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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 325 · 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 stop”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  2. 2.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  3. 3.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the gripper closes (d) it plans the next move
  6. 6.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the frame (b) the motors (c) the battery (d) the sensors
  7. 7.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) it decides to stop (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a gyro feels a turn
  10. 10.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) think → act → sense (b) act → think → sense (c) sense → think → act (d) act → sense → think
  11. 11.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it decides to turn (d) it drives on
  12. 12.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  13. 13.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) it compares two numbers (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a mic hears a clap
  14. 14.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the sensors (b) the camera (c) the motors (d) the program
  15. 15.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the controller reads it”? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the robot turns left (c) the gripper closes (d) the arm lifts a box
  17. 17.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it decides to stop (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the wheels spin
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) an LED lights up (c) it counts the boxes (d) the wheels spin
  19. 19.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  20. 20.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) an LED lights up (b) the wheels spin (c) the gripper closes (d) it counts the boxes
  21. 21.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the robot turns left (b) a sensor reads light (c) it plans the next move (d) the gripper closes
  22. 22.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  23. 23.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it drives on (d) the motors turn it
  25. 25.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the motors turn it (c) it drives on (d) the controller reads it
  26. 26.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a gear (b) a battery (c) a crash (d) a loop
  27. 27.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) it counts the boxes (c) it decides to stop (d) a gyro feels a turn
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) the gripper closes (c) it counts the boxes (d) it decides to stop
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a gyro feels a turn
  30. 30.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a mic hears a clap (d) it decides to turn
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) an LED lights up (c) the robot turns left (d) a buzzer beeps
  32. 32.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “it decides to turn”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it decides to turn
  33. 33.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  34. 34.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a mic hears a clap (c) an LED lights up (d) a sensor reads light
  39. 39.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  40. 40.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it (c) it drives on (d) the bumper is pressed

Answer key

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

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