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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 611 · 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 frame (b) the bumper (c) the controller (d) the wheels
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) it decides to turn (c) the gripper closes (d) it plans the next move
  3. 3.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the controller reads it
  4. 4.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the motors turn it
  5. 5.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) sense → think → act (b) think → act → sense (c) act → think → sense (d) act → sense → think
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the arm lifts a box
  7. 7.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  8. 8.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a sensor reads light (d) it counts the boxes
  10. 10.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the wheels spin (b) the program picks a path (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the gripper closes
  11. 11.🔢 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
  12. 12.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  14. 14.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) it decides to turn (c) the arm lifts a box (d) the gripper closes
  16. 16.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the battery (b) the frame (c) the motors (d) the sensors
  17. 17.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it plans the next move (b) a camera spots a wall (c) the program picks a path (d) the arm lifts a box
  18. 18.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  19. 19.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) the wheels spin (c) it counts the boxes (d) a mic hears a clap
  20. 20.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the gripper closes (d) the wheels spin
  23. 23.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on (c) the motors turn it (d) it decides to turn
  24. 24.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the gripper closes (b) a sensor reads light (c) it decides to stop (d) an LED lights up
  25. 25.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a gear (b) a battery (c) a loop (d) a crash
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) it compares two numbers (c) it decides to stop (d) a sensor checks distance
  28. 28.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  29. 29.🔢 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
  30. 30.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) an LED lights up (b) the gripper closes (c) it decides to turn (d) a sensor reads light
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) the gripper closes (c) it plans the next move (d) an LED lights up
  33. 33.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the program picks a path (c) the robot turns left (d) a sensor checks distance
  34. 34.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) the wheels spin (c) the gripper closes (d) a mic hears a clap
  36. 36.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it plans the next move (c) the wheels spin (d) a bumper is pressed
  37. 37.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it compares two numbers
  38. 38.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  39. 39.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think

Answer key

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

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