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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 579 · 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 parts do the “sense” job? (a) the battery (b) the frame (c) the sensors (d) the motors
  2. 2.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  3. 3.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a crash (b) a loop (c) a battery (d) a gear
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) the robot turns left (c) an LED lights up (d) the program picks a path
  5. 5.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) it compares two numbers (d) a sensor reads light
  6. 6.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it decides to turn (b) a mic hears a clap (c) the gripper closes (d) a sensor checks distance
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) it decides to turn (c) the program picks a path (d) it plans the next move
  8. 8.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  9. 9.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn
  10. 10.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it (c) it drives on (d) the bumper is pressed
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) it decides to turn (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a sensor reads light
  12. 12.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  13. 13.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn (c) the gripper closes (d) a sensor checks distance
  14. 14.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) sense → think → act (b) think → act → sense (c) act → think → sense (d) act → sense → think
  15. 15.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the program picks a path (b) a sensor reads light (c) the robot turns left (d) a buzzer beeps
  16. 16.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  17. 17.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it (c) it drives on (d) the bumper is pressed
  21. 21.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  23. 23.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  24. 24.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  25. 25.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔢 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) the motors turn it (d) it decides to turn
  28. 28.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it decides to stop (c) it counts the boxes (d) the gripper closes
  30. 30.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) the robot turns left (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a bumper is pressed
  32. 32.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the motors turn it (d) it decides to turn
  33. 33.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a camera spots a wall (d) the program picks a path
  34. 34.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) the robot turns left (c) it compares two numbers (d) the wheels spin
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) it counts the boxes (c) a sensor reads light (d) it compares two numbers
  36. 36.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed
  37. 37.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a mic hears a clap (d) it plans the next move
  38. 38.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  39. 39.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it (c) it drives on (d) it decides to turn
  40. 40.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a bumper is pressed (c) an LED lights up (d) it decides to turn

Answer key

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

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