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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 790 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) it compares two numbers (c) it counts the boxes (d) a sensor checks distance
  2. 2.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the program (b) the sensors (c) the camera (d) the motors
  3. 3.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  4. 4.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) an LED lights up (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it compares two numbers
  5. 5.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it drives on (d) the controller reads it
  6. 6.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  7. 7.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) the motors turn it (c) the controller reads it (d) it drives on
  8. 8.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → sense → think (b) sense → think → act (c) think → act → sense (d) act → think → sense
  9. 9.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a camera spots a wall
  11. 11.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a sensor reads light (c) it decides to stop (d) it plans the next move
  12. 12.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it decides to turn
  14. 14.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  15. 15.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a buzzer beeps (d) the program picks a path
  17. 17.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed
  19. 19.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  20. 20.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the frame (c) the controller (d) the bumper
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) a buzzer beeps (c) it decides to stop (d) the program picks a path
  22. 22.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) the arm lifts a box (c) it counts the boxes (d) the program picks a path
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) it counts the boxes (c) the wheels spin (d) the gripper closes
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) it decides to stop (c) it counts the boxes (d) the gripper closes
  26. 26.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) an LED lights up (b) it decides to turn (c) a sensor reads light (d) it plans the next move
  27. 27.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the wheels spin (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a mic hears a clap
  28. 28.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to stop (b) it compares two numbers (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a mic hears a clap
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it plans the next move (c) the robot turns left (d) it counts the boxes
  30. 30.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a battery (b) a gear (c) a crash (d) a loop
  31. 31.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  32. 32.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) it compares two numbers (c) a sensor reads light (d) it decides to turn
  34. 34.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  35. 35.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the robot turns left (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it plans the next move
  36. 36.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  37. 37.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “it drives on”? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed
  38. 38.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a sensor reads light (c) a mic hears a clap (d) it counts the boxes
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a sensor reads light (d) it compares two numbers
  40. 40.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think

Answer key

  1. a sensor checks distance
  2. the motors
  3. act
  4. it compares two numbers
  5. the bumper is pressed
  6. think
  7. it drives on
  8. sense → think → act
  9. True
  10. it plans the next move
  11. a sensor reads light
  12. False
  13. the controller reads it
  14. sense
  15. sense
  16. the program picks a path
  17. False
  18. the bumper is pressed
  19. act
  20. the controller
  21. a buzzer beeps
  22. False
  23. the arm lifts a box
  24. it counts the boxes
  25. the gripper closes
  26. an LED lights up
  27. the wheels spin
  28. a mic hears a clap
  29. the robot turns left
  30. a loop
  31. act
  32. False
  33. a sensor reads light
  34. think
  35. it plans the next move
  36. think
  37. the bumper is pressed
  38. it counts the boxes
  39. it compares two numbers
  40. act

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