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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 538 · 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 thinking (deciding)? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the gripper closes (c) it plans the next move (d) a sensor reads light
  2. 2.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  3. 3.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the motors (b) the camera (c) the sensors (d) the program
  6. 6.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the program picks a path (b) it decides to stop (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a buzzer beeps
  7. 7.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the bumper (b) the wheels (c) the frame (d) the controller
  8. 8.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a crash (b) a loop (c) a gear (d) a battery
  10. 10.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the battery (b) the frame (c) the motors (d) the sensors
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) the robot turns left (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a sensor checks distance
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) an LED lights up (c) the gripper closes (d) a sensor reads light
  13. 13.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  14. 14.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it drives on (c) the controller reads it (d) it decides to turn
  15. 15.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a sensor reads light (c) a bumper is pressed (d) an LED lights up
  18. 18.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  20. 20.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) it decides to stop (d) an LED lights up
  21. 21.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the wheels spin (b) a bumper is pressed (c) it decides to turn (d) it decides to stop
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) it compares two numbers (c) it decides to stop (d) a buzzer beeps
  24. 24.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  25. 25.🔢 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
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) the arm lifts a box (c) the wheels spin (d) a camera spots a wall
  27. 27.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it (c) it decides to turn (d) the controller reads it
  29. 29.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  31. 31.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “it drives on”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it drives on
  32. 32.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  33. 33.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  34. 34.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a sensor reads light
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) it compares two numbers (d) a bumper is pressed
  37. 37.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → sense → think (b) act → think → sense (c) sense → think → act (d) think → act → sense
  38. 38.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it decides to turn (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it drives on
  39. 39.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “it drives on”? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on

Answer key

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

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