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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 108 · 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.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  3. 3.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  4. 4.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn (c) the motors turn it (d) the controller reads it
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it compares two numbers (d) a sensor reads light
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a camera spots a wall
  7. 7.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  8. 8.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a gear (b) a battery (c) a crash (d) a loop
  9. 9.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the frame (c) the battery (d) the sensors
  10. 10.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to turn (b) the robot turns left (c) a sensor reads light (d) it counts the boxes
  12. 12.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the camera (b) the program (c) the motors (d) the sensors
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a mic hears a clap (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a camera spots a wall
  14. 14.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  15. 15.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  16. 16.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  17. 17.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  18. 18.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “it drives on”? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn
  19. 19.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) an LED lights up (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the program picks a path
  22. 22.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) sense → think → act (b) act → think → sense (c) think → act → sense (d) act → sense → think
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a sensor reads light (d) a camera spots a wall
  24. 24.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a sensor checks distance (c) it decides to turn (d) the program picks a path
  25. 25.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the gripper closes (b) a camera spots a wall (c) the program picks a path (d) it decides to turn
  26. 26.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) it decides to turn (c) a sensor reads light (d) an LED lights up
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a sensor checks distance
  29. 29.🔢 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
  30. 30.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the frame (b) the bumper (c) the controller (d) the wheels
  31. 31.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) it counts the boxes (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a buzzer beeps
  32. 32.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it drives on (c) it decides to turn (d) the motors turn it
  33. 33.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to turn (b) it counts the boxes (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the robot turns left
  34. 34.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  35. 35.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the wheels spin (b) a sensor reads light (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a gyro feels a turn
  37. 37.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  38. 38.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it
  40. 40.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the motors turn it (d) it drives on

Answer key

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

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