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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 55 · 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.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to turn (b) an LED lights up (c) a sensor reads light (d) it compares two numbers
  3. 3.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) the robot turns left (c) an LED lights up (d) a sensor checks distance
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the program picks a path
  6. 6.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the frame (b) the motors (c) the sensors (d) the battery
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) the gripper closes (c) the wheels spin (d) a sensor reads light
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) it compares two numbers (c) the program picks a path (d) a buzzer beeps
  10. 10.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the program picks a path (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a sensor reads light
  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 motors turn it (d) the bumper is pressed
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a mic hears a clap (c) the gripper closes (d) a camera spots a wall
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it decides to stop
  15. 15.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to turn (b) an LED lights up (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a mic hears a clap
  16. 16.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a sensor checks distance (c) the arm lifts a box (d) it decides to turn
  18. 18.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a battery (b) a crash (c) a gear (d) a loop
  20. 20.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the gripper closes (b) it decides to turn (c) it plans the next move (d) it counts the boxes
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) a buzzer beeps (c) it plans the next move (d) the gripper closes
  22. 22.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  23. 23.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the camera (b) the motors (c) the program (d) the sensors
  24. 24.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  25. 25.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) the wheels spin (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the gripper closes
  27. 27.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to stop (b) the gripper closes (c) a camera spots a wall (d) the robot turns left
  28. 28.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) it plans the next move (d) it compares two numbers
  30. 30.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed
  32. 32.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a sensor checks distance (c) the robot turns left (d) it plans the next move
  35. 35.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “it drives on”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on
  36. 36.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  37. 37.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the robot turns left (b) a buzzer beeps (c) it counts the boxes (d) a sensor reads light
  38. 38.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the controller reads it (d) it drives on
  39. 39.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed
  40. 40.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the controller reads it

Answer key

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

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