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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 544 · 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) it decides to stop (b) the gripper closes (c) a sensor reads light (d) it counts the boxes
  2. 2.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  3. 3.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the bumper (c) the frame (d) the controller
  4. 4.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) it plans the next move (c) an LED lights up (d) the gripper closes
  6. 6.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the frame (c) the battery (d) the sensors
  7. 7.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) the robot turns left (c) the gripper closes (d) a buzzer beeps
  9. 9.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) an LED lights up (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the gripper closes
  11. 11.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the wheels spin (b) it decides to turn (c) a sensor reads light (d) a gyro feels a turn
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) it decides to stop (c) a sensor reads light (d) the program picks a path
  14. 14.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the controller reads it”? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) it compares two numbers (c) it plans the next move (d) a bumper is pressed
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it compares two numbers (d) it plans the next move
  17. 17.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the gripper closes (d) the program picks a path
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) it compares two numbers (c) the program picks a path (d) a mic hears a clap
  19. 19.🔢 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
  20. 20.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it (c) it drives on (d) it decides to turn
  21. 21.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a crash (b) a gear (c) a loop (d) a battery
  22. 22.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  23. 23.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  25. 25.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  27. 27.🔢 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
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) it compares two numbers (c) it counts the boxes (d) a gyro feels a turn
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) the robot turns left (c) it decides to turn (d) the gripper closes
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) it counts the boxes (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a camera spots a wall
  31. 31.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  32. 32.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the motors (b) the camera (c) the program (d) the sensors
  33. 33.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  34. 34.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the gripper closes (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a sensor reads light
  36. 36.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it decides to turn (d) the wheels spin
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) the robot turns left (c) it decides to turn (d) it plans the next move
  38. 38.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → sense → think (b) think → act → sense (c) act → think → sense (d) sense → think → act
  39. 39.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) it decides to stop (c) the program picks a path (d) a gyro feels a turn

Answer key

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

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