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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 613 · 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) a buzzer beeps (b) the arm lifts a box (c) it decides to stop (d) the gripper closes
  2. 2.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  3. 3.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  5. 5.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a crash (b) a battery (c) a loop (d) a gear
  6. 6.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  8. 8.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it counts the boxes (b) it compares two numbers (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the robot turns left
  10. 10.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  11. 11.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a mic hears a clap (c) the wheels spin (d) it compares two numbers
  12. 12.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  14. 14.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it drives on (c) the motors turn it (d) it decides to turn
  15. 15.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it (c) it decides to turn (d) the controller reads it
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) an LED lights up (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a buzzer beeps
  17. 17.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it (c) it drives on (d) the motors turn it
  18. 18.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the sensors (b) the frame (c) the battery (d) the motors
  20. 20.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a sensor checks distance (c) it compares two numbers (d) an LED lights up
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the robot turns left (c) a sensor reads light (d) a sensor checks distance
  22. 22.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it decides to stop (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a camera spots a wall (d) the wheels spin
  23. 23.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the motors turn it
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it plans the next move
  25. 25.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a camera spots a wall (c) an LED lights up (d) it plans the next move
  27. 27.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → sense → think (b) sense → think → act (c) act → think → sense (d) think → act → sense
  28. 28.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a sensor reads light (c) the wheels spin (d) it plans the next move
  29. 29.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a camera spots a wall
  30. 30.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a mic hears a clap (c) the gripper closes (d) a sensor reads light
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the gripper closes (c) the wheels spin (d) an LED lights up
  33. 33.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  34. 34.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the camera (b) the motors (c) the program (d) the sensors
  35. 35.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  36. 36.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the arm lifts a box
  38. 38.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the controller (b) the frame (c) the wheels (d) the bumper
  39. 39.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. it decides to stop
  2. sense
  3. True
  4. act
  5. a loop
  6. False
  7. sense
  8. False
  9. a bumper is pressed
  10. sense
  11. a mic hears a clap
  12. True
  13. sense
  14. it decides to turn
  15. the controller reads it
  16. a sensor checks distance
  17. the bumper is pressed
  18. True
  19. the sensors
  20. an LED lights up
  21. the robot turns left
  22. it decides to stop
  23. the motors turn it
  24. it plans the next move
  25. True
  26. a camera spots a wall
  27. sense → think → act
  28. the wheels spin
  29. it counts the boxes
  30. False
  31. the gripper closes
  32. a camera spots a wall
  33. think
  34. the motors
  35. sense
  36. False
  37. a sensor checks distance
  38. the controller
  39. True
  40. True

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