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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 604 · 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 turn, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the robot turns left (b) the gripper closes (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it counts the boxes
  3. 3.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the program picks a path (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) the wheels spin (d) a bumper is pressed
  7. 7.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) sense → think → act (b) act → think → sense (c) act → sense → think (d) think → act → sense
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a sensor reads light (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it plans the next move
  9. 9.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  10. 10.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  12. 12.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔢 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 controller reads it (d) the bumper is pressed
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a sensor reads light (d) the arm lifts a box
  16. 16.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to stop (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the gripper closes (d) it compares two numbers
  17. 17.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it decides to turn (c) it drives on (d) the bumper is pressed
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it counts the boxes (c) the program picks a path (d) it compares two numbers
  19. 19.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to stop (b) the wheels spin (c) it plans the next move (d) a camera spots a wall
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) the wheels spin (c) the gripper closes (d) a buzzer beeps
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) it decides to turn (c) the robot turns left (d) the program picks a path
  22. 22.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  23. 23.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on (c) the controller reads it (d) the bumper is pressed
  24. 24.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) it plans the next move (c) the robot turns left (d) a buzzer beeps
  26. 26.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it compares two numbers (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a bumper is pressed
  28. 28.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the camera (b) the program (c) the motors (d) the sensors
  29. 29.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  30. 30.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a gear (b) a crash (c) a battery (d) a loop
  31. 31.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it decides to turn (b) a sensor checks distance (c) the wheels spin (d) a sensor reads light
  32. 32.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the frame (c) the bumper (d) the controller
  33. 33.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it plans the next move (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) the gripper closes (d) it decides to stop
  34. 34.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the controller reads it”? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it
  35. 35.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  37. 37.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it
  38. 38.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “it drives on”? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) a mic hears a clap (c) the gripper closes (d) a buzzer beeps
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a sensor reads light (c) it counts the boxes (d) a sensor checks distance

Answer key

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

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