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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 971 · 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.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  2. 2.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) it decides to stop (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a mic hears a clap
  3. 3.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a crash (b) a battery (c) a loop (d) a gear
  4. 4.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  5. 5.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it counts the boxes (b) the program picks a path (c) it plans the next move (d) the arm lifts a box
  6. 6.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  7. 7.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  8. 8.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  9. 9.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) an LED lights up (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) it compares two numbers (d) the program picks a path
  10. 10.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it plans the next move (b) the wheels spin (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a buzzer beeps
  12. 12.🔢 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
  13. 13.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  15. 15.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the gripper closes (b) a mic hears a clap (c) the program picks a path (d) it compares two numbers
  16. 16.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  17. 17.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it compares two numbers (b) the arm lifts a box (c) the robot turns left (d) a mic hears a clap
  18. 18.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the bumper (c) the controller (d) the frame
  19. 19.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it (c) it decides to turn (d) the motors turn it
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a sensor reads light (c) the wheels spin (d) a bumper is pressed
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) the robot turns left (c) the program picks a path (d) it counts the boxes
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it counts the boxes (d) it plans the next move
  23. 23.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it counts the boxes (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it compares two numbers
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a buzzer beeps (c) it decides to turn (d) it compares two numbers
  26. 26.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) an LED lights up (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it plans the next move (d) the program picks a path
  28. 28.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  30. 30.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the robot turns left (b) it counts the boxes (c) it plans the next move (d) the program picks a path
  31. 31.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to turn (b) a sensor checks distance (c) the wheels spin (d) the robot turns left
  33. 33.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it
  34. 34.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  35. 35.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the arm lifts a box (d) the wheels spin
  37. 37.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) the wheels spin (c) a camera spots a wall (d) the program picks a path
  39. 39.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  40. 40.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the sensors (b) the motors (c) the frame (d) the battery

Answer key

  1. think
  2. a buzzer beeps
  3. a loop
  4. sense
  5. the arm lifts a box
  6. sense
  7. act
  8. think
  9. a gyro feels a turn
  10. False
  11. it plans the next move
  12. it decides to turn
  13. False
  14. act
  15. the gripper closes
  16. sense
  17. it compares two numbers
  18. the controller
  19. the controller reads it
  20. the wheels spin
  21. the robot turns left
  22. a camera spots a wall
  23. True
  24. a bumper is pressed
  25. a buzzer beeps
  26. True
  27. a camera spots a wall
  28. False
  29. sense
  30. the robot turns left
  31. False
  32. a sensor checks distance
  33. the bumper is pressed
  34. act
  35. False
  36. it plans the next move
  37. False
  38. the program picks a path
  39. think
  40. the sensors

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