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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 905 · 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 buzzer beeps, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a buzzer beeps (d) it compares two numbers
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) it plans the next move (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a sensor reads light
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a sensor checks distance (c) it decides to stop (d) a camera spots a wall
  6. 6.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the motors (b) the camera (c) the sensors (d) the program
  7. 7.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a loop (b) a gear (c) a battery (d) a crash
  8. 8.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  9. 9.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it decides to turn
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the wheels spin (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a camera spots a wall
  13. 13.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the frame (b) the controller (c) the wheels (d) the bumper
  14. 14.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the wheels spin (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) it plans the next move (d) the arm lifts a box
  15. 15.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) an LED lights up (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) it compares two numbers (d) the robot turns left
  16. 16.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  17. 17.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) the robot turns left (c) it counts the boxes (d) the wheels spin
  19. 19.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  20. 20.🔢 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
  21. 21.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the motors turn it
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) it decides to turn (c) it decides to stop (d) the gripper closes
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the program picks a path (d) it compares two numbers
  24. 24.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “it drives on”? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed
  25. 25.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the battery (b) the frame (c) the motors (d) the sensors
  29. 29.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the robot turns left (b) it decides to turn (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a buzzer beeps
  30. 30.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  31. 31.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) an LED lights up (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the wheels spin
  35. 35.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the wheels spin (b) an LED lights up (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a mic hears a clap
  36. 36.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the program picks a path (b) the gripper closes (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a camera spots a wall
  38. 38.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the motors turn it (c) it drives on (d) the controller reads it
  40. 40.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on (c) the motors turn it (d) it decides to turn

Answer key

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

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