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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 189 · 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: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  2. 2.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it decides to turn
  4. 4.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a loop (b) a gear (c) a crash (d) a battery
  5. 5.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  6. 6.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the wheels spin (d) an LED lights up
  8. 8.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) sense → think → act (b) think → act → sense (c) act → think → sense (d) act → sense → think
  9. 9.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) the arm lifts a box (c) the robot turns left (d) an LED lights up
  11. 11.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the controller reads it
  12. 12.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the sensors (b) the camera (c) the motors (d) the program
  13. 13.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  14. 14.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) the wheels spin (c) the program picks a path (d) an LED lights up
  15. 15.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the sensors (b) the frame (c) the motors (d) the battery
  16. 16.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the program picks a path (c) a buzzer beeps (d) it counts the boxes
  17. 17.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to stop (b) the program picks a path (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the wheels spin
  18. 18.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  19. 19.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  20. 20.🔢 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
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a bumper is pressed
  22. 22.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  24. 24.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  25. 25.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on (c) the motors turn it (d) it decides to turn
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) it decides to turn (c) it compares two numbers (d) a bumper is pressed
  28. 28.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  29. 29.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  30. 30.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the robot turns left
  34. 34.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the bumper (b) the frame (c) the wheels (d) the controller
  35. 35.🔢 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
  36. 36.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) the robot turns left (c) the program picks a path (d) a sensor checks distance
  37. 37.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it decides to turn (d) the controller reads it
  40. 40.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act

Answer key

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

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