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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 990 · 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 of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the wheels spin (b) a bumper is pressed (c) it decides to turn (d) a buzzer beeps
  2. 2.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → think → sense (b) sense → think → act (c) act → sense → think (d) think → act → sense
  3. 3.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the motors turn it (d) it drives on
  4. 4.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  5. 5.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the wheels spin (b) it plans the next move (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a buzzer beeps
  6. 6.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  7. 7.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  9. 9.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to turn (b) the arm lifts a box (c) it compares two numbers (d) a mic hears a clap
  10. 10.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it (c) it decides to turn (d) the bumper is pressed
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) the robot turns left (c) the program picks a path (d) the arm lifts a box
  12. 12.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a loop (b) a crash (c) a battery (d) a gear
  13. 13.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  14. 14.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the wheels spin (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it compares two numbers
  15. 15.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor reads light (b) the arm lifts a box (c) the program picks a path (d) it plans the next move
  17. 17.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it plans the next move (b) the arm lifts a box (c) it counts the boxes (d) a sensor reads light
  19. 19.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed
  20. 20.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the program (b) the camera (c) the sensors (d) the motors
  21. 21.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) the motors turn it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the controller reads it
  22. 22.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the controller (c) the frame (d) the bumper
  24. 24.🔢 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
  25. 25.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the motors turn it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the motors turn it
  26. 26.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it counts the boxes (b) it decides to turn (c) the robot turns left (d) a sensor checks distance
  27. 27.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  28. 28.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) it decides to stop (d) a camera spots a wall
  32. 32.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  33. 33.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “it decides to turn”? (a) the controller reads it (b) 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 of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) a mic hears a clap (c) the arm lifts a box (d) it compares two numbers
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) the robot turns left (c) it plans the next move (d) an LED lights up
  37. 37.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the robot turns left (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a sensor reads light
  39. 39.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) it decides to stop (c) it plans the next move (d) a bumper is pressed

Answer key

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

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