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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 740 · 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 acting? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a bumper is pressed (c) it compares two numbers (d) the gripper closes
  2. 2.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it decides to turn
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the robot turns left (d) a mic hears a clap
  5. 5.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed
  6. 6.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  7. 7.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it drives on (d) the controller reads it
  8. 8.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a sensor checks distance (c) the robot turns left (d) the gripper closes
  10. 10.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on (c) the motors turn it (d) the bumper is pressed
  11. 11.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “it drives on”? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn
  12. 12.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  13. 13.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  14. 14.🔢 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
  15. 15.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the wheels spin (b) an LED lights up (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it counts the boxes
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) an LED lights up (c) a buzzer beeps (d) it decides to turn
  17. 17.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the motors (b) the camera (c) the sensors (d) the program
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) it compares two numbers (c) it plans the next move (d) it counts the boxes
  19. 19.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the wheels spin (b) the robot turns left (c) an LED lights up (d) a gyro feels a turn
  20. 20.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) the arm lifts a box (c) it compares two numbers (d) a mic hears a clap
  21. 21.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  22. 22.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a loop (b) a crash (c) a battery (d) a gear
  23. 23.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → think → sense (b) act → sense → think (c) sense → think → act (d) think → act → sense
  24. 24.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  25. 25.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a buzzer beeps (c) it counts the boxes (d) a bumper is pressed
  26. 26.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the battery (b) the sensors (c) the motors (d) the frame
  28. 28.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the robot turns left (b) it decides to turn (c) it counts the boxes (d) it plans the next move
  30. 30.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the motors turn it (c) the controller reads it (d) it decides to turn
  33. 33.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  34. 34.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it decides to turn
  35. 35.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the controller reads it
  36. 36.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to stop (b) the wheels spin (c) it counts the boxes (d) a sensor reads light
  39. 39.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the bumper (b) the frame (c) the controller (d) the wheels
  40. 40.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think

Answer key

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

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