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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 968 · 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 of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) an LED lights up (b) a sensor checks distance (c) it plans the next move (d) the wheels spin
  2. 2.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “it decides to turn”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it decides to turn
  3. 3.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the bumper (b) the controller (c) the frame (d) the wheels
  4. 4.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  5. 5.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) the arm lifts a box (c) the wheels spin (d) an LED lights up
  7. 7.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  8. 8.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the gripper closes
  10. 10.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🔢 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) the motors turn it
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) a sensor reads light (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a mic hears a clap
  13. 13.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the wheels spin (c) it decides to turn (d) it decides to stop
  14. 14.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the camera (b) the sensors (c) the program (d) the motors
  16. 16.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a loop (b) a battery (c) a gear (d) a crash
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) the robot turns left (c) the wheels spin (d) a camera spots a wall
  18. 18.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) it decides to stop (c) it decides to turn (d) the robot turns left
  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, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it (c) it drives on (d) the motors turn it
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) it plans the next move (c) a sensor reads light (d) it compares two numbers
  22. 22.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the battery (b) the motors (c) the frame (d) the sensors
  23. 23.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it (c) it decides to turn (d) it drives on
  24. 24.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  25. 25.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  26. 26.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it
  27. 27.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  28. 28.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a sensor reads light (d) it counts the boxes
  30. 30.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) it compares two numbers (c) a buzzer beeps (d) an LED lights up
  32. 32.🔢 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
  33. 33.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the program picks a path (b) the wheels spin (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it decides to turn
  34. 34.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) it decides to turn (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a bumper is pressed
  35. 35.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it decides to turn
  36. 36.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  37. 37.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  38. 38.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed
  39. 39.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → sense → think (b) act → think → sense (c) think → act → sense (d) sense → think → act
  40. 40.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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