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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

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

Answer key

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

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