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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 831 · 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 gear (b) a crash (c) a battery (d) a loop
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it decides to stop (c) it counts the boxes (d) a mic hears a clap
  3. 3.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “it drives on”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) the program picks a path (c) it compares two numbers (d) a bumper is pressed
  6. 6.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  8. 8.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the frame (b) the wheels (c) the controller (d) the bumper
  9. 9.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the robot turns left (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it compares two numbers
  10. 10.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) the gripper closes (c) an LED lights up (d) the arm lifts a box
  12. 12.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the gripper closes (b) the wheels spin (c) a sensor reads light (d) it counts the boxes
  13. 13.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  14. 14.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  15. 15.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a sensor reads light (c) it counts the boxes (d) a gyro feels a turn
  17. 17.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it decides to turn (d) the motors turn it
  18. 18.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on (c) it decides to turn (d) the motors turn it
  19. 19.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it decides to stop (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the gripper closes (d) a camera spots a wall
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) the gripper closes (d) a camera spots a wall
  21. 21.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → think → sense (b) think → act → sense (c) act → sense → think (d) sense → think → act
  22. 22.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the camera (b) the sensors (c) the motors (d) the program
  23. 23.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the motors turn it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the motors turn it
  25. 25.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  27. 27.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a buzzer beeps (c) it decides to stop (d) the program picks a path
  29. 29.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the motors turn it
  30. 30.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the battery (b) the frame (c) the motors (d) the sensors
  32. 32.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to turn (b) a sensor checks distance (c) the gripper closes (d) the program picks a path
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) the robot turns left (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a sensor reads light
  34. 34.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it (c) it drives on (d) the bumper is pressed
  35. 35.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  36. 36.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  37. 37.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the robot turns left (d) it decides to stop
  38. 38.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) the robot turns left (d) a camera spots a wall
  40. 40.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a sensor reads light (c) the robot turns left (d) the wheels spin

Answer key

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

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