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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 473 · 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 decides to turn”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  2. 2.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it drives on (d) it decides to turn
  3. 3.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the program picks a path (b) it plans the next move (c) a camera spots a wall (d) the robot turns left
  4. 4.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  5. 5.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  7. 7.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the controller reads it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it
  8. 8.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it plans the next move (b) a camera spots a wall (c) the gripper closes (d) a sensor reads light
  9. 9.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  10. 10.🔢 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
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a sensor checks distance (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a bumper is pressed
  12. 12.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  14. 14.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) it compares two numbers (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a bumper is pressed
  15. 15.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  17. 17.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the frame (b) the controller (c) the bumper (d) the wheels
  18. 18.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the motors (b) the program (c) the camera (d) the sensors
  19. 19.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  20. 20.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it plans the next move
  22. 22.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on
  23. 23.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  24. 24.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  25. 25.🔢 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
  26. 26.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  27. 27.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it (c) it drives on (d) it decides to turn
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) the program picks a path (c) it decides to stop (d) it compares two numbers
  29. 29.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the sensors (c) the battery (d) the frame
  31. 31.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) sense → think → act (b) act → sense → think (c) act → think → sense (d) think → act → sense
  32. 32.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the program picks a path (c) the robot turns left (d) it compares two numbers
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) it counts the boxes (c) it decides to turn (d) a buzzer beeps
  35. 35.🔢 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
  36. 36.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the motors turn it (d) it drives on
  37. 37.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a battery (b) a crash (c) a loop (d) a gear
  38. 38.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the gripper closes (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it decides to turn
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) it plans the next move (c) it counts the boxes (d) it decides to turn

Answer key

  1. think
  2. the bumper is pressed
  3. the robot turns left
  4. act
  5. True
  6. sense
  7. the controller reads it
  8. the gripper closes
  9. think
  10. the motors turn it
  11. the arm lifts a box
  12. True
  13. sense
  14. it compares two numbers
  15. True
  16. sense
  17. the controller
  18. the motors
  19. think
  20. True
  21. it plans the next move
  22. it decides to turn
  23. sense
  24. act
  25. it decides to turn
  26. think
  27. the controller reads it
  28. a gyro feels a turn
  29. True
  30. the sensors
  31. sense → think → act
  32. True
  33. a bumper is pressed
  34. a buzzer beeps
  35. it drives on
  36. it decides to turn
  37. a loop
  38. True
  39. it decides to turn
  40. a mic hears a clap

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