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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 925 · 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 camera spots a wall, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) an LED lights up (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the robot turns left
  3. 3.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the controller (b) the wheels (c) the frame (d) the bumper
  4. 4.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  6. 6.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  7. 7.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to turn (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it plans the next move (d) it compares two numbers
  8. 8.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it plans the next move (b) it compares two numbers (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) the robot turns left
  11. 11.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a buzzer beeps (c) it compares two numbers (d) the robot turns left
  12. 12.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the motors turn it (c) it drives on (d) the bumper is pressed
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the robot turns left
  15. 15.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a crash (b) a loop (c) a battery (d) a gear
  17. 17.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it drives on
  18. 18.🔢 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 bumper is pressed (d) the motors turn it
  19. 19.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the frame (b) the motors (c) the battery (d) the sensors
  22. 22.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  23. 23.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on (c) the controller reads it (d) it decides to turn
  25. 25.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a sensor checks distance (c) it plans the next move (d) the program picks a path
  28. 28.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) the gripper closes (c) a sensor reads light (d) the program picks a path
  29. 29.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the program picks a path (b) a sensor reads light (c) it compares two numbers (d) the wheels spin
  30. 30.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it counts the boxes (c) a sensor reads light (d) it decides to turn
  33. 33.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  34. 34.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the wheels spin (b) it decides to stop (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the arm lifts a box
  35. 35.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the gripper closes (b) it decides to stop (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a mic hears a clap
  36. 36.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) an LED lights up (c) it counts the boxes (d) the arm lifts a box
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it decides to turn (c) it counts the boxes (d) an LED lights up
  39. 39.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  40. 40.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the sensors (b) the camera (c) the program (d) the motors

Answer key

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

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