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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 546 · 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.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the controller (b) the bumper (c) the wheels (d) the frame
  2. 2.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on
  3. 3.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the robot turns left (b) it decides to stop (c) an LED lights up (d) a gyro feels a turn
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) the gripper closes (c) it decides to stop (d) it compares two numbers
  5. 5.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) the gripper closes (c) it counts the boxes (d) it decides to stop
  6. 6.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it decides to turn (b) a camera spots a wall (c) the gripper closes (d) a sensor reads light
  7. 7.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the program (b) the camera (c) the sensors (d) the motors
  8. 8.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it plans the next move (b) the robot turns left (c) the wheels spin (d) a sensor reads light
  9. 9.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) a sensor reads light (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a sensor checks distance
  11. 11.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the motors turn it (d) it drives on
  12. 12.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a loop (b) a battery (c) a gear (d) a crash
  13. 13.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  14. 14.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it (c) it decides to turn (d) the controller reads it
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a camera spots a wall
  16. 16.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it decides to turn
  18. 18.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → sense → think (b) think → act → sense (c) act → think → sense (d) sense → think → act
  20. 20.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the sensors (b) the frame (c) the battery (d) the motors
  21. 21.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  22. 22.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it drives on (c) it decides to turn (d) the controller reads it
  23. 23.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the wheels spin (b) it decides to turn (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a mic hears a clap
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) it compares two numbers (c) the program picks a path (d) the wheels spin
  25. 25.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  27. 27.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  28. 28.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) it plans the next move (c) it compares two numbers (d) a buzzer beeps
  30. 30.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) it decides to stop (c) it compares two numbers (d) a bumper is pressed
  31. 31.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  32. 32.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  33. 33.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  34. 34.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) an LED lights up (b) a buzzer beeps (c) it decides to stop (d) the arm lifts a box
  37. 37.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed
  38. 38.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “it decides to turn”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn
  39. 39.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  40. 40.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense

Answer key

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

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