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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 531 · 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.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) it decides to turn (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it drives on
  2. 2.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to stop (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a bumper is pressed
  3. 3.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the controller (b) the bumper (c) the frame (d) the wheels
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the arm lifts a box (c) the robot turns left (d) the wheels spin
  5. 5.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  6. 6.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  7. 7.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  9. 9.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) sense → think → act (b) act → sense → think (c) act → think → sense (d) think → act → sense
  10. 10.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the sensors (c) the frame (d) the battery
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) the wheels spin (d) an LED lights up
  12. 12.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a crash (b) a loop (c) a gear (d) a battery
  13. 13.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  14. 14.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  16. 16.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it counts the boxes (b) it compares two numbers (c) it decides to stop (d) a mic hears a clap
  17. 17.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) the wheels spin (c) it compares two numbers (d) a bumper is pressed
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the wheels spin (c) a sensor reads light (d) a bumper is pressed
  19. 19.🔢 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 motors turn it
  20. 20.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  21. 21.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  22. 22.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the motors turn it
  23. 23.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the program picks a path (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the gripper closes (d) a mic hears a clap
  24. 24.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) the program picks a path (c) a buzzer beeps (d) it compares two numbers
  25. 25.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a sensor reads light (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a buzzer beeps
  27. 27.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the wheels spin (b) the robot turns left (c) it decides to stop (d) an LED lights up
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it counts the boxes (d) a sensor reads light
  29. 29.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) an LED lights up (c) it compares two numbers (d) a bumper is pressed
  31. 31.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the program (b) the motors (c) the camera (d) the sensors
  33. 33.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  34. 34.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it
  35. 35.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the gripper closes (d) a sensor checks distance
  37. 37.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  38. 38.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) it compares two numbers (c) the gripper closes (d) the program picks a path
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) the arm lifts a box (c) the gripper closes (d) it plans the next move
  40. 40.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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