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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 588 · 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 the gripper closes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a bumper is pressed
  3. 3.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a sensor reads light (d) the robot turns left
  5. 5.🔢 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
  6. 6.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  7. 7.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the bumper (b) the frame (c) the wheels (d) the controller
  9. 9.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) the motors turn it (c) it drives on (d) the controller reads it
  10. 10.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  11. 11.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the battery (b) the motors (c) the sensors (d) the frame
  12. 12.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a battery (b) a loop (c) a crash (d) a gear
  13. 13.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  14. 14.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the gripper closes (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the arm lifts a box
  16. 16.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) the arm lifts a box (c) it decides to turn (d) it counts the boxes
  19. 19.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the program (b) the motors (c) the sensors (d) the camera
  21. 21.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  22. 22.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the controller reads it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it
  23. 23.🔢 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 decides to turn
  24. 24.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it decides to turn (c) the controller reads it (d) it drives on
  26. 26.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) the program picks a path (c) a buzzer beeps (d) it compares two numbers
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) the wheels spin
  30. 30.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to stop (b) a sensor checks distance (c) it compares two numbers (d) the arm lifts a box
  31. 31.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it plans the next move
  33. 33.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to turn (b) the robot turns left (c) the gripper closes (d) a camera spots a wall
  34. 34.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  35. 35.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → sense → think (b) act → think → sense (c) sense → think → act (d) think → act → sense
  36. 36.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  38. 38.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  39. 39.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it decides to turn

Answer key

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

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