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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

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

Answer key

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

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