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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 941 · 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.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn
  2. 2.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  3. 3.🔢 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
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) it decides to stop (c) it compares two numbers (d) the gripper closes
  5. 5.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a battery (b) a gear (c) a loop (d) a crash
  6. 6.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a bumper is pressed (c) an LED lights up (d) a mic hears a clap
  7. 7.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to turn (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a sensor reads light (d) the robot turns left
  8. 8.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  11. 11.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed
  12. 12.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to stop (b) a bumper is pressed (c) it compares two numbers (d) the program picks a path
  13. 13.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the gripper closes (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the program picks a path (d) a sensor reads light
  14. 14.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) an LED lights up (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) it counts the boxes (d) a bumper is pressed
  15. 15.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  16. 16.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the motors turn it (c) the controller reads it (d) it decides to turn
  17. 17.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  18. 18.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) the wheels spin (c) it counts the boxes (d) the gripper closes
  20. 20.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the controller (b) the bumper (c) the frame (d) the wheels
  21. 21.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the gripper closes (b) an LED lights up (c) it compares two numbers (d) a sensor checks distance
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a sensor checks distance (c) the wheels spin (d) a gyro feels a turn
  23. 23.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a sensor reads light (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a mic hears a clap
  25. 25.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it
  26. 26.🔢 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
  27. 27.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the program picks a path (c) it decides to turn (d) it counts the boxes
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it compares two numbers (d) it plans the next move
  30. 30.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the program (b) the motors (c) the camera (d) the sensors
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) the wheels spin (c) an LED lights up (d) it decides to stop
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) the arm lifts a box (c) an LED lights up (d) the robot turns left
  33. 33.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the program picks a path (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a buzzer beeps (d) the gripper closes
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it compares two numbers
  35. 35.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the controller reads it”? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it
  36. 36.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it decides to turn
  37. 37.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  38. 38.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  40. 40.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) think → act → sense (b) act → sense → think (c) act → think → sense (d) sense → think → act

Answer key

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

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