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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 169 · 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 part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the bumper (b) the wheels (c) the frame (d) the controller
  2. 2.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  3. 3.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor reads light (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it decides to stop
  4. 4.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a loop (b) a battery (c) a crash (d) a gear
  5. 5.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  6. 6.🔢 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
  7. 7.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a sensor reads light (d) the robot turns left
  9. 9.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) it decides to turn (c) a sensor reads light (d) the wheels spin
  11. 11.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it (c) it decides to turn (d) the motors turn it
  12. 12.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it plans the next move (b) a camera spots a wall (c) the wheels spin (d) it compares two numbers
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it counts the boxes
  14. 14.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) the gripper closes (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a mic hears a clap
  16. 16.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a sensor checks distance (c) it counts the boxes (d) the gripper closes
  17. 17.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the sensors (c) the battery (d) the frame
  18. 18.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) an LED lights up (b) a bumper is pressed (c) it counts the boxes (d) a gyro feels a turn
  19. 19.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  20. 20.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  21. 21.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  22. 22.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  23. 23.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it drives on (d) it decides to turn
  24. 24.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  25. 25.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the robot turns left (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it decides to turn (d) it plans the next move
  27. 27.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the motors turn it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the motors turn it
  29. 29.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a sensor reads light (c) it decides to stop (d) the wheels spin
  32. 32.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it drives on (c) the controller reads it (d) the motors turn it
  33. 33.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  36. 36.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a mic hears a clap (c) the wheels spin (d) it decides to turn
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) an LED lights up (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a buzzer beeps
  38. 38.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  39. 39.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it (c) it drives on (d) the bumper is pressed
  40. 40.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act

Answer key

  1. the controller
  2. act
  3. the arm lifts a box
  4. a loop
  5. sense
  6. it decides to turn
  7. the bumper is pressed
  8. the robot turns left
  9. True
  10. it decides to turn
  11. it drives on
  12. the wheels spin
  13. it counts the boxes
  14. sense
  15. a mic hears a clap
  16. it counts the boxes
  17. the sensors
  18. an LED lights up
  19. act
  20. act
  21. act
  22. act
  23. the bumper is pressed
  24. sense
  25. False
  26. a camera spots a wall
  27. False
  28. it decides to turn
  29. False
  30. False
  31. it decides to stop
  32. the motors turn it
  33. True
  34. True
  35. think
  36. a mic hears a clap
  37. a bumper is pressed
  38. think
  39. it drives on
  40. think

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