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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 856 · 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: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  2. 2.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the motors turn it
  3. 3.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  5. 5.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the bumper (b) the wheels (c) the frame (d) the controller
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it counts the boxes (d) a sensor reads light
  7. 7.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  8. 8.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) think → act → sense (b) act → sense → think (c) act → think → sense (d) sense → think → act
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a sensor reads light (c) it compares two numbers (d) the program picks a path
  10. 10.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the gripper closes (b) the wheels spin (c) it plans the next move (d) a sensor checks distance
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) the program picks a path (c) a buzzer beeps (d) it counts the boxes
  13. 13.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to stop (b) it decides to turn (c) the gripper closes (d) the program picks a path
  14. 14.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the frame (c) the battery (d) the sensors
  16. 16.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the program picks a path (b) it compares two numbers (c) an LED lights up (d) it counts the boxes
  17. 17.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  18. 18.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it plans the next move (b) the wheels spin (c) a sensor reads light (d) a gyro feels a turn
  19. 19.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to turn (b) it decides to stop (c) the robot turns left (d) a mic hears a clap
  20. 20.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  21. 21.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) the motors turn it (c) the controller reads it (d) the bumper is pressed
  25. 25.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  27. 27.🔢 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) it decides to turn (d) the motors turn it
  28. 28.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed
  30. 30.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  31. 31.🔢 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
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the gripper closes (c) the robot turns left (d) the wheels spin
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) an LED lights up (c) the arm lifts a box (d) the robot turns left
  34. 34.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the motors turn it
  35. 35.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  36. 36.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed
  37. 37.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) it plans the next move (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a sensor reads light
  39. 39.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think

Answer key

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

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