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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 568 · 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 sensing? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) a mic hears a clap (c) the robot turns left (d) the program picks a path
  2. 2.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the bumper (b) the controller (c) the frame (d) the wheels
  3. 3.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) the gripper closes (c) an LED lights up (d) a camera spots a wall
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it plans the next move (c) it decides to turn (d) a sensor checks distance
  6. 6.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn (c) it drives on (d) the controller reads it
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) it compares two numbers (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) the program picks a path
  8. 8.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it plans the next move (b) the wheels spin (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the robot turns left
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) it counts the boxes (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a mic hears a clap
  10. 10.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  11. 11.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) the arm lifts a box (c) the gripper closes (d) the robot turns left
  13. 13.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → sense → think (b) think → act → sense (c) act → think → sense (d) sense → think → act
  14. 14.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the camera (b) the motors (c) the program (d) the sensors
  15. 15.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it counts the boxes (b) it plans the next move (c) a camera spots a wall (d) the arm lifts a box
  18. 18.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the wheels spin
  20. 20.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the gripper closes (c) it counts the boxes (d) a sensor checks distance
  22. 22.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “it decides to turn”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it decides to turn
  23. 23.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it (c) the motors turn it (d) the bumper is pressed
  24. 24.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  25. 25.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the motors turn it
  28. 28.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the program picks a path (b) it decides to stop (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the wheels spin
  30. 30.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the program picks a path
  31. 31.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a battery (b) a gear (c) a crash (d) a loop
  32. 32.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the controller reads it
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a sensor reads light
  34. 34.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it decides to turn (c) the gripper closes (d) a mic hears a clap
  35. 35.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor reads light (b) it compares two numbers (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a mic hears a clap
  36. 36.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) a buzzer beeps (c) an LED lights up (d) it decides to turn
  38. 38.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed
  39. 39.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) it decides to turn (c) it decides to stop (d) it compares two numbers

Answer key

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

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