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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 491 · 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 frame (b) the bumper (c) the wheels (d) the controller
  2. 2.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed
  3. 3.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → think → sense (b) think → act → sense (c) act → sense → think (d) sense → think → act
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a camera spots a wall (c) the robot turns left (d) a sensor checks distance
  5. 5.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the controller reads it
  6. 6.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) the program picks a path (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a gyro feels a turn
  7. 7.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  8. 8.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it (c) the motors turn it (d) it decides to turn
  9. 9.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it counts the boxes
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) a mic hears a clap (c) an LED lights up (d) the robot turns left
  12. 12.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  13. 13.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the motors turn it
  14. 14.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the gripper closes (d) an LED lights up
  15. 15.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  16. 16.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on (c) the controller reads it (d) the bumper is pressed
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a gyro feels a turn
  18. 18.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the gripper closes (b) it decides to stop (c) a camera spots a wall (d) an LED lights up
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) an LED lights up (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a bumper is pressed
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a gyro feels a turn
  21. 21.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) it plans the next move (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it decides to turn
  23. 23.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the wheels spin (b) the robot turns left (c) an LED lights up (d) it compares two numbers
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) it compares two numbers (c) it plans the next move (d) it decides to stop
  25. 25.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  26. 26.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  28. 28.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  29. 29.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a bumper is pressed (c) it decides to stop (d) it plans the next move
  31. 31.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a sensor reads light (c) it plans the next move (d) the gripper closes
  32. 32.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a loop (b) a gear (c) a crash (d) a battery
  34. 34.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  35. 35.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it drives on
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) the program picks a path (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it counts the boxes
  38. 38.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) it decides to turn (c) the wheels spin (d) a bumper is pressed
  39. 39.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the gripper closes (b) it compares two numbers (c) the wheels spin (d) a gyro feels a turn

Answer key

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

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