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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 537 · 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: “it compares two numbers”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  2. 2.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  3. 3.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the program (b) the sensors (c) the camera (d) the motors
  4. 4.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  5. 5.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed
  6. 6.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  7. 7.🔢 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
  8. 8.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it decides to turn (d) the motors turn it
  9. 9.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  10. 10.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  11. 11.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → sense → think (b) think → act → sense (c) act → think → sense (d) sense → think → act
  12. 12.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the bumper (b) the controller (c) the wheels (d) the frame
  13. 13.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor reads light (b) the wheels spin (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it compares two numbers
  15. 15.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  16. 16.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) a sensor reads light (c) the robot turns left (d) it counts the boxes
  17. 17.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) an LED lights up (c) it counts the boxes (d) a sensor reads light
  18. 18.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  19. 19.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) the program picks a path (c) it counts the boxes (d) the wheels spin
  21. 21.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a buzzer beeps
  23. 23.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a crash (b) a loop (c) a battery (d) a gear
  24. 24.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  26. 26.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a sensor reads light (c) a camera spots a wall (d) the gripper closes
  28. 28.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the battery (c) the sensors (d) the frame
  29. 29.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the gripper closes (d) the arm lifts a box
  32. 32.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it counts the boxes (d) the program picks a path
  35. 35.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on
  38. 38.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “it drives on”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on
  39. 39.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) the program picks a path (c) it counts the boxes (d) it plans the next move
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it decides to turn (c) it compares two numbers (d) it plans the next move

Answer key

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

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