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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 676 · 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.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) sense → think → act (b) think → act → sense (c) act → sense → think (d) act → think → sense
  2. 2.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a mic hears a clap (c) the gripper closes (d) a sensor checks distance
  3. 3.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the frame (b) the wheels (c) the bumper (d) the controller
  4. 4.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a crash (b) a loop (c) a battery (d) a gear
  5. 5.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) it decides to stop (c) it counts the boxes (d) the robot turns left
  7. 7.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the motors turn it
  8. 8.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  9. 9.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  10. 10.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  11. 11.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) it decides to turn (c) the wheels spin (d) it decides to stop
  13. 13.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the program picks a path (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a bumper is pressed (d) an LED lights up
  14. 14.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  15. 15.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a sensor reads light (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the program picks a path
  16. 16.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it plans the next move (b) an LED lights up (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it counts the boxes
  17. 17.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the program picks a path (b) a mic hears a clap (c) the robot turns left (d) an LED lights up
  18. 18.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it drives on (c) the controller reads it (d) it decides to turn
  20. 20.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the motors turn it (d) it drives on
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) it decides to turn (c) the program picks a path (d) it plans the next move
  22. 22.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the program (b) the camera (c) the motors (d) the sensors
  23. 23.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the gripper closes (b) a sensor reads light (c) it plans the next move (d) a mic hears a clap
  24. 24.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) an LED lights up (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the gripper closes
  25. 25.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  26. 26.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) it decides to turn (c) the robot turns left (d) the gripper closes
  27. 27.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it (c) it drives on (d) the motors turn it
  28. 28.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the battery (c) the sensors (d) the frame
  30. 30.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) the robot turns left (c) the wheels spin (d) it decides to stop
  32. 32.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  33. 33.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a sensor checks distance (c) it compares two numbers (d) a sensor reads light
  35. 35.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  36. 36.🔢 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
  37. 37.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it
  39. 39.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the gripper closes (b) a mic hears a clap (c) it counts the boxes (d) the arm lifts a box
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) a buzzer beeps (c) it plans the next move (d) it decides to stop

Answer key

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

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