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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 589 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a mic hears a clap (c) an LED lights up (d) the robot turns left
  2. 2.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the frame (c) the controller (d) the bumper
  4. 4.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the motors turn it
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it compares two numbers
  6. 6.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  7. 7.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the motors (b) the sensors (c) the camera (d) the program
  8. 8.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it (c) it drives on (d) the bumper is pressed
  9. 9.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the robot turns left (b) the program picks a path (c) it compares two numbers (d) a sensor reads light
  10. 10.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a loop (b) a crash (c) a battery (d) a gear
  11. 11.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) the arm lifts a box (c) the gripper closes (d) a buzzer beeps
  14. 14.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it drives on (d) the motors turn it
  15. 15.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  16. 16.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the battery (b) the frame (c) the motors (d) the sensors
  17. 17.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the robot turns left (b) the program picks a path (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it compares two numbers
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) it decides to stop (c) it plans the next move (d) it decides to turn
  19. 19.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on (c) it decides to turn (d) the controller reads it
  20. 20.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the gripper closes (d) a camera spots a wall
  21. 21.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  22. 22.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to turn (b) it counts the boxes (c) a mic hears a clap (d) it decides to stop
  23. 23.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  24. 24.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it compares two numbers (b) an LED lights up (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the gripper closes
  25. 25.🔢 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
  26. 26.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  27. 27.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → sense → think (b) sense → think → act (c) act → think → sense (d) think → act → sense
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) it plans the next move (c) it decides to turn (d) it counts the boxes
  32. 32.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “it drives on”? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a sensor reads light
  34. 34.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  35. 35.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) an LED lights up (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a sensor reads light
  37. 37.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  39. 39.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on
  40. 40.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the gripper closes (b) the robot turns left (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the wheels spin

Answer key

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

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