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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 724 · 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) sense (b) act (c) think
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a camera spots a wall (d) an LED lights up
  3. 3.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  4. 4.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the robot turns left (b) a sensor checks distance (c) it plans the next move (d) a sensor reads light
  6. 6.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the frame (b) the controller (c) the bumper (d) the wheels
  7. 7.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it (c) it drives on (d) it decides to turn
  8. 8.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) the gripper closes (c) the wheels spin (d) the robot turns left
  10. 10.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a sensor reads light (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the gripper closes
  11. 11.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the robot turns left (b) it counts the boxes (c) it decides to stop (d) a camera spots a wall
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) an LED lights up (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a buzzer beeps
  13. 13.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) think → act → sense (b) act → think → sense (c) act → sense → think (d) sense → think → act
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) the robot turns left (c) a buzzer beeps (d) the program picks a path
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) the arm lifts a box (c) the wheels spin (d) a sensor reads light
  16. 16.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it
  17. 17.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) an LED lights up
  18. 18.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a battery (b) a crash (c) a gear (d) a loop
  19. 19.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  20. 20.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the motors turn it
  21. 21.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the motors turn it (c) it decides to turn (d) the controller reads it
  22. 22.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  23. 23.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  24. 24.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  25. 25.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the program picks a path (c) it counts the boxes (d) the wheels spin
  26. 26.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  27. 27.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on
  28. 28.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the gripper closes (c) the wheels spin (d) it decides to stop
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it counts the boxes (c) it decides to turn (d) a bumper is pressed
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) it compares two numbers (c) the robot turns left (d) the wheels spin
  32. 32.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) it compares two numbers (c) a sensor reads light (d) the gripper closes
  33. 33.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  34. 34.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the frame (b) the sensors (c) the battery (d) the motors
  35. 35.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “it drives on”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it drives on
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a sensor checks distance (c) it decides to turn (d) a gyro feels a turn
  37. 37.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn (c) it drives on (d) the motors turn it
  38. 38.🔢 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) the bumper is pressed (d) it drives on
  39. 39.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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