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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 726 · 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) think (b) sense (c) act
  2. 2.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  3. 3.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to turn (b) the program picks a path (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it decides to stop
  4. 4.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it decides to turn (d) the robot turns left
  5. 5.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) a buzzer beeps
  6. 6.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on
  7. 7.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  8. 8.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  9. 9.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  10. 10.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it decides to turn (d) it drives on
  11. 11.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the camera (b) the sensors (c) the program (d) the motors
  13. 13.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → think → sense (b) sense → think → act (c) act → sense → think (d) think → act → sense
  16. 16.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the robot turns left (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a buzzer beeps (d) the arm lifts a box
  17. 17.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the robot turns left (b) it compares two numbers (c) a sensor reads light (d) a bumper is pressed
  18. 18.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) it decides to stop (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it compares two numbers
  19. 19.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) the program picks a path (c) the arm lifts a box (d) it compares two numbers
  22. 22.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the controller (c) the bumper (d) the frame
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a mic hears a clap
  24. 24.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it plans the next move (d) a sensor reads light
  25. 25.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the battery (b) the frame (c) the sensors (d) the motors
  26. 26.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the robot turns left (b) it decides to stop (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a bumper is pressed
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a sensor reads light (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the wheels spin
  28. 28.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) a buzzer beeps (c) it decides to stop (d) it compares two numbers
  32. 32.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  34. 34.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the controller reads it
  35. 35.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  36. 36.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the program picks a path (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it decides to turn
  38. 38.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a loop (b) a crash (c) a battery (d) a gear
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) the robot turns left (c) the gripper closes (d) the program picks a path

Answer key

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

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