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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 60 · 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, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it (c) the controller reads it (d) the bumper is pressed
  2. 2.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a mic hears a clap (c) the robot turns left (d) it decides to stop
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) it decides to turn (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a camera spots a wall
  6. 6.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the sensors (b) the battery (c) the motors (d) the frame
  7. 7.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it (c) it drives on (d) the motors turn it
  8. 8.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the frame (c) the controller (d) the bumper
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the robot turns left (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) an LED lights up
  11. 11.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it decides to turn
  12. 12.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it decides to turn
  13. 13.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a crash (b) a gear (c) a loop (d) a battery
  14. 14.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the wheels spin (b) an LED lights up (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the program picks a path
  15. 15.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “it drives on”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it drives on
  16. 16.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) the robot turns left (c) the gripper closes (d) it decides to stop
  18. 18.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it compares two numbers (b) the program picks a path (c) it decides to stop (d) a bumper is pressed
  19. 19.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on
  20. 20.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) think → act → sense (b) act → think → sense (c) act → sense → think (d) sense → think → act
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) an LED lights up (c) the arm lifts a box (d) the robot turns left
  22. 22.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  23. 23.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  24. 24.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it drives on
  25. 25.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  26. 26.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it compares two numbers (d) it decides to stop
  27. 27.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a sensor reads light (c) it decides to stop (d) a mic hears a clap
  28. 28.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  29. 29.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a mic hears a clap (c) the program picks a path (d) a sensor checks distance
  31. 31.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it plans the next move (b) a sensor reads light (c) it decides to stop (d) an LED lights up
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) the robot turns left (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the gripper closes
  33. 33.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  34. 34.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to turn (b) the wheels spin (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the program picks a path
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the robot turns left (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a gyro feels a turn
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) the robot turns left (c) a mic hears a clap (d) an LED lights up
  37. 37.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  38. 38.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “it drives on”? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it
  39. 39.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the gripper closes (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it plans the next move
  40. 40.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act

Answer key

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

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