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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 723 · 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.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the sensors (b) the battery (c) the frame (d) the motors
  3. 3.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a mic hears a clap (c) the program picks a path (d) an LED lights up
  5. 5.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the program (b) the sensors (c) the camera (d) the motors
  6. 6.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the controller (b) the bumper (c) the wheels (d) the frame
  7. 7.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) it decides to turn (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it compares two numbers
  10. 10.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the gripper closes (d) an LED lights up
  12. 12.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  13. 13.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  14. 14.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “it drives on”? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed
  15. 15.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a battery (b) a gear (c) a loop (d) a crash
  16. 16.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed
  17. 17.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) the motors turn it (c) the controller reads it (d) it drives on
  18. 18.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  19. 19.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to turn (b) the program picks a path (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) an LED lights up
  20. 20.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) the gripper closes (d) a sensor reads light
  22. 22.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on (c) the controller reads it (d) it decides to turn
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a bumper is pressed
  24. 24.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to stop (b) a buzzer beeps (c) it decides to turn (d) a sensor checks distance
  25. 25.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → think → sense (b) act → sense → think (c) think → act → sense (d) sense → think → act
  26. 26.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the gripper closes (b) the program picks a path (c) the wheels spin (d) a camera spots a wall
  27. 27.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) the robot turns left
  29. 29.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it decides to turn
  30. 30.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) it decides to turn (c) it counts the boxes (d) it plans the next move
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a buzzer beeps (d) the robot turns left
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) it counts the boxes (c) it compares two numbers (d) a camera spots a wall
  33. 33.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  35. 35.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  36. 36.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) it decides to turn (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it drives on
  38. 38.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) an LED lights up (c) it counts the boxes (d) a camera spots a wall
  39. 39.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) the wheels spin (c) a buzzer beeps (d) it decides to turn
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) an LED lights up (c) a buzzer beeps (d) it decides to stop

Answer key

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

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