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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 526 · 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.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) sense → think → act (b) act → sense → think (c) think → act → sense (d) act → think → sense
  2. 2.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the program picks a path (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the robot turns left (d) it plans the next move
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a sensor reads light (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it decides to stop
  4. 4.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the motors turn it
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it decides to turn (d) it counts the boxes
  6. 6.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the motors turn it
  7. 7.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the program (b) the sensors (c) the camera (d) the motors
  8. 8.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the controller (b) the frame (c) the bumper (d) the wheels
  9. 9.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  10. 10.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it (c) the motors turn it (d) the bumper is pressed
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) the gripper closes (c) a buzzer beeps (d) it counts the boxes
  12. 12.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) the wheels spin
  14. 14.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) an LED lights up (b) it compares two numbers (c) a sensor reads light (d) a sensor checks distance
  15. 15.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  16. 16.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a battery (b) a gear (c) a loop (d) a crash
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the robot turns left
  18. 18.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the gripper closes (b) an LED lights up (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the arm lifts a box
  19. 19.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  20. 20.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the robot turns left (b) it compares two numbers (c) the wheels spin (d) a camera spots a wall
  22. 22.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on (c) the controller reads it (d) the motors turn it
  23. 23.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) the robot turns left (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a bumper is pressed
  25. 25.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to stop (b) the wheels spin (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it plans the next move
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) it decides to turn (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a sensor reads light
  27. 27.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it plans the next move (c) it counts the boxes (d) an LED lights up
  29. 29.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  30. 30.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  31. 31.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  32. 32.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔢 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
  34. 34.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) an LED lights up (c) it decides to turn (d) a bumper is pressed
  36. 36.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  37. 37.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the gripper closes (d) a sensor reads light
  40. 40.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think

Answer key

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

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