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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 89 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) the program picks a path (c) it counts the boxes (d) a sensor checks distance
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a mic hears a clap
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a camera spots a wall (d) the gripper closes
  4. 4.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  5. 5.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  6. 6.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the controller reads it (d) the motors turn it
  7. 7.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  8. 8.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the robot turns left (b) it plans the next move (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a bumper is pressed
  10. 10.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it decides to turn (d) it drives on
  12. 12.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the frame (c) the battery (d) the sensors
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) the program picks a path (c) the gripper closes (d) it counts the boxes
  14. 14.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to stop (b) the wheels spin (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the program picks a path
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the gripper closes (d) the robot turns left
  16. 16.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a sensor checks distance (c) it compares two numbers (d) the wheels spin
  17. 17.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the gripper closes (b) it counts the boxes (c) the wheels spin (d) an LED lights up
  19. 19.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the gripper closes (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a camera spots a wall
  20. 20.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a loop (b) a battery (c) a gear (d) a crash
  21. 21.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  22. 22.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the bumper (c) the controller (d) the frame
  24. 24.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  25. 25.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the motors turn it (c) the controller reads it (d) it drives on
  26. 26.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a buzzer beeps (c) it plans the next move (d) a sensor reads light
  27. 27.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  28. 28.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  30. 30.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it decides to stop (c) the robot turns left (d) the gripper closes
  31. 31.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the program (b) the sensors (c) the motors (d) the camera
  32. 32.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it (c) the motors turn it (d) it decides to turn
  34. 34.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) think → act → sense (b) act → think → sense (c) sense → think → act (d) act → sense → think
  35. 35.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  38. 38.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the program picks a path (b) it plans the next move (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a sensor checks distance
  39. 39.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the program picks a path (c) the wheels spin (d) it decides to turn
  40. 40.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it

Answer key

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

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