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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 830 · 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 part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the bumper (b) the wheels (c) the frame (d) the controller
  2. 2.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) a camera spots a wall (c) the program picks a path (d) it decides to turn
  4. 4.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → think → sense (b) act → sense → think (c) think → act → sense (d) sense → think → act
  5. 5.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it (c) it drives on (d) the bumper is pressed
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) the program picks a path (c) the gripper closes (d) the wheels spin
  9. 9.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) a sensor checks distance (c) an LED lights up (d) the arm lifts a box
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) it plans the next move (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a mic hears a clap
  12. 12.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a sensor reads light (b) it decides to turn (c) it compares two numbers (d) the program picks a path
  13. 13.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a battery (b) a loop (c) a gear (d) a crash
  14. 14.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a sensor checks distance (c) it plans the next move (d) the robot turns left
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) the robot turns left (c) it counts the boxes (d) it decides to stop
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) it decides to stop (c) the wheels spin (d) the gripper closes
  17. 17.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the robot turns left (b) the arm lifts a box (c) it counts the boxes (d) a bumper is pressed
  18. 18.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  19. 19.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  20. 20.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a mic hears a clap (c) it plans the next move (d) the program picks a path
  21. 21.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) an LED lights up (b) a bumper is pressed (c) it plans the next move (d) it decides to stop
  22. 22.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it (c) it drives on (d) the motors turn it
  23. 23.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the motors turn it (d) it decides to turn
  24. 24.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the program picks a path
  25. 25.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the sensors (b) the frame (c) the battery (d) the motors
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a camera spots a wall
  27. 27.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  28. 28.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  30. 30.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  31. 31.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the controller reads it (d) it decides to turn
  32. 32.🔢 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
  33. 33.🔢 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
  34. 34.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  36. 36.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it (c) it decides to turn (d) the controller reads it
  37. 37.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the robot turns left (d) a sensor reads light
  39. 39.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) it plans the next move (c) it compares two numbers (d) it decides to turn

Answer key

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

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