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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 647 · 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 of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the program picks a path (b) the wheels spin (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a sensor checks distance
  2. 2.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a loop (b) a crash (c) a gear (d) a battery
  3. 3.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it
  4. 4.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the frame (b) the controller (c) the bumper (d) the wheels
  5. 5.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to stop (b) a sensor checks distance (c) it decides to turn (d) it compares two numbers
  6. 6.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  7. 7.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the program picks a path (b) a bumper is pressed (c) it decides to turn (d) it decides to stop
  9. 9.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  10. 10.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  11. 11.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn (c) the motors turn it (d) the controller reads it
  12. 12.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) think → act → sense (b) act → sense → think (c) sense → think → act (d) act → think → sense
  13. 13.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it drives on (d) it decides to turn
  14. 14.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  15. 15.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it (c) it drives on (d) the bumper is pressed
  16. 16.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the program picks a path (c) it counts the boxes (d) it plans the next move
  17. 17.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor reads light (b) it compares two numbers (c) the gripper closes (d) a bumper is pressed
  20. 20.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  21. 21.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a mic hears a clap (c) the program picks a path (d) it counts the boxes
  23. 23.🔢 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) the controller reads it (d) it decides to turn
  24. 24.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the motors turn it
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it plans the next move
  26. 26.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it plans the next move (b) a sensor reads light (c) it compares two numbers (d) the gripper closes
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) the wheels spin (c) it decides to turn (d) the program picks a path
  28. 28.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) it decides to stop (c) an LED lights up (d) a buzzer beeps
  30. 30.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “it drives on”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it drives on
  31. 31.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it plans the next move (c) it decides to stop (d) the gripper closes
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a bumper is pressed (c) it decides to turn (d) a camera spots a wall
  34. 34.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  35. 35.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  36. 36.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) it decides to stop (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it decides to turn
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a sensor checks distance (d) an LED lights up
  39. 39.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) the program picks a path (c) it decides to stop (d) the wheels spin

Answer key

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

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