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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 191 · 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: “an LED lights up”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  2. 2.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  3. 3.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the robot turns left (b) a bumper is pressed (c) it plans the next move (d) it decides to turn
  4. 4.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  5. 5.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it compares two numbers (c) the arm lifts a box (d) it decides to stop
  6. 6.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  7. 7.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  8. 8.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the sensors (b) the motors (c) the battery (d) the frame
  9. 9.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it
  10. 10.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) a buzzer beeps (c) it counts the boxes (d) it decides to turn
  12. 12.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  13. 13.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the controller reads it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it
  14. 14.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it decides to turn (c) the motors turn it (d) it drives on
  15. 15.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor reads light (b) an LED lights up (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it decides to turn
  16. 16.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a loop (b) a gear (c) a crash (d) a battery
  17. 17.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the frame (b) the wheels (c) the controller (d) the bumper
  18. 18.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it plans the next move (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a buzzer beeps (d) the robot turns left
  19. 19.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  20. 20.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “it drives on”? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn
  21. 21.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  22. 22.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔢 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
  24. 24.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  27. 27.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  30. 30.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  31. 31.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔢 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
  33. 33.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a buzzer beeps (c) it counts the boxes (d) a sensor reads light
  34. 34.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the program picks a path (b) it plans the next move (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it decides to turn
  37. 37.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the program (b) the motors (c) the camera (d) the sensors
  38. 38.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it plans the next move (c) a sensor reads light (d) it decides to turn
  40. 40.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense

Answer key

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

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