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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 63 · 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 of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the wheels spin (b) a bumper is pressed (c) an LED lights up (d) the arm lifts a box
  2. 2.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) it compares two numbers (c) a sensor reads light (d) a gyro feels a turn
  3. 3.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the sensors (b) the camera (c) the motors (d) the program
  4. 4.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the bumper (c) the controller (d) the frame
  5. 5.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  7. 7.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → sense → think (b) act → think → sense (c) sense → think → act (d) think → act → sense
  8. 8.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to turn (b) the wheels spin (c) it counts the boxes (d) a bumper is pressed
  9. 9.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it drives on (d) the motors turn it
  10. 10.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it plans the next move (c) the arm lifts a box (d) it counts the boxes
  11. 11.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a loop (b) a crash (c) a battery (d) a gear
  12. 12.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it compares two numbers (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it decides to stop
  13. 13.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  14. 14.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the sensors (b) the frame (c) the motors (d) the battery
  15. 15.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it
  16. 16.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  17. 17.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the motors turn it (c) it drives on (d) the bumper is pressed
  18. 18.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it compares two numbers (b) the wheels spin (c) a sensor reads light (d) a buzzer beeps
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a sensor reads light
  20. 20.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  21. 21.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the motors turn it (d) it drives on
  22. 22.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) a sensor reads light (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a mic hears a clap
  24. 24.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  25. 25.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it counts the boxes (b) the wheels spin (c) a mic hears a clap (d) an LED lights up
  26. 26.🔢 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
  27. 27.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it plans the next move (b) it compares two numbers (c) the robot turns left (d) it counts the boxes
  28. 28.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  29. 29.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) a sensor reads light (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a sensor checks distance
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the program picks a path
  32. 32.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on (c) it decides to turn (d) the bumper is pressed
  34. 34.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) it counts the boxes (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it decides to stop
  36. 36.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔢 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
  38. 38.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) the wheels spin (c) the program picks a path (d) a sensor reads light

Answer key

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

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