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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 972 · 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 part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the frame (b) the wheels (c) the bumper (d) the controller
  2. 2.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  3. 3.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it
  4. 4.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) an LED lights up (b) it decides to turn (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the robot turns left
  5. 5.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  6. 6.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to turn (b) the robot turns left (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it decides to stop
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a bumper is pressed (c) it decides to stop (d) a camera spots a wall
  9. 9.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it plans the next move (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a buzzer beeps (d) it counts the boxes
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the gripper closes (d) the arm lifts a box
  11. 11.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it drives on (d) the motors turn it
  12. 12.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to turn (b) it decides to stop (c) it plans the next move (d) the wheels spin
  13. 13.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “it drives on”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on
  14. 14.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it (c) the controller reads it (d) the bumper is pressed
  15. 15.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to stop (b) it compares two numbers (c) a sensor reads light (d) a buzzer beeps
  17. 17.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to turn (b) it compares two numbers (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the gripper closes
  18. 18.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a mic hears a clap (c) the program picks a path (d) an LED lights up
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a sensor reads light (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the gripper closes
  20. 20.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the camera (b) the motors (c) the sensors (d) the program
  21. 21.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  22. 22.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a sensor reads light (c) a bumper is pressed (d) an LED lights up
  24. 24.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) think → act → sense (b) act → sense → think (c) sense → think → act (d) act → think → sense
  25. 25.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a gear (b) a loop (c) a battery (d) a crash
  26. 26.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  27. 27.🔢 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
  28. 28.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) it decides to stop (c) an LED lights up (d) the gripper closes
  29. 29.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) it decides to turn (c) the program picks a path (d) a buzzer beeps
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) the gripper closes (c) an LED lights up (d) the robot turns left
  33. 33.🔢 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) the motors turn it (d) it decides to turn
  34. 34.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a sensor reads light (c) a mic hears a clap (d) it counts the boxes
  36. 36.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a camera spots a wall (c) the robot turns left (d) a bumper is pressed
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) the wheels spin (c) it plans the next move (d) an LED lights up
  39. 39.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  40. 40.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act

Answer key

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

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