is pressed
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the gripper closes (d) an LED lights up
  29. 29.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it compares two numbers (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) the wheels spin
  30. 30.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  31. 31.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  32. 32.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the controller (b) the wheels (c) the bumper (d) the frame
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) it counts the boxes (c) it plans the next move (d) the program picks a path
  38. 38.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) it compares two numbers (c) it decides to stop (d) a gyro feels a turn
  40. 40.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on (c) it decides to turn (d) the controller reads it

Answer key

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

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