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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 964 · 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 parts do the “sense” job? (a) the sensors (b) the motors (c) the battery (d) the frame
  2. 2.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it plans the next move (c) it decides to turn (d) the arm lifts a box
  4. 4.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  5. 5.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “it drives on”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it drives on
  7. 7.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the program picks a path (b) the wheels spin (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the robot turns left
  8. 8.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it drives on (c) it decides to turn (d) the controller reads it
  9. 9.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it
  10. 10.🔢 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
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) the gripper closes (c) it decides to stop (d) the robot turns left
  12. 12.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the controller (b) the wheels (c) the bumper (d) the frame
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it compares two numbers (d) a bumper is pressed
  14. 14.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) it decides to stop (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a buzzer beeps
  16. 16.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) a mic hears a clap (c) the wheels spin (d) the arm lifts a box
  18. 18.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on (c) the controller reads it (d) the motors turn it
  19. 19.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) the program picks a path (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a camera spots a wall
  22. 22.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) it compares two numbers (c) the robot turns left (d) it plans the next move
  24. 24.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) a sensor reads light (c) a mic hears a clap (d) it counts the boxes
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) a sensor checks distance (c) it compares two numbers (d) it decides to stop
  26. 26.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) it compares two numbers (c) the program picks a path (d) an LED lights up
  28. 28.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the wheels spin (c) it plans the next move (d) a camera spots a wall
  29. 29.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the sensors (b) the camera (c) the motors (d) the program
  30. 30.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  31. 31.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) the gripper closes (c) an LED lights up (d) a sensor reads light
  33. 33.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  34. 34.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it counts the boxes (b) it compares two numbers (c) it plans the next move (d) a gyro feels a turn
  35. 35.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  36. 36.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a gear (b) a crash (c) a battery (d) a loop
  37. 37.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) it compares two numbers (c) it counts the boxes (d) a bumper is pressed
  39. 39.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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