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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 671 · 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: “the robot turns left”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  2. 2.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it plans the next move (b) an LED lights up (c) a sensor reads light (d) the robot turns left
  3. 3.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  4. 4.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a gyro feels a turn
  6. 6.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) the robot turns left (c) an LED lights up (d) a bumper is pressed
  8. 8.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) the arm lifts a box (c) the wheels spin (d) an LED lights up
  10. 10.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the battery (b) the motors (c) the sensors (d) the frame
  11. 11.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the program picks a path (b) the robot turns left (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the wheels spin
  13. 13.🔢 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) the motors turn it
  14. 14.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  15. 15.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the gripper closes (b) it decides to stop (c) the wheels spin (d) a mic hears a clap
  16. 16.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a sensor reads light (c) an LED lights up (d) a camera spots a wall
  17. 17.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a sensor reads light (c) a buzzer beeps (d) it decides to stop
  18. 18.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it (c) it drives on (d) the bumper is pressed
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a sensor checks distance (c) it counts the boxes (d) a mic hears a clap
  20. 20.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) sense → think → act (b) act → think → sense (c) think → act → sense (d) act → sense → think
  21. 21.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on (c) it decides to turn (d) the bumper is pressed
  22. 22.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on
  23. 23.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the sensors (b) the camera (c) the motors (d) the program
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) the robot turns left (c) it compares two numbers (d) it decides to stop
  25. 25.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it drives on (d) it decides to turn
  26. 26.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a battery (b) a gear (c) a crash (d) a loop
  27. 27.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  28. 28.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a sensor checks distance (c) it decides to turn (d) a camera spots a wall
  30. 30.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on (c) the controller reads it (d) it decides to turn
  32. 32.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the controller (b) the frame (c) the wheels (d) the bumper
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) the gripper closes (c) it plans the next move (d) it counts the boxes
  34. 34.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  35. 35.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) the robot turns left (c) it compares two numbers (d) the wheels spin
  36. 36.🔢 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
  37. 37.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  38. 38.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a camera spots a wall (c) the program picks a path (d) it plans the next move
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the wheels spin (c) the arm lifts a box (d) the program picks a path
  40. 40.🔢 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

Answer key

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

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