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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 490 · 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 wheels (b) the bumper (c) the frame (d) the controller
  2. 2.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  3. 3.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  4. 4.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the sensors (b) the motors (c) the frame (d) the battery
  5. 5.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  6. 6.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  7. 7.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) the robot turns left (c) the wheels spin (d) it compares two numbers
  8. 8.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a battery (b) a crash (c) a gear (d) a loop
  9. 9.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it (c) it decides to turn (d) it drives on
  10. 10.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a mic hears a clap (c) the robot turns left (d) it compares two numbers
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) a buzzer beeps (c) it plans the next move (d) the program picks a path
  12. 12.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  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.🔢 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 drives on (d) it decides to turn
  15. 15.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the motors turn it
  16. 16.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  17. 17.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  20. 20.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the controller reads it”? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it
  21. 21.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) the wheels spin (d) the gripper closes
  23. 23.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the motors turn it (c) it drives on (d) the controller reads it
  24. 24.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) it compares two numbers (c) a mic hears a clap (d) it decides to turn
  26. 26.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it decides to stop (b) a sensor reads light (c) the wheels spin (d) a gyro feels a turn
  27. 27.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) it decides to turn (c) it compares two numbers (d) it decides to stop
  29. 29.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  30. 30.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  31. 31.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the motors turn it (c) it drives on (d) the bumper is pressed
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) the program picks a path (c) an LED lights up (d) it decides to turn
  33. 33.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn (c) the controller reads it (d) it drives on
  34. 34.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the wheels spin (c) a sensor reads light (d) it decides to stop
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) it plans the next move (c) a buzzer beeps (d) the gripper closes
  36. 36.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the program (b) the camera (c) the motors (d) the sensors
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a sensor reads light (d) a bumper is pressed
  38. 38.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the motors turn it
  39. 39.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the program picks a path (b) it decides to stop (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) an LED lights up
  40. 40.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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