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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 449 · 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: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) a buzzer beeps (c) an LED lights up (d) a gyro feels a turn
  3. 3.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the motors turn it
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it decides to stop
  5. 5.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  7. 7.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) sense → think → act (b) act → think → sense (c) think → act → sense (d) act → sense → think
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) the gripper closes (c) an LED lights up (d) a sensor checks distance
  10. 10.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  11. 11.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the motors turn it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the motors turn it
  13. 13.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the gripper closes (c) it plans the next move (d) it counts the boxes
  14. 14.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it (c) the controller reads it (d) it decides to turn
  15. 15.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it counts the boxes (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a gyro feels a turn
  16. 16.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “it drives on”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on
  17. 17.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) it plans the next move (c) it decides to stop (d) it compares two numbers
  20. 20.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  21. 21.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the frame (c) the sensors (d) the battery
  22. 22.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it (c) it decides to turn (d) it drives on
  23. 23.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a loop (b) a crash (c) a battery (d) a gear
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) the robot turns left (c) the program picks a path (d) it compares two numbers
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) the wheels spin (c) the program picks a path (d) the arm lifts a box
  28. 28.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  29. 29.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it decides to turn
  30. 30.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it decides to stop (c) the program picks a path (d) the robot turns left
  31. 31.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) the gripper closes (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the robot turns left
  34. 34.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the gripper closes (b) the robot turns left (c) the program picks a path (d) a sensor reads light
  35. 35.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it decides to turn (b) the robot turns left (c) the arm lifts a box (d) the gripper closes
  36. 36.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) the wheels spin (c) it compares two numbers (d) a bumper is pressed
  37. 37.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  38. 38.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the camera (b) the motors (c) the sensors (d) the program
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) it plans the next move (c) it counts the boxes (d) a buzzer beeps
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) an LED lights up (c) it counts the boxes (d) the wheels spin

Answer key

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

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