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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 236 · 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 of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the wheels spin (c) a sensor reads light (d) it decides to stop
  2. 2.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  3. 3.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) think → act → sense (b) sense → think → act (c) act → think → sense (d) act → sense → think
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the wheels spin
  5. 5.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to stop (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a buzzer beeps (d) it decides to turn
  6. 6.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it (c) it decides to turn (d) the motors turn it
  7. 7.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a loop (b) a gear (c) a battery (d) a crash
  8. 8.🔢 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 decides to turn (d) the motors turn it
  9. 9.🔢 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
  10. 10.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the robot turns left (b) it decides to stop (c) a mic hears a clap (d) it counts the boxes
  11. 11.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  12. 12.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “it decides to turn”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) it decides to stop (c) the robot turns left (d) an LED lights up
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a sensor checks distance (c) it counts the boxes (d) a gyro feels a turn
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) the robot turns left (c) a buzzer beeps (d) the gripper closes
  16. 16.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the program (b) the sensors (c) the motors (d) the camera
  17. 17.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  18. 18.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  19. 19.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the wheels spin (b) a sensor checks distance (c) it compares two numbers (d) a bumper is pressed
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) the gripper closes (c) a camera spots a wall (d) the wheels spin
  21. 21.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the motors turn it (d) it decides to turn
  22. 22.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the motors turn it
  23. 23.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  24. 24.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) the robot turns left (c) a sensor reads light (d) it counts the boxes
  25. 25.🔢 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) the bumper is pressed (d) it drives on
  26. 26.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the battery (b) the sensors (c) the motors (d) the frame
  27. 27.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the controller (b) the bumper (c) the frame (d) the wheels
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a sensor checks distance (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a bumper is pressed
  29. 29.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  32. 32.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  33. 33.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the robot turns left (b) it decides to stop (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it decides to turn
  35. 35.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  36. 36.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the robot turns left (b) it compares two numbers (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a sensor checks distance
  37. 37.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  38. 38.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the gripper closes (b) a sensor reads light (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a sensor checks distance
  39. 39.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense

Answer key

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

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