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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 509 · 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: “the robot turns left”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  2. 2.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  4. 4.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → sense → think (b) sense → think → act (c) think → act → sense (d) act → think → sense
  5. 5.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the battery (b) the motors (c) the frame (d) the sensors
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) the wheels spin (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the arm lifts a box
  7. 7.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a buzzer beeps (d) the program picks a path
  8. 8.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the wheels spin (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it decides to turn
  9. 9.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the camera (b) the program (c) the sensors (d) the motors
  10. 10.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn
  11. 11.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it plans the next move (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a buzzer beeps
  12. 12.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  13. 13.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  14. 14.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it (c) it decides to turn (d) the bumper is pressed
  15. 15.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it decides to turn (c) an LED lights up (d) a gyro feels a turn
  16. 16.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) it compares two numbers (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a camera spots a wall
  19. 19.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on (c) it decides to turn (d) the motors turn it
  20. 20.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a sensor reads light
  22. 22.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the gripper closes (b) a sensor checks distance (c) the robot turns left (d) it compares two numbers
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) it compares two numbers (c) it counts the boxes (d) a buzzer beeps
  26. 26.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) it decides to stop (d) the robot turns left
  27. 27.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  28. 28.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it decides to turn
  29. 29.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a loop (b) a crash (c) a gear (d) a battery
  30. 30.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the bumper (b) the wheels (c) the controller (d) the frame
  31. 31.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  32. 32.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “it drives on”? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it
  33. 33.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) it counts the boxes (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the arm lifts a box
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) it plans the next move (c) the program picks a path (d) the wheels spin
  35. 35.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) it plans the next move (c) the program picks a path (d) a buzzer beeps
  37. 37.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) an LED lights up (b) the robot turns left (c) the program picks a path (d) a sensor reads light
  38. 38.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn (c) it drives on (d) the motors turn it
  39. 39.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn (c) the controller reads it (d) it drives on
  40. 40.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) it plans the next move (d) an LED lights up

Answer key

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

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