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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 53 · 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 wheels spin”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  2. 2.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to stop (b) the arm lifts a box (c) it plans the next move (d) a mic hears a clap
  4. 4.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  5. 5.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  6. 6.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the frame (c) the sensors (d) the battery
  7. 7.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → think → sense (b) act → sense → think (c) sense → think → act (d) think → act → sense
  8. 8.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the motors (b) the camera (c) the sensors (d) the program
  9. 9.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the gripper closes (b) it compares two numbers (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the wheels spin
  10. 10.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  12. 12.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  13. 13.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  14. 14.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  15. 15.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the frame (b) the wheels (c) the controller (d) the bumper
  16. 16.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it drives on (c) it decides to turn (d) the motors turn it
  17. 17.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the robot turns left (b) it decides to turn (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a camera spots a wall
  18. 18.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it drives on (c) the motors turn it (d) the controller reads it
  20. 20.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it drives on (d) it decides to turn
  21. 21.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a loop (b) a gear (c) a battery (d) a crash
  22. 22.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) it compares two numbers (c) the program picks a path (d) a sensor reads light
  24. 24.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it
  26. 26.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  27. 27.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the robot turns left (b) a buzzer beeps (c) it counts the boxes (d) a sensor checks distance
  28. 28.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the gripper closes (c) the robot turns left (d) an LED lights up
  30. 30.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) a buzzer beeps (c) it decides to turn (d) it plans the next move
  32. 32.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it decides to turn (c) the gripper closes (d) the program picks a path
  33. 33.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the program picks a path (b) it decides to stop (c) it plans the next move (d) a sensor reads light
  34. 34.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a sensor reads light (c) it decides to stop (d) a bumper is pressed
  36. 36.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “it drives on”? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed
  37. 37.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  39. 39.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to turn (b) the program picks a path (c) the wheels spin (d) a camera spots a wall

Answer key

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

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