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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 565 · 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 acting. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a camera spots a wall (d) an LED lights up
  4. 4.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the gripper closes (d) the robot turns left
  6. 6.🔢 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
  7. 7.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it decides to turn (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the wheels spin
  8. 8.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the program (b) the camera (c) the sensors (d) the motors
  10. 10.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  13. 13.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the robot turns left (b) a sensor reads light (c) an LED lights up (d) the wheels spin
  14. 14.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on (c) the controller reads it (d) the motors turn it
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) it plans the next move (d) a mic hears a clap
  16. 16.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the controller reads it (d) it decides to turn
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it decides to stop (c) it plans the next move (d) a buzzer beeps
  18. 18.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the battery (b) the frame (c) the sensors (d) the motors
  20. 20.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “it drives on”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a sensor reads light (c) a camera spots a wall (d) the wheels spin
  22. 22.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a battery (b) a loop (c) a crash (d) a gear
  23. 23.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it (c) the controller reads it (d) the bumper is pressed
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) it compares two numbers (c) a sensor reads light (d) a mic hears a clap
  25. 25.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a mic hears a clap (c) it decides to turn (d) a bumper is pressed
  26. 26.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  27. 27.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  28. 28.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  29. 29.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  31. 31.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  32. 32.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the robot turns left (c) the wheels spin (d) it decides to stop
  33. 33.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the robot turns left (b) the gripper closes (c) it plans the next move (d) an LED lights up
  34. 34.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the motors turn it
  35. 35.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor reads light (b) it decides to stop (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the gripper closes
  36. 36.🔢 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
  37. 37.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) it counts the boxes (c) it plans the next move (d) the program picks a path
  39. 39.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it plans the next move (b) the wheels spin (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it decides to stop

Answer key

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

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