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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 59 · 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.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a crash (b) a gear (c) a battery (d) a loop
  2. 2.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it (c) it drives on (d) it decides to turn
  3. 3.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it decides to turn
  4. 4.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  5. 5.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  6. 6.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  7. 7.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔢 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
  9. 9.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “it drives on”? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it
  10. 10.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to stop (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a sensor reads light
  11. 11.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) sense → think → act (b) act → sense → think (c) think → act → sense (d) act → think → sense
  13. 13.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  14. 14.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  15. 15.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) it counts the boxes (c) it decides to turn (d) the program picks a path
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) the wheels spin (c) it counts the boxes (d) it plans the next move
  18. 18.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the frame (b) the controller (c) the bumper (d) the wheels
  19. 19.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it (c) it decides to turn (d) it drives on
  20. 20.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the program picks a path (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the wheels spin
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) the gripper closes (c) the arm lifts a box (d) the wheels spin
  23. 23.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it counts the boxes (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a mic hears a clap
  24. 24.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔢 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
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) a sensor reads light (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a gyro feels a turn
  27. 27.🔢 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
  28. 28.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it counts the boxes (d) the wheels spin
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) it decides to turn (c) it decides to stop (d) a bumper is pressed
  30. 30.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) it counts the boxes (c) the robot turns left (d) a buzzer beeps
  32. 32.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the gripper closes (b) a bumper is pressed (c) it compares two numbers (d) the wheels spin
  33. 33.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the battery (b) the frame (c) the motors (d) the sensors
  34. 34.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to stop (b) a sensor checks distance (c) the wheels spin (d) an LED lights up
  35. 35.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) it counts the boxes (c) it decides to stop (d) the program picks a path
  36. 36.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a sensor checks distance (c) the gripper closes (d) it counts the boxes
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) an LED lights up (c) the program picks a path (d) the robot turns left
  38. 38.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it (c) it decides to turn (d) the bumper is pressed
  39. 39.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  40. 40.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think

Answer key

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

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