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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 690 · 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 parts do the “sense” job? (a) the sensors (b) the motors (c) the battery (d) the frame
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) the robot turns left (c) it decides to turn (d) it counts the boxes
  3. 3.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the gripper closes (b) it plans the next move (c) a bumper is pressed (d) an LED lights up
  4. 4.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  5. 5.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) the gripper closes (c) it decides to stop (d) a bumper is pressed
  8. 8.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  11. 11.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the robot turns left (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it compares two numbers
  12. 12.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → think → sense (b) sense → think → act (c) think → act → sense (d) act → sense → think
  13. 13.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) an LED lights up (b) the program picks a path (c) a sensor reads light (d) a sensor checks distance
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it compares two numbers (c) the program picks a path (d) it counts the boxes
  15. 15.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a gear (b) a loop (c) a crash (d) a battery
  16. 16.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the gripper closes (b) it compares two numbers (c) the robot turns left (d) an LED lights up
  17. 17.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) the program picks a path (c) an LED lights up (d) it counts the boxes
  20. 20.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the program (b) the motors (c) the camera (d) the sensors
  21. 21.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  23. 23.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  24. 24.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the motors turn it (d) it drives on
  25. 25.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the program picks a path (c) it compares two numbers (d) it decides to turn
  27. 27.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  29. 29.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  30. 30.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the gripper closes (b) it counts the boxes (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it decides to turn
  31. 31.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  32. 32.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the robot turns left (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the program picks a path
  33. 33.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  34. 34.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it drives on (d) the controller reads it
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a sensor reads light
  36. 36.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a sensor checks distance (c) it compares two numbers (d) the arm lifts a box
  37. 37.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it (c) it drives on (d) it decides to turn
  38. 38.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the program picks a path (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it plans the next move (d) a buzzer beeps
  39. 39.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the motors turn it
  40. 40.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. the sensors
  2. the robot turns left
  3. a bumper is pressed
  4. think
  5. False
  6. True
  7. the gripper closes
  8. False
  9. True
  10. sense
  11. the robot turns left
  12. sense → think → act
  13. an LED lights up
  14. a camera spots a wall
  15. a loop
  16. it compares two numbers
  17. False
  18. False
  19. a mic hears a clap
  20. the motors
  21. False
  22. sense
  23. think
  24. the motors turn it
  25. False
  26. a bumper is pressed
  27. False
  28. act
  29. act
  30. a camera spots a wall
  31. sense
  32. the program picks a path
  33. think
  34. the bumper is pressed
  35. a buzzer beeps
  36. the arm lifts a box
  37. the controller reads it
  38. a buzzer beeps
  39. the bumper is pressed
  40. False

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