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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 632 · 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 bumper is pressed (b) a sensor checks distance (c) it plans the next move (d) a camera spots a wall
  2. 2.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the frame (b) the wheels (c) the bumper (d) the controller
  3. 3.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the program picks a path (b) the robot turns left (c) it plans the next move (d) a mic hears a clap
  4. 4.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it decides to stop (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a mic hears a clap
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) it counts the boxes (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a sensor checks distance
  6. 6.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor reads light (b) it compares two numbers (c) a camera spots a wall (d) the robot turns left
  8. 8.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) an LED lights up (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it decides to stop (d) a sensor reads light
  9. 9.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it counts the boxes
  10. 10.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  11. 11.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔢 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
  13. 13.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  14. 14.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  15. 15.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  16. 16.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it (c) it decides to turn (d) the motors turn it
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) the program picks a path (c) it decides to stop (d) the gripper closes
  18. 18.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  19. 19.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the sensors (c) the battery (d) the frame
  20. 20.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  23. 23.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) think → act → sense (b) act → think → sense (c) act → sense → think (d) sense → think → act
  25. 25.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it drives on (d) it decides to turn
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a mic hears a clap (c) the robot turns left (d) a sensor reads light
  27. 27.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it
  28. 28.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  29. 29.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a battery (b) a gear (c) a loop (d) a crash
  31. 31.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor reads light (b) it compares two numbers (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the wheels spin
  32. 32.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) an LED lights up
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a bumper is pressed
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) the arm lifts a box (c) the robot turns left (d) it compares two numbers
  36. 36.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it decides to stop (c) the arm lifts a box (d) the gripper closes
  37. 37.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it counts the boxes (c) it decides to stop (d) a gyro feels a turn
  39. 39.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to stop (b) a sensor reads light (c) the gripper closes (d) a camera spots a wall
  40. 40.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the motors (b) the camera (c) the sensors (d) the program

Answer key

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

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