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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 837 · 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 gyro feels a turn”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  2. 2.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) the arm lifts a box (c) it compares two numbers (d) it plans the next move
  5. 5.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) it plans the next move (c) the gripper closes (d) a mic hears a clap
  6. 6.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  7. 7.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  8. 8.🔢 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
  9. 9.🔢 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
  10. 10.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the bumper (b) the wheels (c) the controller (d) the frame
  12. 12.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  13. 13.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a mic hears a clap (c) the program picks a path (d) a bumper is pressed
  14. 14.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  15. 15.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it decides to turn (c) it drives on (d) the motors turn it
  16. 16.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the program picks a path (b) it decides to turn (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it counts the boxes
  17. 17.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the camera (b) the motors (c) the program (d) the sensors
  18. 18.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it counts the boxes (d) it decides to stop
  19. 19.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the motors turn it
  22. 22.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a mic hears a clap (c) it decides to turn (d) an LED lights up
  23. 23.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) it decides to stop (c) the gripper closes (d) it compares two numbers
  24. 24.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on (c) it decides to turn (d) the bumper is pressed
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a mic hears a clap (d) it compares two numbers
  26. 26.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a gear (b) a battery (c) a loop (d) a crash
  27. 27.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) it counts the boxes (c) it decides to stop (d) it compares two numbers
  29. 29.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the sensors (c) the battery (d) the frame
  30. 30.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) the arm lifts a box (c) the wheels spin (d) a mic hears a clap
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) the robot turns left (c) the arm lifts a box (d) the gripper closes
  33. 33.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  34. 34.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to turn (b) the gripper closes (c) it compares two numbers (d) a sensor reads light
  35. 35.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on
  36. 36.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn (c) the controller reads it (d) it drives on
  37. 37.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → sense → think (b) act → think → sense (c) think → act → sense (d) sense → think → act
  38. 38.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it counts the boxes (c) the wheels spin (d) a gyro feels a turn
  39. 39.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  40. 40.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think

Answer key

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

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