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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 106 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) the program picks a path (c) the gripper closes (d) it plans the next move
  2. 2.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  3. 3.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  4. 4.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it decides to stop
  6. 6.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  7. 7.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on (c) the controller reads it (d) the bumper is pressed
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) it plans the next move (c) it decides to stop (d) it compares two numbers
  10. 10.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the frame (b) the wheels (c) the controller (d) the bumper
  11. 11.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it
  12. 12.🔢 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) the bumper is pressed (d) it drives on
  13. 13.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a mic hears a clap (d) it decides to stop
  14. 14.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the motors turn it
  15. 15.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to stop (b) a camera spots a wall (c) the program picks a path (d) an LED lights up
  16. 16.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) sense → think → act (b) act → sense → think (c) think → act → sense (d) act → think → sense
  17. 17.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  20. 20.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  21. 21.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the program (b) the motors (c) the camera (d) the sensors
  22. 22.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on
  23. 23.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a gear (b) a loop (c) a crash (d) a battery
  24. 24.🔢 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
  25. 25.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the robot turns left (d) a bumper is pressed
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) it decides to turn (c) an LED lights up (d) the wheels spin
  28. 28.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  29. 29.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a sensor reads light
  30. 30.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  31. 31.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the robot turns left (b) it counts the boxes (c) an LED lights up (d) a sensor reads light
  32. 32.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to stop (b) the program picks a path (c) the gripper closes (d) it decides to turn
  34. 34.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  35. 35.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  36. 36.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “it drives on”? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it
  38. 38.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it (c) it drives on (d) the bumper is pressed
  39. 39.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  40. 40.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the sensors (c) the frame (d) the battery

Answer key

  1. the gripper closes
  2. sense
  3. think
  4. think
  5. it decides to stop
  6. act
  7. True
  8. it drives on
  9. a sensor checks distance
  10. the controller
  11. the controller reads it
  12. the motors turn it
  13. it decides to stop
  14. the bumper is pressed
  15. an LED lights up
  16. sense → think → act
  17. False
  18. False
  19. act
  20. sense
  21. the motors
  22. it decides to turn
  23. a loop
  24. the bumper is pressed
  25. True
  26. a bumper is pressed
  27. it decides to turn
  28. think
  29. the arm lifts a box
  30. sense
  31. it counts the boxes
  32. True
  33. the gripper closes
  34. think
  35. sense
  36. False
  37. the motors turn it
  38. the bumper is pressed
  39. act
  40. the sensors

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