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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 592 · 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 thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it compares two numbers (b) the gripper closes (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the program picks a path
  3. 3.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) the program picks a path (c) it plans the next move (d) a mic hears a clap
  5. 5.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it (c) it drives on (d) the motors turn it
  6. 6.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a sensor reads light (b) it compares two numbers (c) the wheels spin (d) it counts the boxes
  7. 7.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the wheels spin (b) it decides to stop (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a sensor reads light
  8. 8.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  9. 9.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) it decides to stop (c) the gripper closes (d) it compares two numbers
  10. 10.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  11. 11.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the camera (b) the program (c) the motors (d) the sensors
  12. 12.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a crash (b) a gear (c) a battery (d) a loop
  13. 13.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  15. 15.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the bumper (c) the frame (d) the controller
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a sensor checks distance
  18. 18.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it plans the next move (d) the wheels spin
  19. 19.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  20. 20.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the robot turns left (b) the program picks a path (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a buzzer beeps
  21. 21.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the controller reads it (d) it drives on
  22. 22.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it (c) it decides to turn (d) it drives on
  23. 23.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the frame (b) the battery (c) the sensors (d) the motors
  24. 24.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) it plans the next move (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a sensor checks distance
  27. 27.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to turn (b) the gripper closes (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a buzzer beeps
  29. 29.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  30. 30.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it drives on (d) the controller reads it
  31. 31.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) it decides to turn (c) the wheels spin (d) a bumper is pressed
  32. 32.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  34. 34.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) the wheels spin (c) a mic hears a clap (d) it compares two numbers
  35. 35.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it compares two numbers (d) the program picks a path
  37. 37.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → sense → think (b) act → think → sense (c) sense → think → act (d) think → act → sense
  38. 38.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a buzzer beeps
  40. 40.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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