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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 657 · 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.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the gripper closes (c) an LED lights up (d) a bumper is pressed
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) a camera spots a wall (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a buzzer beeps
  4. 4.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the robot turns left (b) the arm lifts a box (c) the wheels spin (d) it compares two numbers
  5. 5.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  6. 6.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  8. 8.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the controller (b) the frame (c) the bumper (d) the wheels
  11. 11.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the camera (b) the sensors (c) the motors (d) the program
  13. 13.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) it decides to stop (c) a mic hears a clap (d) it compares two numbers
  14. 14.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  15. 15.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn (c) the controller reads it (d) it drives on
  16. 16.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the sensors (b) the frame (c) the motors (d) the battery
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) it counts the boxes (c) it compares two numbers (d) an LED lights up
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a sensor reads light (c) a camera spots a wall (d) the wheels spin
  19. 19.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it plans the next move (b) the robot turns left (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a gyro feels a turn
  21. 21.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a gear (b) a battery (c) a crash (d) a loop
  22. 22.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a bumper is pressed (c) an LED lights up (d) it decides to stop
  23. 23.🔢 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
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a mic hears a clap (c) the robot turns left (d) a buzzer beeps
  25. 25.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the robot turns left (b) a sensor reads light (c) it decides to turn (d) a camera spots a wall
  26. 26.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the program picks a path (c) an LED lights up (d) the arm lifts a box
  27. 27.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the wheels spin (b) a camera spots a wall (c) the program picks a path (d) an LED lights up
  28. 28.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  29. 29.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  31. 31.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) sense → think → act (b) act → think → sense (c) act → sense → think (d) think → act → sense
  33. 33.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  35. 35.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to turn (b) it plans the next move (c) the wheels spin (d) a mic hears a clap
  36. 36.🔢 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
  37. 37.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a sensor reads light (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a bumper is pressed
  38. 38.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn (c) it drives on (d) the motors turn it
  39. 39.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the gripper closes (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it decides to turn

Answer key

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

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