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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 624 · 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 mic hears a clap (b) the gripper closes (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a gyro feels a turn
  2. 2.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  4. 4.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  5. 5.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) it decides to turn (c) the program picks a path (d) a buzzer beeps
  6. 6.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  7. 7.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  8. 8.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it counts the boxes (b) the gripper closes (c) it decides to turn (d) a camera spots a wall
  9. 9.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the battery (b) the sensors (c) the frame (d) the motors
  10. 10.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  12. 12.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a camera spots a wall (c) the robot turns left (d) a sensor reads light
  13. 13.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) the robot turns left (c) a sensor reads light (d) it counts the boxes
  15. 15.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it drives on (c) the motors turn it (d) the controller reads it
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the robot turns left (d) the gripper closes
  17. 17.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it decides to turn (d) it drives on
  18. 18.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → think → sense (b) think → act → sense (c) sense → think → act (d) act → sense → think
  19. 19.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it compares two numbers
  21. 21.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) it plans the next move (c) it decides to stop (d) a camera spots a wall
  24. 24.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “it drives on”? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it
  25. 25.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the sensors (b) the camera (c) the motors (d) the program
  27. 27.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the wheels spin (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a mic hears a clap (d) it decides to turn
  28. 28.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) an LED lights up (c) it compares two numbers (d) the program picks a path
  30. 30.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) a mic hears a clap (c) it compares two numbers (d) it counts the boxes
  32. 32.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the robot turns left (c) it counts the boxes (d) it decides to stop
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) the gripper closes (c) the wheels spin (d) an LED lights up
  34. 34.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a mic hears a clap (c) it plans the next move (d) a sensor checks distance
  35. 35.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a sensor reads light (d) it decides to turn
  36. 36.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it (c) it drives on (d) it decides to turn
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) the robot turns left (d) a mic hears a clap
  38. 38.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  39. 39.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a loop (b) a crash (c) a battery (d) a gear

Answer key

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

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