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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

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

Answer key

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

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