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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 684 · 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 gyro feels a turn”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  2. 2.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  3. 3.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  4. 4.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) the motors turn it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the controller reads it
  6. 6.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on (c) it decides to turn (d) the bumper is pressed
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) it decides to turn (c) an LED lights up (d) the robot turns left
  9. 9.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the robot turns left (b) a sensor reads light (c) it counts the boxes (d) it decides to turn
  10. 10.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  12. 12.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) think → act → sense (b) act → think → sense (c) act → sense → think (d) sense → think → act
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the arm lifts a box (c) the program picks a path (d) an LED lights up
  14. 14.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  15. 15.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a battery (b) a loop (c) a gear (d) a crash
  17. 17.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  18. 18.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the frame (c) the battery (d) the sensors
  19. 19.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔢 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
  21. 21.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the robot turns left (b) the wheels spin (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it compares two numbers
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) it decides to turn (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it counts the boxes
  23. 23.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it counts the boxes
  24. 24.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the sensors (b) the motors (c) the program (d) the camera
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) it plans the next move (c) it decides to turn (d) a camera spots a wall
  26. 26.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor reads light (b) it decides to turn (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a bumper is pressed
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a sensor reads light (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a bumper is pressed
  28. 28.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “it drives on”? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on
  29. 29.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  30. 30.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  31. 31.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the controller (c) the frame (d) the bumper
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) it compares two numbers (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a gyro feels a turn
  33. 33.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) it counts the boxes (c) it plans the next move (d) an LED lights up
  34. 34.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the gripper closes (b) it decides to stop (c) a camera spots a wall (d) the robot turns left
  35. 35.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the robot turns left (c) the program picks a path (d) it decides to stop
  36. 36.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it (c) it drives on (d) the bumper is pressed
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) the gripper closes (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a sensor reads light
  38. 38.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  40. 40.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it decides to stop (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the robot turns left (d) a camera spots a wall

Answer key

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

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