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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 499 · 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 controller (b) the frame (c) the wheels (d) the bumper
  2. 2.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → think → sense (b) sense → think → act (c) think → act → sense (d) act → sense → think
  4. 4.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed
  5. 5.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a mic hears a clap
  6. 6.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  7. 7.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the arm lifts a box
  9. 9.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the program picks a path (c) the arm lifts a box (d) it counts the boxes
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) an LED lights up (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) the wheels spin
  11. 11.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  12. 12.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the motors (b) the camera (c) the program (d) the sensors
  13. 13.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) it plans the next move (c) an LED lights up (d) it counts the boxes
  15. 15.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  16. 16.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the wheels spin (c) the arm lifts a box (d) it decides to turn
  17. 17.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  19. 19.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  21. 21.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it decides to turn
  22. 22.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a loop (b) a battery (c) a crash (d) a gear
  23. 23.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the robot turns left (d) it decides to stop
  24. 24.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  25. 25.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the controller reads it
  27. 27.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) it counts the boxes (c) a mic hears a clap (d) it decides to stop
  29. 29.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the controller reads it (d) it drives on
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) it decides to stop (c) a sensor reads light (d) the program picks a path
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it compares two numbers
  32. 32.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the wheels spin (b) it plans the next move (c) the robot turns left (d) a gyro feels a turn
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) it counts the boxes (d) a mic hears a clap
  35. 35.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the gripper closes (d) a bumper is pressed
  36. 36.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the battery (b) the frame (c) the sensors (d) the motors
  37. 37.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) it compares two numbers (c) the gripper closes (d) it plans the next move
  39. 39.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a sensor reads light (c) the program picks a path (d) the robot turns left
  40. 40.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act

Answer key

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

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