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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 920 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) the robot turns left (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a sensor checks distance
  2. 2.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  3. 3.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a sensor reads light
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) it decides to turn (c) a sensor reads light (d) a gyro feels a turn
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a sensor reads light (c) it decides to stop (d) a sensor checks distance
  7. 7.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the robot turns left (b) the program picks a path (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the arm lifts a box
  8. 8.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it decides to turn (c) a sensor reads light (d) a bumper is pressed
  9. 9.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the frame (c) the bumper (d) the controller
  10. 10.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it (c) the motors turn it (d) the bumper is pressed
  12. 12.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the gripper closes (b) the robot turns left (c) it decides to stop (d) a camera spots a wall
  14. 14.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the gripper closes (b) it counts the boxes (c) a camera spots a wall (d) the wheels spin
  15. 15.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a battery (b) a loop (c) a gear (d) a crash
  16. 16.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the motors turn it (c) it drives on (d) the controller reads it
  17. 17.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) the arm lifts a box (c) the program picks a path (d) a mic hears a clap
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) it decides to turn (d) the program picks a path
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a buzzer beeps (d) the arm lifts a box
  20. 20.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it drives on (d) it decides to turn
  21. 21.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) a camera spots a wall (c) an LED lights up (d) it counts the boxes
  22. 22.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it counts the boxes (b) it decides to turn (c) the robot turns left (d) a mic hears a clap
  23. 23.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) sense → think → act (b) act → sense → think (c) think → act → sense (d) act → think → sense
  24. 24.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the camera (b) the program (c) the motors (d) the sensors
  25. 25.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it drives on (d) it decides to turn
  26. 26.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  27. 27.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  28. 28.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  31. 31.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it plans the next move (b) the wheels spin (c) it compares two numbers (d) a bumper is pressed
  32. 32.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the motors turn it (d) the controller reads it
  33. 33.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) a mic hears a clap (c) the wheels spin (d) the gripper closes
  35. 35.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  36. 36.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) an LED lights up (c) the gripper closes (d) it counts the boxes
  38. 38.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the arm lifts a box (c) the robot turns left (d) it counts the boxes
  39. 39.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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