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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 51 · 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 buzzer beeps (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) the program picks a path (d) the wheels spin
  2. 2.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it
  3. 3.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the robot turns left (b) a bumper is pressed (c) it decides to turn (d) it counts the boxes
  4. 4.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  5. 5.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the controller (b) the wheels (c) the frame (d) the bumper
  6. 6.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) it decides to stop (c) the wheels spin (d) it compares two numbers
  8. 8.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the robot turns left (c) the program picks a path (d) a mic hears a clap
  9. 9.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  11. 11.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a battery (b) a crash (c) a loop (d) a gear
  12. 12.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it plans the next move (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the arm lifts a box
  13. 13.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it compares two numbers (d) an LED lights up
  14. 14.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the sensors (b) the motors (c) the camera (d) the program
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) it counts the boxes (c) an LED lights up (d) a buzzer beeps
  16. 16.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a sensor reads light (d) it counts the boxes
  17. 17.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  18. 18.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) the robot turns left (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a sensor checks distance
  20. 20.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) the program picks a path (c) it counts the boxes (d) the gripper closes
  23. 23.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) the program picks a path (c) it compares two numbers (d) it decides to turn
  25. 25.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔢 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
  27. 27.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  28. 28.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  29. 29.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → think → sense (b) think → act → sense (c) act → sense → think (d) sense → think → act
  30. 30.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) the wheels spin (c) it decides to turn (d) a camera spots a wall
  32. 32.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  33. 33.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  34. 34.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the frame (c) the sensors (d) the battery
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) it decides to turn (c) it counts the boxes (d) a bumper is pressed
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) the robot turns left (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a buzzer beeps
  37. 37.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  38. 38.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  39. 39.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  40. 40.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it decides to stop (c) it plans the next move (d) a buzzer beeps

Answer key

  1. a gyro feels a turn
  2. the bumper is pressed
  3. a bumper is pressed
  4. think
  5. the controller
  6. True
  7. the wheels spin
  8. the program picks a path
  9. False
  10. think
  11. a loop
  12. it plans the next move
  13. an LED lights up
  14. the motors
  15. it counts the boxes
  16. it counts the boxes
  17. act
  18. True
  19. a sensor checks distance
  20. True
  21. False
  22. the gripper closes
  23. False
  24. a mic hears a clap
  25. True
  26. the controller reads it
  27. act
  28. sense
  29. sense → think → act
  30. False
  31. it decides to turn
  32. sense
  33. sense
  34. the sensors
  35. a bumper is pressed
  36. it decides to stop
  37. act
  38. think
  39. sense
  40. a camera spots a wall

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