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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 365 · 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 part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the bumper (b) the controller (c) the wheels (d) the frame
  2. 2.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the motors turn it
  3. 3.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) it counts the boxes (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a bumper is pressed
  5. 5.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  6. 6.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the sensors (b) the motors (c) the frame (d) the battery
  8. 8.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the program picks a path (d) a bumper is pressed
  9. 9.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  10. 10.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  13. 13.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) think → act → sense (b) act → think → sense (c) sense → think → act (d) act → sense → think
  14. 14.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the motors (b) the program (c) the sensors (d) the camera
  15. 15.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a gear (b) a loop (c) a battery (d) a crash
  16. 16.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) the motors turn it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it drives on
  17. 17.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it
  19. 19.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  20. 20.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  21. 21.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  22. 22.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  23. 23.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on
  24. 24.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it plans the next move (b) the gripper closes (c) an LED lights up (d) a sensor checks distance
  25. 25.🔢 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
  26. 26.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) it compares two numbers (c) it plans the next move (d) the wheels spin
  28. 28.🔢 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
  29. 29.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the program picks a path (b) the arm lifts a box (c) the wheels spin (d) a sensor reads light
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) the arm lifts a box (c) the robot turns left (d) a mic hears a clap
  31. 31.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) an LED lights up (b) the program picks a path (c) the robot turns left (d) the wheels spin
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a mic hears a clap
  33. 33.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  34. 34.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the wheels spin (c) it decides to turn (d) it compares two numbers
  35. 35.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the arm lifts a box (d) it decides to stop
  36. 36.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “it drives on”? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it
  37. 37.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  38. 38.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to stop (b) it compares two numbers (c) an LED lights up (d) a sensor checks distance
  39. 39.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it drives on (d) the controller reads it
  40. 40.🔢 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

Answer key

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

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