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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 998 · 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 counts the boxes”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  2. 2.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it counts the boxes (b) it decides to turn (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the arm lifts a box
  5. 5.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the motors turn it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it drives on
  6. 6.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a gear (b) a loop (c) a crash (d) a battery
  7. 7.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it compares two numbers (b) an LED lights up (c) it decides to turn (d) a sensor reads light
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a bumper is pressed (d) an LED lights up
  9. 9.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the motors (b) the sensors (c) the program (d) the camera
  10. 10.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the sensors (b) the motors (c) the frame (d) the battery
  11. 11.🔢 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
  12. 12.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the robot turns left (b) a mic hears a clap (c) the gripper closes (d) the wheels spin
  13. 13.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the robot turns left (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it plans the next move
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) a sensor checks distance (c) the arm lifts a box (d) the wheels spin
  15. 15.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor reads light (b) the wheels spin (c) it plans the next move (d) a gyro feels a turn
  16. 16.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  17. 17.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  18. 18.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  19. 19.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → sense → think (b) think → act → sense (c) sense → think → act (d) act → think → sense
  20. 20.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔢 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
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) the arm lifts a box (c) it compares two numbers (d) the gripper closes
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a camera spots a wall (d) the program picks a path
  24. 24.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “it drives on”? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it
  25. 25.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it decides to turn (d) the controller reads it
  27. 27.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it counts the boxes (c) it compares two numbers (d) the wheels spin
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it decides to stop (c) the wheels spin (d) it decides to turn
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the gripper closes
  30. 30.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to stop (b) it plans the next move (c) it counts the boxes (d) a gyro feels a turn
  31. 31.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a sensor reads light (c) an LED lights up (d) a bumper is pressed
  34. 34.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the bumper (b) the controller (c) the frame (d) the wheels
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a sensor reads light (d) the arm lifts a box
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) the robot turns left (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the gripper closes
  37. 37.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the wheels spin (b) a camera spots a wall (c) an LED lights up (d) the gripper closes
  38. 38.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the controller reads it
  39. 39.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the controller reads it”? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it
  40. 40.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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