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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 481 · 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 acting? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) it compares two numbers (c) the program picks a path (d) a mic hears a clap
  2. 2.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a sensor checks distance (c) it plans the next move (d) an LED lights up
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) it decides to stop (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the program picks a path
  7. 7.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  8. 8.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a mic hears a clap (c) it plans the next move (d) the robot turns left
  9. 9.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the program (b) the sensors (c) the camera (d) the motors
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a gyro feels a turn
  11. 11.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on (c) the motors turn it (d) the bumper is pressed
  12. 12.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the controller reads it
  13. 13.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the frame (b) the motors (c) the sensors (d) the battery
  14. 14.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) it compares two numbers (c) it decides to turn (d) the arm lifts a box
  16. 16.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it decides to stop (c) a sensor reads light (d) the program picks a path
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) it decides to stop (c) it decides to turn (d) a gyro feels a turn
  19. 19.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → think → sense (b) think → act → sense (c) act → sense → think (d) sense → think → act
  20. 20.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the bumper (b) the wheels (c) the frame (d) the controller
  22. 22.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn (c) the motors turn it (d) the controller reads it
  23. 23.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  25. 25.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the program picks a path (b) it decides to turn (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it compares two numbers
  26. 26.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the controller reads it (d) it drives on
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) the arm lifts a box (c) an LED lights up (d) the wheels spin
  28. 28.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  29. 29.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a battery (b) a loop (c) a crash (d) a gear
  30. 30.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it
  31. 31.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the robot turns left (b) it decides to stop (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a camera spots a wall
  34. 34.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) an LED lights up (c) the wheels spin (d) the gripper closes
  36. 36.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the robot turns left (d) a sensor reads light
  38. 38.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense

Answer key

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

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