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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 915 · 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 sensing? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) the wheels spin (c) an LED lights up (d) it plans the next move
  2. 2.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  3. 3.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it (c) it drives on (d) the motors turn it
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) it counts the boxes (c) it decides to stop (d) a bumper is pressed
  7. 7.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the program picks a path (d) it compares two numbers
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) it counts the boxes (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the program picks a path
  9. 9.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) it decides to stop (c) the gripper closes (d) the wheels spin
  11. 11.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the robot turns left (b) it decides to stop (c) the arm lifts a box (d) the gripper closes
  12. 12.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it decides to turn (d) the program picks a path
  13. 13.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the frame (b) the motors (c) the battery (d) the sensors
  14. 14.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on (c) the motors turn it (d) the controller reads it
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a bumper is pressed
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a sensor reads light (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the gripper closes
  18. 18.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it decides to turn (c) the arm lifts a box (d) it counts the boxes
  20. 20.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the motors turn it (c) it decides to turn (d) it drives on
  21. 21.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a loop (b) a battery (c) a gear (d) a crash
  22. 22.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  23. 23.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  24. 24.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  26. 26.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) a mic hears a clap (c) the wheels spin (d) an LED lights up
  28. 28.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) the arm lifts a box (c) the program picks a path (d) the wheels spin
  30. 30.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the frame (b) the wheels (c) the controller (d) the bumper
  31. 31.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) it decides to stop (c) it counts the boxes (d) the robot turns left
  33. 33.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a camera spots a wall (d) the robot turns left
  34. 34.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it compares two numbers
  35. 35.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) the arm lifts a box
  37. 37.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) sense → think → act (b) act → sense → think (c) think → act → sense (d) act → think → sense
  38. 38.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “it decides to turn”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it decides to turn
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) the program picks a path (c) the robot turns left (d) the gripper closes
  40. 40.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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