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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 633 · 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 loop (c) a gear (d) a battery
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) the arm lifts a box (c) an LED lights up (d) the robot turns left
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a mic hears a clap
  4. 4.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the robot turns left (d) the program picks a path
  5. 5.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  6. 6.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  7. 7.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to turn (b) it counts the boxes (c) it compares two numbers (d) a sensor reads light
  8. 8.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔢 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) the bumper is pressed (d) it drives on
  10. 10.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the frame (b) the sensors (c) the battery (d) the motors
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it compares two numbers
  12. 12.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “it decides to turn”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it decides to turn
  13. 13.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a sensor reads light (c) the arm lifts a box (d) the gripper closes
  14. 14.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) think → act → sense (b) act → sense → think (c) act → think → sense (d) sense → think → act
  15. 15.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the program picks a path (d) a camera spots a wall
  16. 16.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a sensor reads light (c) the wheels spin (d) a mic hears a clap
  18. 18.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “it drives on”? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a bumper is pressed (c) it decides to stop (d) a mic hears a clap
  20. 20.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) it decides to turn (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it drives on
  21. 21.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) it compares two numbers (c) the program picks a path (d) a sensor checks distance
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it plans the next move (d) it counts the boxes
  24. 24.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed
  25. 25.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  26. 26.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) an LED lights up (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it compares two numbers
  27. 27.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it
  28. 28.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the motors turn it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the motors turn it
  29. 29.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) it counts the boxes (d) the arm lifts a box
  30. 30.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a mic hears a clap
  32. 32.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the program (b) the camera (c) the sensors (d) the motors
  33. 33.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  34. 34.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔢 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
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a sensor reads light (c) it counts the boxes (d) a camera spots a wall
  38. 38.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to turn (b) a sensor reads light (c) the gripper closes (d) it plans the next move
  40. 40.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the controller (c) the bumper (d) the frame

Answer key

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

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