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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 935 · 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 mic hears a clap, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the gripper closes (b) it counts the boxes (c) it plans the next move (d) a bumper is pressed
  3. 3.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it
  4. 4.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) it decides to turn (c) the motors turn it (d) the bumper is pressed
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the wheels spin (c) the gripper closes (d) the robot turns left
  6. 6.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the frame (b) the wheels (c) the bumper (d) the controller
  7. 7.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the program (b) the sensors (c) the motors (d) the camera
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) the gripper closes (c) it decides to stop (d) the wheels spin
  9. 9.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  10. 10.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a battery (b) a gear (c) a loop (d) a crash
  11. 11.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the wheels spin (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the program picks a path
  12. 12.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on (c) it decides to turn (d) the bumper is pressed
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) a mic hears a clap (c) it decides to turn (d) the program picks a path
  14. 14.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  15. 15.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  16. 16.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the sensors (c) the frame (d) the battery
  17. 17.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  19. 19.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  20. 20.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “it drives on”? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn
  21. 21.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a mic hears a clap (c) it decides to turn (d) a sensor reads light
  23. 23.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a sensor reads light (c) a mic hears a clap (d) it decides to stop
  25. 25.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it (c) the motors turn it (d) it drives on
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) the gripper closes (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a sensor reads light
  27. 27.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it decides to turn (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a sensor reads light (d) a gyro feels a turn
  28. 28.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it decides to stop (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a camera spots a wall
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a mic hears a clap (c) the program picks a path (d) a camera spots a wall
  30. 30.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) the robot turns left (c) the wheels spin (d) a gyro feels a turn
  36. 36.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it counts the boxes (b) it decides to turn (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a bumper is pressed
  37. 37.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  38. 38.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  40. 40.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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