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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 736 · 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.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a loop (b) a gear (c) a battery (d) a crash
  2. 2.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the controller (c) the bumper (d) the frame
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) it decides to stop (c) the robot turns left (d) it counts the boxes
  4. 4.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  5. 5.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  6. 6.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) the wheels spin (d) it decides to stop
  7. 7.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it (c) it drives on (d) it decides to turn
  8. 8.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) the gripper closes (c) it counts the boxes (d) a sensor reads light
  10. 10.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the motors turn it (c) it drives on (d) it decides to turn
  11. 11.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the program (b) the sensors (c) the camera (d) the motors
  12. 12.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the wheels spin (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) the robot turns left (d) it decides to stop
  13. 13.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the robot turns left (b) a bumper is pressed (c) it decides to stop (d) the gripper closes
  14. 14.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) it compares two numbers (c) it decides to stop (d) a bumper is pressed
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it decides to stop (c) it plans the next move (d) a sensor checks distance
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) a sensor reads light (c) it decides to turn (d) the program picks a path
  18. 18.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “it drives on”? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) a mic hears a clap (c) the robot turns left (d) an LED lights up
  20. 20.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it
  21. 21.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  22. 22.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a sensor reads light (d) the arm lifts a box
  24. 24.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) it decides to turn (c) it counts the boxes (d) the gripper closes
  25. 25.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it (c) the motors turn it (d) it decides to turn
  26. 26.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  27. 27.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it drives on
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a sensor reads light (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it decides to stop
  29. 29.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn
  30. 30.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) the wheels spin (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a mic hears a clap
  32. 32.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the robot turns left (b) it decides to stop (c) it plans the next move (d) a gyro feels a turn
  33. 33.🔢 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
  34. 34.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the gripper closes (b) it counts the boxes (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it decides to turn
  35. 35.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it decides to turn (c) an LED lights up (d) a mic hears a clap
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) it counts the boxes (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it compares two numbers
  37. 37.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the battery (b) the frame (c) the sensors (d) the motors
  39. 39.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it (c) the motors turn it (d) the bumper is pressed
  40. 40.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a mic hears a clap (c) it counts the boxes (d) a bumper is pressed

Answer key

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

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