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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 137 · 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) a buzzer beeps (b) the wheels spin (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a gyro feels a turn
  2. 2.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the battery (b) the frame (c) the motors (d) the sensors
  3. 3.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor reads light (b) it counts the boxes (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a buzzer beeps
  4. 4.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a gear (b) a loop (c) a battery (d) a crash
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a mic hears a clap (c) it plans the next move (d) a camera spots a wall
  7. 7.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  8. 8.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) it plans the next move (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the wheels spin
  9. 9.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a sensor checks distance (c) it decides to stop (d) the gripper closes
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a mic hears a clap (c) it compares two numbers (d) a camera spots a wall
  11. 11.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it
  13. 13.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) it decides to stop (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a bumper is pressed
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) it decides to stop (c) it decides to turn (d) a buzzer beeps
  15. 15.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  16. 16.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a sensor checks distance (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a sensor reads light
  18. 18.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  20. 20.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it (c) the controller reads it (d) the bumper is pressed
  21. 21.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it counts the boxes (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the wheels spin
  23. 23.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on (c) the motors turn it (d) the controller reads it
  24. 24.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  25. 25.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  26. 26.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  27. 27.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  28. 28.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the controller reads it
  29. 29.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  30. 30.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the bumper (b) the controller (c) the frame (d) the wheels
  31. 31.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the motors turn it (d) it decides to turn
  32. 32.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → think → sense (b) sense → think → act (c) think → act → sense (d) act → sense → think
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) an LED lights up (c) the robot turns left (d) the gripper closes
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) the robot turns left (c) it counts the boxes (d) it decides to stop
  35. 35.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it counts the boxes (c) an LED lights up (d) a camera spots a wall
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the program picks a path (c) a sensor reads light (d) a bumper is pressed
  38. 38.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it decides to stop
  40. 40.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act

Answer key

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

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