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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 843 · 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 of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it compares two numbers
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) an LED lights up (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the gripper closes
  3. 3.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a battery (b) a loop (c) a gear (d) a crash
  4. 4.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  5. 5.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it compares two numbers (d) the program picks a path
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the program picks a path (c) a sensor reads light (d) a bumper is pressed
  8. 8.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) an LED lights up (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the arm lifts a box
  10. 10.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it (c) it drives on (d) it decides to turn
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) an LED lights up (c) the wheels spin (d) the arm lifts a box
  12. 12.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  13. 13.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) think → act → sense (b) act → think → sense (c) act → sense → think (d) sense → think → act
  14. 14.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it drives on
  16. 16.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the frame (c) the battery (d) the sensors
  17. 17.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  19. 19.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the bumper (b) the wheels (c) the controller (d) the frame
  20. 20.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  21. 21.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  22. 22.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it decides to turn
  23. 23.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a sensor reads light (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the gripper closes
  24. 24.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  25. 25.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a sensor reads light (c) it counts the boxes (d) it decides to stop
  28. 28.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it drives on
  29. 29.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  30. 30.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) an LED lights up (b) the arm lifts a box (c) the program picks a path (d) a camera spots a wall
  31. 31.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  33. 33.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) it counts the boxes (d) a mic hears a clap
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a camera spots a wall (c) an LED lights up (d) a sensor reads light
  36. 36.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the controller reads it (d) the motors turn it
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a sensor reads light
  38. 38.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the gripper closes (b) a sensor checks distance (c) an LED lights up (d) a buzzer beeps
  39. 39.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  40. 40.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think

Answer key

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

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