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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 960 · 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 gripper closes”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  2. 2.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  3. 3.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the wheels spin
  5. 5.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a sensor checks distance
  6. 6.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔢 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) it drives on (d) the controller reads it
  8. 8.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it decides to turn
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) it decides to turn (c) it compares two numbers (d) a buzzer beeps
  10. 10.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) it plans the next move (c) an LED lights up (d) the gripper closes
  11. 11.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  12. 12.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  13. 13.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a battery (b) a crash (c) a loop (d) a gear
  14. 14.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed
  15. 15.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it decides to stop (b) a sensor reads light (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a mic hears a clap
  16. 16.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) sense → think → act (b) act → sense → think (c) act → think → sense (d) think → act → sense
  17. 17.🔢 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
  18. 18.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) it plans the next move (c) a buzzer beeps (d) the program picks a path
  19. 19.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  20. 20.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the frame (b) the sensors (c) the battery (d) the motors
  21. 21.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it plans the next move (b) a sensor checks distance (c) the robot turns left (d) a bumper is pressed
  22. 22.🔢 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
  23. 23.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) it counts the boxes (c) an LED lights up (d) it plans the next move
  24. 24.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a sensor reads light
  26. 26.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor reads light (b) it compares two numbers (c) the gripper closes (d) a gyro feels a turn
  27. 27.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the wheels spin (c) it compares two numbers (d) an LED lights up
  29. 29.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it drives on (c) the controller reads it (d) it decides to turn
  31. 31.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to turn (b) a sensor reads light (c) the wheels spin (d) it compares two numbers
  32. 32.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  33. 33.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) it decides to stop (c) a mic hears a clap (d) it counts the boxes
  36. 36.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the wheels spin (b) a buzzer beeps (c) it counts the boxes (d) a mic hears a clap
  38. 38.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think

Answer key

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

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