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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 405 · 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.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) sense → think → act (b) think → act → sense (c) act → sense → think (d) act → think → sense
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) a sensor reads light (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a buzzer beeps
  3. 3.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a battery (b) a gear (c) a loop (d) a crash
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) the gripper closes (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a gyro feels a turn
  5. 5.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  6. 6.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it plans the next move (b) it compares two numbers (c) the gripper closes (d) a sensor checks distance
  7. 7.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a sensor reads light (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it counts the boxes
  8. 8.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  9. 9.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  10. 10.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the camera (b) the program (c) the motors (d) the sensors
  12. 12.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it (c) it drives on (d) the bumper is pressed
  13. 13.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  14. 14.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the program picks a path (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it decides to stop
  15. 15.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “it drives on”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it drives on
  16. 16.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the controller (b) the frame (c) the wheels (d) the bumper
  17. 17.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  18. 18.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) it decides to turn (d) the robot turns left
  19. 19.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  20. 20.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  23. 23.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the gripper closes (b) it decides to turn (c) a camera spots a wall (d) the arm lifts a box
  25. 25.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the frame (b) the motors (c) the battery (d) the sensors
  26. 26.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn (c) the controller reads it (d) the motors turn it
  27. 27.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  28. 28.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it plans the next move (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the gripper closes
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) an LED lights up (c) the wheels spin (d) a sensor checks distance
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a sensor reads light (c) the program picks a path (d) a sensor checks distance
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) it counts the boxes (d) a sensor reads light
  32. 32.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  33. 33.🔢 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
  34. 34.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it
  35. 35.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) it counts the boxes (c) the program picks a path (d) it plans the next move
  37. 37.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor reads light (b) the arm lifts a box (c) it compares two numbers (d) the gripper closes
  39. 39.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act

Answer key

  1. sense → think → act
  2. a sensor reads light
  3. a loop
  4. the gripper closes
  5. act
  6. the gripper closes
  7. it counts the boxes
  8. think
  9. act
  10. True
  11. the motors
  12. it drives on
  13. sense
  14. the arm lifts a box
  15. the bumper is pressed
  16. the controller
  17. think
  18. the robot turns left
  19. act
  20. False
  21. False
  22. sense
  23. False
  24. a camera spots a wall
  25. the sensors
  26. the controller reads it
  27. sense
  28. it plans the next move
  29. a sensor checks distance
  30. the program picks a path
  31. it counts the boxes
  32. act
  33. the bumper is pressed
  34. the bumper is pressed
  35. True
  36. the arm lifts a box
  37. True
  38. it compares two numbers
  39. True
  40. sense

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