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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 732 · 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 sensing? (a) it counts the boxes (b) the robot turns left (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it decides to stop
  2. 2.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a battery (b) a loop (c) a gear (d) a crash
  3. 3.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) it plans the next move (c) it compares two numbers (d) a buzzer beeps
  5. 5.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  6. 6.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the controller reads it (d) the motors turn it
  7. 7.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a sensor reads light (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the program picks a path
  9. 9.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the sensors (b) the frame (c) the motors (d) the battery
  10. 10.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) an LED lights up (c) it decides to turn (d) a buzzer beeps
  11. 11.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it
  12. 12.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the sensors (b) the motors (c) the program (d) the camera
  13. 13.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the controller (b) the frame (c) the wheels (d) the bumper
  14. 14.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  16. 16.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the program picks a path (b) a camera spots a wall (c) the robot turns left (d) it decides to stop
  17. 17.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) a mic hears a clap (c) it compares two numbers (d) a sensor checks distance
  18. 18.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  20. 20.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  22. 22.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) it decides to stop (c) it compares two numbers (d) a sensor reads light
  23. 23.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a sensor reads light (b) the program picks a path (c) it counts the boxes (d) it decides to turn
  25. 25.🔢 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
  26. 26.🔢 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
  27. 27.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed
  28. 28.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it
  29. 29.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) an LED lights up (c) the gripper closes (d) it decides to turn
  31. 31.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) it compares two numbers (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a sensor reads light
  33. 33.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) it counts the boxes (c) a sensor reads light (d) it compares two numbers
  36. 36.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a mic hears a clap (d) it counts the boxes
  37. 37.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a mic hears a clap (c) it decides to turn (d) it counts the boxes
  38. 38.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) it plans the next move (c) it compares two numbers (d) it decides to turn
  40. 40.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense

Answer key

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

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