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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 890 · 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.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a crash (b) a gear (c) a battery (d) a loop
  3. 3.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  4. 4.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a sensor reads light (c) a buzzer beeps (d) it compares two numbers
  5. 5.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the program (b) the sensors (c) the camera (d) the motors
  6. 6.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  7. 7.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  8. 8.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  10. 10.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → think → sense (b) act → sense → think (c) sense → think → act (d) think → act → sense
  11. 11.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the motors turn it (d) it drives on
  12. 12.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) it decides to turn (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it drives on
  13. 13.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it counts the boxes (c) it plans the next move (d) a gyro feels a turn
  15. 15.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a sensor reads light (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a mic hears a clap
  17. 17.🔢 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 decides to turn (d) it drives on
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) the wheels spin (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the robot turns left
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) the gripper closes (c) it compares two numbers (d) an LED lights up
  20. 20.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  21. 21.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a bumper is pressed
  22. 22.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “it drives on”? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it
  24. 24.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it decides to stop (c) the robot turns left (d) a gyro feels a turn
  25. 25.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the sensors (b) the motors (c) the frame (d) the battery
  27. 27.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to turn (b) a sensor reads light (c) an LED lights up (d) the program picks a path
  28. 28.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) the robot turns left (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it decides to stop
  29. 29.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) the gripper closes (c) the robot turns left (d) the program picks a path
  30. 30.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) it decides to turn (c) the robot turns left (d) a bumper is pressed
  31. 31.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “it decides to turn”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn
  32. 32.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it counts the boxes (b) it decides to turn (c) a camera spots a wall (d) the arm lifts a box
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) the gripper closes (c) it decides to stop (d) the arm lifts a box
  34. 34.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the wheels spin (b) it counts the boxes (c) the program picks a path (d) it compares two numbers
  36. 36.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔢 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
  38. 38.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) it plans the next move (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a camera spots a wall

Answer key

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

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