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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 93 · 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 it compares two numbers, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔢 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) it decides to turn (d) the motors turn it
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the program picks a path (c) the gripper closes (d) the wheels spin
  5. 5.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to turn (b) a mic hears a clap (c) the robot turns left (d) it plans the next move
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) the wheels spin (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a buzzer beeps
  7. 7.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) the wheels spin (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the arm lifts a box
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a sensor checks distance (d) an LED lights up
  10. 10.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) a mic hears a clap (c) the gripper closes (d) the arm lifts a box
  12. 12.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the program (b) the motors (c) the camera (d) the sensors
  13. 13.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a gyro feels a turn
  15. 15.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it decides to stop (b) an LED lights up (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the robot turns left
  16. 16.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  17. 17.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it decides to turn (d) the controller reads it
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a bumper is pressed
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) the arm lifts a box (c) it decides to stop (d) the robot turns left
  20. 20.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “it drives on”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on
  21. 21.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) think → act → sense (b) act → sense → think (c) sense → think → act (d) act → think → sense
  22. 22.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it drives on (d) the controller reads it
  23. 23.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the robot turns left (b) a sensor checks distance (c) the arm lifts a box (d) it decides to turn
  24. 24.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  25. 25.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a sensor reads light (b) the gripper closes (c) it counts the boxes (d) the wheels spin
  26. 26.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  27. 27.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) an LED lights up (c) the gripper closes (d) the program picks a path
  29. 29.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to stop (b) it counts the boxes (c) the wheels spin (d) it decides to turn
  30. 30.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a crash (b) a gear (c) a loop (d) a battery
  31. 31.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  32. 32.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it (c) it drives on (d) it decides to turn
  33. 33.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the battery (c) the frame (d) the sensors
  34. 34.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  35. 35.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  36. 36.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it (c) it decides to turn (d) it drives on
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a camera spots a wall (d) the gripper closes
  38. 38.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it
  39. 39.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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