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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 991 · 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 frame (b) the motors (c) the sensors (d) the battery
  2. 2.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it compares two numbers (c) a buzzer beeps (d) the arm lifts a box
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) it plans the next move (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it counts the boxes
  4. 4.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to stop (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the gripper closes (d) a gyro feels a turn
  5. 5.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the program picks a path (b) it plans the next move (c) an LED lights up (d) a sensor checks distance
  6. 6.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  8. 8.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  9. 9.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) the wheels spin (c) it decides to stop (d) it plans the next move
  10. 10.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the wheels spin (b) it decides to turn (c) it counts the boxes (d) it decides to stop
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) it plans the next move (c) it decides to turn (d) the arm lifts a box
  12. 12.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a gear (b) a battery (c) a crash (d) a loop
  13. 13.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on (c) the motors turn it (d) the controller reads it
  14. 14.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the robot turns left (b) it plans the next move (c) it counts the boxes (d) it compares two numbers
  15. 15.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a mic hears a clap (d) it plans the next move
  17. 17.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the robot turns left (b) the program picks a path (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a mic hears a clap
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the program picks a path (d) a camera spots a wall
  20. 20.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the program (b) the camera (c) the motors (d) the sensors
  22. 22.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it decides to turn
  23. 23.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) an LED lights up (b) the robot turns left (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the arm lifts a box
  24. 24.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the program picks a path (b) it plans the next move (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the arm lifts a box
  25. 25.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) it counts the boxes (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a sensor reads light
  28. 28.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it drives on (c) it decides to turn (d) the controller reads it
  29. 29.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  30. 30.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔢 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
  33. 33.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it counts the boxes (b) it compares two numbers (c) a camera spots a wall (d) the program picks a path
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) the program picks a path (c) it compares two numbers (d) a sensor reads light
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the wheels spin
  36. 36.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  37. 37.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it (c) it drives on (d) the bumper is pressed
  39. 39.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the wheels spin (d) a gyro feels a turn
  40. 40.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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