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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 883 · 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: “it decides to stop”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  2. 2.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on (c) the controller reads it (d) the bumper is pressed
  3. 3.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  4. 4.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  5. 5.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “it decides to turn”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it decides to turn
  6. 6.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the program (b) the sensors (c) the motors (d) the camera
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the program picks a path
  8. 8.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  9. 9.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on (c) it decides to turn (d) the bumper is pressed
  11. 11.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it decides to turn (d) the controller reads it
  12. 12.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a battery (b) a loop (c) a gear (d) a crash
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a gyro feels a turn
  14. 14.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  15. 15.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a mic hears a clap (c) the wheels spin (d) a sensor checks distance
  17. 17.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  18. 18.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) an LED lights up (b) it decides to stop (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the wheels spin
  19. 19.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the frame (c) the controller (d) the bumper
  22. 22.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  23. 23.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  24. 24.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the frame (c) the sensors (d) the battery
  25. 25.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) it plans the next move (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a camera spots a wall
  26. 26.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it decides to turn (c) it drives on (d) the bumper is pressed
  27. 27.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔢 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
  29. 29.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) the wheels spin (d) it decides to turn
  30. 30.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) an LED lights up (c) it counts the boxes (d) the program picks a path
  34. 34.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the robot turns left (c) the arm lifts a box (d) it compares two numbers
  36. 36.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  38. 38.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the robot turns left (d) a buzzer beeps
  40. 40.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

Answer key

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

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