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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 540 · 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.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → think → sense (b) act → sense → think (c) sense → think → act (d) think → act → sense
  2. 2.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a sensor reads light (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it decides to turn
  3. 3.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it plans the next move (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a sensor reads light (d) the gripper closes
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the robot turns left
  5. 5.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) the gripper closes (c) it compares two numbers (d) an LED lights up
  7. 7.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it decides to turn (c) the motors turn it (d) it drives on
  8. 8.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  9. 9.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a buzzer beeps (d) the wheels spin
  10. 10.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  11. 11.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  12. 12.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the motors (b) the sensors (c) the program (d) the camera
  14. 14.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  16. 16.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the robot turns left (b) a sensor reads light (c) it compares two numbers (d) it counts the boxes
  17. 17.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the motors turn it
  18. 18.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it counts the boxes
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) it compares two numbers (d) it counts the boxes
  21. 21.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to turn (b) an LED lights up (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it decides to stop
  22. 22.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the battery (b) the motors (c) the frame (d) the sensors
  23. 23.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the gripper closes (b) the robot turns left (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it compares two numbers
  24. 24.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it plans the next move (b) the wheels spin (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a sensor checks distance
  26. 26.🔢 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
  27. 27.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it drives on
  29. 29.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  30. 30.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the frame (c) the bumper (d) the controller
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the robot turns left (c) the arm lifts a box (d) the gripper closes
  32. 32.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  34. 34.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a buzzer beeps
  36. 36.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it decides to turn
  37. 37.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) it counts the boxes (c) the arm lifts a box (d) it decides to stop
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) an LED lights up (c) it decides to stop (d) the program picks a path
  40. 40.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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