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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 675 · 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 bumper is pressed”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  2. 2.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a gear (b) a battery (c) a crash (d) a loop
  3. 3.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a camera spots a wall (d) the wheels spin
  4. 4.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the bumper (b) the controller (c) the wheels (d) the frame
  5. 5.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it compares two numbers (b) the program picks a path (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a sensor checks distance
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) the wheels spin
  7. 7.🔢 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
  8. 8.🔢 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
  9. 9.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it decides to turn (d) it drives on
  10. 10.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  11. 11.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it drives on
  12. 12.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the sensors (b) the camera (c) the motors (d) the program
  13. 13.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  14. 14.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it counts the boxes (b) the wheels spin (c) a buzzer beeps (d) an LED lights up
  15. 15.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it decides to stop (c) it plans the next move (d) the gripper closes
  16. 16.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed
  17. 17.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to stop (b) it counts the boxes (c) the robot turns left (d) it compares two numbers
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a bumper is pressed
  20. 20.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to stop (b) a camera spots a wall (c) the gripper closes (d) the wheels spin
  21. 21.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) the robot turns left (c) the wheels spin (d) a buzzer beeps
  23. 23.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed
  24. 24.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  25. 25.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the robot turns left (b) it decides to stop (c) a sensor reads light (d) the arm lifts a box
  27. 27.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the frame (b) the sensors (c) the motors (d) the battery
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) it compares two numbers (c) a camera spots a wall (d) the program picks a path
  29. 29.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “it drives on”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on
  30. 30.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  31. 31.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  32. 32.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  33. 33.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) it counts the boxes (c) the robot turns left (d) a sensor reads light
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) it counts the boxes (c) the gripper closes (d) it decides to stop
  36. 36.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  37. 37.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  38. 38.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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