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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 819 · 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 buzzer beeps (c) a camera spots a wall (d) the program picks a path
  2. 2.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a buzzer beeps (c) it counts the boxes (d) an LED lights up
  3. 3.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn (c) the motors turn it (d) it drives on
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) the robot turns left (c) a sensor reads light (d) a camera spots a wall
  6. 6.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  8. 8.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the gripper closes (b) it decides to turn (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a gyro feels a turn
  9. 9.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  10. 10.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) it compares two numbers (c) it decides to stop (d) a sensor checks distance
  11. 11.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  12. 12.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  13. 13.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a battery (b) a loop (c) a gear (d) a crash
  16. 16.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  17. 17.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) the robot turns left (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the wheels spin
  19. 19.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) the program picks a path (c) it decides to stop (d) a gyro feels a turn
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) it plans the next move (d) a sensor checks distance
  23. 23.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) think → act → sense (b) act → think → sense (c) sense → think → act (d) act → sense → think
  25. 25.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the arm lifts a box (c) it compares two numbers (d) an LED lights up
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a sensor checks distance
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it counts the boxes (d) a bumper is pressed
  28. 28.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  29. 29.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it (c) it drives on (d) it decides to turn
  30. 30.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) an LED lights up (c) it plans the next move (d) a gyro feels a turn
  32. 32.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it compares two numbers (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a bumper is pressed
  35. 35.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) the gripper closes (c) the robot turns left (d) the program picks a path
  38. 38.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the frame (c) the battery (d) the sensors
  39. 39.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a sensor reads light (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it decides to turn

Answer key

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

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