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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 111 · 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 stop”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  2. 2.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the gripper closes
  3. 3.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it compares two numbers (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a bumper is pressed
  4. 4.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  5. 5.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn (c) it drives on (d) the motors turn it
  6. 6.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) it decides to turn (c) a buzzer beeps (d) it compares two numbers
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a sensor reads light (c) the program picks a path (d) a mic hears a clap
  8. 8.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it (c) the controller reads it (d) the bumper is pressed
  9. 9.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  10. 10.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the frame (b) the bumper (c) the controller (d) the wheels
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) the robot turns left (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a sensor checks distance
  12. 12.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to stop (b) it compares two numbers (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the arm lifts a box
  13. 13.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) an LED lights up (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a mic hears a clap
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the program picks a path (d) it counts the boxes
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) an LED lights up (c) it plans the next move (d) the robot turns left
  17. 17.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) it decides to turn (c) the program picks a path (d) the gripper closes
  19. 19.🔢 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
  20. 20.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  21. 21.🔢 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
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a sensor reads light (d) a camera spots a wall
  23. 23.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) sense → think → act (b) think → act → sense (c) act → sense → think (d) act → think → sense
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the gripper closes (c) a buzzer beeps (d) the robot turns left
  26. 26.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  28. 28.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  29. 29.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the program (b) the motors (c) the sensors (d) the camera
  30. 30.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the wheels spin (b) the gripper closes (c) the program picks a path (d) the robot turns left
  31. 31.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it decides to turn (d) it drives on
  32. 32.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the sensors (c) the frame (d) the battery
  33. 33.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  34. 34.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a sensor reads light (d) the gripper closes
  36. 36.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  37. 37.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  38. 38.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  39. 39.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a sensor reads light (c) the gripper closes (d) it decides to stop
  40. 40.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on

Answer key

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

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