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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 999 · 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 battery (b) the frame (c) the motors (d) the sensors
  2. 2.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the controller reads it
  3. 3.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) the robot turns left (c) an LED lights up (d) it compares two numbers
  4. 4.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  5. 5.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “it decides to turn”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it decides to turn
  6. 6.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn
  7. 7.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a sensor reads light (d) the program picks a path
  9. 9.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  10. 10.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “it drives on”? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) a buzzer beeps (c) it decides to stop (d) it compares two numbers
  12. 12.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  14. 14.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) the arm lifts a box (c) it compares two numbers (d) a bumper is pressed
  15. 15.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) sense → think → act (b) think → act → sense (c) act → think → sense (d) act → sense → think
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the arm lifts a box (c) the robot turns left (d) an LED lights up
  17. 17.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) it decides to turn (c) the gripper closes (d) the robot turns left
  19. 19.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  20. 20.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it plans the next move (b) the gripper closes (c) a sensor reads light (d) a mic hears a clap
  21. 21.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the gripper closes (b) it counts the boxes (c) the robot turns left (d) a bumper is pressed
  22. 22.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) it counts the boxes (c) the program picks a path (d) the arm lifts a box
  24. 24.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the program (b) the motors (c) the sensors (d) the camera
  26. 26.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it drives on (d) the controller reads it
  27. 27.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the wheels spin (b) it plans the next move (c) it compares two numbers (d) a bumper is pressed
  29. 29.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) an LED lights up (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the arm lifts a box (d) the program picks a path
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) it plans the next move (c) a mic hears a clap (d) it compares two numbers
  31. 31.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the robot turns left (b) the program picks a path (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it plans the next move
  33. 33.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn (c) the motors turn it (d) the bumper is pressed
  35. 35.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) the program picks a path (d) it counts the boxes
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) it decides to stop (d) the program picks a path
  37. 37.🔢 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) the motors turn it (d) it decides to turn
  38. 38.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  39. 39.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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