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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 221 · 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 sensor checks distance”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  2. 2.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  3. 3.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a crash (b) a gear (c) a battery (d) a loop
  4. 4.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the motors (b) the program (c) the camera (d) the sensors
  5. 5.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  6. 6.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) it compares two numbers (c) a sensor reads light (d) a mic hears a clap
  7. 7.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it (c) it decides to turn (d) it drives on
  8. 8.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) it decides to turn (c) the program picks a path (d) a mic hears a clap
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) it compares two numbers (c) an LED lights up (d) it decides to turn
  11. 11.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  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) it drives on (d) the bumper is pressed
  13. 13.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a bumper is pressed
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) the program picks a path (c) it decides to turn (d) a gyro feels a turn
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it decides to turn
  17. 17.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a buzzer beeps (c) it plans the next move (d) a sensor checks distance
  18. 18.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it plans the next move (b) the program picks a path (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the wheels spin
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a sensor checks distance
  21. 21.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  22. 22.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the frame (b) the wheels (c) the bumper (d) the controller
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a mic hears a clap
  24. 24.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  25. 25.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  26. 26.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the wheels spin (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it plans the next move
  27. 27.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → sense → think (b) think → act → sense (c) sense → think → act (d) act → think → sense
  28. 28.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it counts the boxes (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) the gripper closes
  29. 29.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn (c) the controller reads it (d) the motors turn it
  31. 31.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) a camera spots a wall (c) the arm lifts a box (d) the gripper closes
  33. 33.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) an LED lights up (b) the program picks a path (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a sensor checks distance
  34. 34.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to turn (b) a mic hears a clap (c) the gripper closes (d) the arm lifts a box
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) it compares two numbers (c) the gripper closes (d) the arm lifts a box
  36. 36.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) an LED lights up (b) it decides to turn (c) the robot turns left (d) a mic hears a clap
  38. 38.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it drives on (c) it decides to turn (d) the motors turn it
  40. 40.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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