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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 372 · 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 counts the boxes”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  2. 2.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a mic hears a clap (c) it compares two numbers (d) it decides to turn
  4. 4.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) a camera spots a wall (c) the gripper closes (d) the robot turns left
  6. 6.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a gear (b) a crash (c) a loop (d) a battery
  8. 8.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  9. 9.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) a bumper is pressed (c) it decides to stop (d) it compares two numbers
  11. 11.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it (c) the motors turn it (d) it drives on
  15. 15.🔢 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
  16. 16.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  18. 18.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  19. 19.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  20. 20.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it drives on
  21. 21.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the camera (b) the program (c) the sensors (d) the motors
  23. 23.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the gripper closes (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a camera spots a wall
  25. 25.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the frame (b) the battery (c) the sensors (d) the motors
  26. 26.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it decides to turn (d) it drives on
  27. 27.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the controller reads it (d) it drives on
  28. 28.🔢 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
  29. 29.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it decides to turn (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the gripper closes (d) a mic hears a clap
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) it compares two numbers (c) an LED lights up (d) the program picks a path
  31. 31.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) it counts the boxes (c) a sensor reads light (d) a buzzer beeps
  32. 32.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  33. 33.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → sense → think (b) think → act → sense (c) act → think → sense (d) sense → think → act
  34. 34.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) an LED lights up (b) the arm lifts a box (c) it decides to stop (d) a gyro feels a turn
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) the wheels spin (c) it compares two numbers (d) it decides to stop
  36. 36.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) a buzzer beeps (c) it compares two numbers (d) it counts the boxes
  39. 39.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the frame (b) the bumper (c) the wheels (d) the controller
  40. 40.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it decides to turn

Answer key

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

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