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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 104 · 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 decides to turn (b) it compares two numbers (c) it counts the boxes (d) a mic hears a clap
  2. 2.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  3. 3.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the frame (c) the controller (d) the bumper
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) the wheels spin (c) the robot turns left (d) it compares two numbers
  5. 5.🔢 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
  6. 6.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  7. 7.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the wheels spin (c) a sensor reads light (d) it counts the boxes
  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 it plans the next move, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor reads light (b) it compares two numbers (c) the wheels spin (d) the program picks a path
  11. 11.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → sense → think (b) act → think → sense (c) sense → think → act (d) think → act → sense
  12. 12.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the motors turn it
  13. 13.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) the robot turns left (c) it plans the next move (d) it counts the boxes
  15. 15.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) it counts the boxes (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a sensor checks distance
  16. 16.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a loop (b) a gear (c) a battery (d) a crash
  17. 17.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the controller reads it (d) it drives on
  20. 20.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it decides to turn (b) the wheels spin (c) the robot turns left (d) a mic hears a clap
  21. 21.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  24. 24.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) the motors turn it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it drives on
  25. 25.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the sensors (b) the program (c) the motors (d) the camera
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) the robot turns left (d) the gripper closes
  27. 27.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to stop (b) it plans the next move (c) the robot turns left (d) a camera spots a wall
  28. 28.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the battery (c) the frame (d) the sensors
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the wheels spin (d) a buzzer beeps
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) the wheels spin (c) a camera spots a wall (d) an LED lights up
  32. 32.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the program picks a path (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) an LED lights up
  34. 34.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a sensor reads light (d) a sensor checks distance
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the gripper closes
  38. 38.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a sensor checks distance (c) an LED lights up (d) a gyro feels a turn
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) the gripper closes (c) the wheels spin (d) a sensor checks distance
  40. 40.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the gripper closes (c) it plans the next move (d) a sensor reads light

Answer key

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

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