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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 833 · 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 thinking (deciding)? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a buzzer beeps (d) it plans the next move
  2. 2.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  3. 3.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  6. 6.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn (c) the motors turn it (d) it drives on
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) it decides to turn (c) the robot turns left (d) the program picks a path
  8. 8.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) an LED lights up (b) the program picks a path (c) it decides to stop (d) a sensor reads light
  9. 9.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the frame (c) the controller (d) the bumper
  10. 10.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) the wheels spin (c) a buzzer beeps (d) the arm lifts a box
  11. 11.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → think → sense (b) sense → think → act (c) think → act → sense (d) act → sense → think
  13. 13.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a bumper is pressed (c) an LED lights up (d) it counts the boxes
  14. 14.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the program picks a path
  15. 15.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it compares two numbers (b) the robot turns left (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a camera spots a wall
  17. 17.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the sensors (c) the frame (d) the battery
  18. 18.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  19. 19.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  21. 21.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “it drives on”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on
  22. 22.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it drives on (c) the motors turn it (d) it decides to turn
  23. 23.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the program picks a path (b) the wheels spin (c) it decides to turn (d) a camera spots a wall
  25. 25.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it decides to turn (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the wheels spin
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) the program picks a path
  28. 28.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed
  30. 30.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) an LED lights up (b) it counts the boxes (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) the arm lifts a box
  31. 31.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “it decides to turn”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it decides to turn
  33. 33.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on (c) the motors turn it (d) the bumper is pressed
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) it plans the next move (c) it compares two numbers (d) it decides to turn
  35. 35.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  36. 36.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  37. 37.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the program picks a path (b) the robot turns left (c) it decides to turn (d) a sensor checks distance
  38. 38.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “it drives on”? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it

Answer key

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

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