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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 668 · 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: “it decides to stop”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  2. 2.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) the program picks a path (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it compares two numbers
  4. 4.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it plans the next move (b) the robot turns left (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a sensor reads light
  5. 5.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  6. 6.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it decides to stop
  8. 8.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) sense → think → act (b) think → act → sense (c) act → sense → think (d) act → think → sense
  9. 9.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) an LED lights up (c) a buzzer beeps (d) the program picks a path
  11. 11.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it decides to turn (d) the controller reads it
  12. 12.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it
  13. 13.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it (c) the controller reads it (d) it decides to turn
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) a sensor checks distance (c) it compares two numbers (d) it decides to stop
  15. 15.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) it decides to stop (c) the program picks a path (d) it counts the boxes
  17. 17.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the arm lifts a box
  19. 19.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a crash (b) a battery (c) a loop (d) a gear
  20. 20.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the bumper (c) the frame (d) the controller
  21. 21.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the wheels spin (b) an LED lights up (c) it decides to turn (d) a bumper is pressed
  23. 23.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  24. 24.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the camera (b) the program (c) the sensors (d) the motors
  25. 25.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  27. 27.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn
  30. 30.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  32. 32.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it compares two numbers (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it plans the next move
  33. 33.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) the wheels spin (c) the arm lifts a box (d) it decides to stop
  35. 35.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a sensor reads light (c) a mic hears a clap (d) it plans the next move
  37. 37.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the motors turn it (c) it drives on (d) the controller reads it
  38. 38.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it compares two numbers (d) a bumper is pressed
  40. 40.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act

Answer key

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

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