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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 861 · 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 sensor reads light”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  2. 2.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn (c) the controller reads it (d) the motors turn it
  3. 3.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the frame (b) the motors (c) the battery (d) the sensors
  4. 4.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the camera (b) the sensors (c) the motors (d) the program
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) it plans the next move (c) the robot turns left (d) the wheels spin
  7. 7.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) it decides to turn (c) it compares two numbers (d) a camera spots a wall
  9. 9.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it drives on (c) it decides to turn (d) the motors turn it
  10. 10.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) an LED lights up (c) it decides to turn (d) the program picks a path
  12. 12.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a battery (b) a gear (c) a crash (d) a loop
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) an LED lights up (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a sensor reads light
  14. 14.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn
  15. 15.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  16. 16.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the frame (c) the bumper (d) the controller
  17. 17.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  18. 18.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  19. 19.🔢 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 drives on
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) an LED lights up (c) the gripper closes (d) the wheels spin
  21. 21.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → think → sense (b) act → sense → think (c) sense → think → act (d) think → act → sense
  22. 22.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the wheels spin (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a sensor reads light (d) a buzzer beeps
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) an LED lights up (c) the robot turns left (d) the arm lifts a box
  24. 24.🔢 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) it drives on (d) the controller reads it
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a sensor checks distance (c) the robot turns left (d) a gyro feels a turn
  26. 26.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  28. 28.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it drives on (d) it decides to turn
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) the arm lifts a box
  31. 31.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it compares two numbers
  33. 33.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  34. 34.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the gripper closes (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the robot turns left (d) it plans the next move
  35. 35.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) the wheels spin (c) it counts the boxes (d) it decides to stop
  36. 36.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it plans the next move
  37. 37.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  40. 40.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the robot turns left (b) the wheels spin (c) it plans the next move (d) a gyro feels a turn

Answer key

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

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