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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 708 · 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: “it decides to stop”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  2. 2.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a crash (b) a loop (c) a battery (d) a gear
  3. 3.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  5. 5.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) sense → think → act (b) think → act → sense (c) act → sense → think (d) act → think → sense
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) the gripper closes (c) a buzzer beeps (d) the wheels spin
  7. 7.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it decides to turn (d) it drives on
  8. 8.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the controller (b) the frame (c) the wheels (d) the bumper
  9. 9.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the wheels spin (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it counts the boxes
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) the robot turns left (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the gripper closes
  11. 11.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) an LED lights up (c) a sensor reads light (d) a gyro feels a turn
  13. 13.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it plans the next move (b) it compares two numbers (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) the gripper closes
  14. 14.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the camera (b) the sensors (c) the motors (d) the program
  15. 15.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it (c) it decides to turn (d) the bumper is pressed
  16. 16.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn (c) the motors turn it (d) the controller reads it
  17. 17.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the frame (c) the battery (d) the sensors
  18. 18.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it (c) it decides to turn (d) the motors turn it
  20. 20.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  21. 21.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it decides to turn
  22. 22.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  23. 23.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) it decides to stop (c) it counts the boxes (d) a bumper is pressed
  24. 24.🔢 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
  25. 25.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a sensor reads light (c) a buzzer beeps (d) it counts the boxes
  26. 26.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to turn (b) the program picks a path (c) a sensor reads light (d) the robot turns left
  28. 28.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the robot turns left (b) a sensor reads light (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it counts the boxes
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) it compares two numbers (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a camera spots a wall
  31. 31.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  32. 32.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  34. 34.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) it compares two numbers (c) it decides to turn (d) it plans the next move
  36. 36.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  38. 38.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) the program picks a path (c) it counts the boxes (d) the arm lifts a box
  39. 39.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  40. 40.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed

Answer key

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

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