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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 349 · 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 parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the battery (c) the frame (d) the sensors
  2. 2.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the motors turn it (d) the controller reads it
  3. 3.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  4. 4.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) a sensor checks distance (c) the robot turns left (d) the gripper closes
  6. 6.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  7. 7.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on (c) it decides to turn (d) the bumper is pressed
  8. 8.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  9. 9.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a mic hears a clap (c) the robot turns left (d) the program picks a path
  10. 10.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the gripper closes (b) an LED lights up (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it compares two numbers
  11. 11.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the program (b) the camera (c) the sensors (d) the motors
  12. 12.🔢 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
  13. 13.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) it plans the next move (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it compares two numbers
  15. 15.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  16. 16.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a battery (b) a gear (c) a crash (d) a loop
  17. 17.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn
  19. 19.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to stop (b) it plans the next move (c) the wheels spin (d) a sensor reads light
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) it compares two numbers (c) it decides to turn (d) it decides to stop
  23. 23.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  24. 24.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it decides to turn
  26. 26.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  27. 27.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it plans the next move (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the wheels spin
  28. 28.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a buzzer beeps (d) it plans the next move
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it decides to turn (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the program picks a path
  30. 30.🔢 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
  31. 31.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) the wheels spin (c) the gripper closes (d) it decides to stop
  33. 33.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) it compares two numbers (c) an LED lights up (d) it decides to stop
  35. 35.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it counts the boxes (c) a camera spots a wall (d) the gripper closes
  36. 36.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → sense → think (b) act → think → sense (c) think → act → sense (d) sense → think → act
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the wheels spin (d) the robot turns left
  40. 40.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) it decides to stop (c) a buzzer beeps (d) it counts the boxes

Answer key

  1. the sensors
  2. the bumper is pressed
  3. think
  4. think
  5. a sensor checks distance
  6. sense
  7. it drives on
  8. sense
  9. the robot turns left
  10. it compares two numbers
  11. the motors
  12. the bumper is pressed
  13. think
  14. a camera spots a wall
  15. act
  16. a loop
  17. False
  18. it decides to turn
  19. True
  20. True
  21. a sensor reads light
  22. a gyro feels a turn
  23. sense
  24. sense
  25. it decides to turn
  26. act
  27. the wheels spin
  28. a buzzer beeps
  29. a bumper is pressed
  30. it decides to turn
  31. False
  32. it decides to stop
  33. think
  34. an LED lights up
  35. a camera spots a wall
  36. False
  37. False
  38. sense → think → act
  39. it plans the next move
  40. a gyro feels a turn

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