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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 673 · 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) think (b) sense (c) act
  2. 2.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) think → act → sense (b) act → think → sense (c) sense → think → act (d) act → sense → think
  3. 3.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it counts the boxes (b) the program picks a path (c) the wheels spin (d) a sensor reads light
  4. 4.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  5. 5.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a mic hears a clap (c) the gripper closes (d) it decides to turn
  7. 7.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the gripper closes (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) it compares two numbers (d) an LED lights up
  8. 8.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a gear (b) a battery (c) a crash (d) a loop
  9. 9.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it decides to stop (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a sensor reads light (d) the wheels spin
  10. 10.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a bumper is pressed (c) it compares two numbers (d) it decides to stop
  11. 11.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) it plans the next move (c) it decides to turn (d) a camera spots a wall
  12. 12.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the program picks a path (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a gyro feels a turn
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it plans the next move (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a mic hears a clap
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the gripper closes (c) the wheels spin (d) a sensor checks distance
  16. 16.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a buzzer beeps
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it compares two numbers
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) the wheels spin (c) an LED lights up (d) the arm lifts a box
  20. 20.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the controller (b) the wheels (c) the bumper (d) the frame
  21. 21.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the sensors (b) the frame (c) the motors (d) the battery
  22. 22.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  23. 23.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) it decides to turn (c) a sensor reads light (d) a camera spots a wall
  24. 24.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “it drives on”? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) the robot turns left (c) the program picks a path (d) it decides to turn
  26. 26.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it counts the boxes (d) it decides to stop
  29. 29.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  30. 30.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the program (b) the camera (c) the motors (d) the sensors
  31. 31.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) the motors turn it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it drives on
  32. 32.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it plans the next move (b) the gripper closes (c) an LED lights up (d) a mic hears a clap
  33. 33.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it (c) the controller reads it (d) the bumper is pressed
  34. 34.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  35. 35.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  36. 36.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the gripper closes (d) it counts the boxes
  39. 39.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) an LED lights up (b) the program picks a path (c) it compares two numbers (d) a mic hears a clap
  40. 40.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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