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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 131 · 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) a sensor checks distance (b) it decides to turn (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a sensor reads light
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) it compares two numbers (c) it plans the next move (d) the gripper closes
  3. 3.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on (c) it decides to turn (d) the bumper is pressed
  4. 4.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  5. 5.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it plans the next move
  7. 7.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) it compares two numbers (c) it plans the next move (d) the wheels spin
  8. 8.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  9. 9.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the sensors (b) the motors (c) the frame (d) the battery
  10. 10.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) an LED lights up (c) it decides to stop (d) it counts the boxes
  11. 11.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  12. 12.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) it counts the boxes (c) an LED lights up (d) a buzzer beeps
  13. 13.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  14. 14.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it decides to stop (d) a sensor reads light
  15. 15.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) think → act → sense (b) act → think → sense (c) act → sense → think (d) sense → think → act
  16. 16.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it compares two numbers (c) it counts the boxes (d) it decides to stop
  18. 18.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  19. 19.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) a sensor reads light (c) the wheels spin (d) the robot turns left
  21. 21.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the controller reads it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) the program picks a path (c) it compares two numbers (d) a bumper is pressed
  23. 23.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the sensors (b) the camera (c) the motors (d) the program
  24. 24.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it counts the boxes (b) the program picks a path (c) it decides to turn (d) a bumper is pressed
  25. 25.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it counts the boxes (b) it compares two numbers (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a mic hears a clap
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it decides to stop (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it counts the boxes
  27. 27.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  28. 28.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the robot turns left (c) it compares two numbers (d) an LED lights up
  29. 29.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) it compares two numbers (c) the gripper closes (d) the robot turns left
  31. 31.🔢 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
  32. 32.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a camera spots a wall
  33. 33.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a gear (b) a battery (c) a crash (d) a loop
  35. 35.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔢 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
  38. 38.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the program picks a path (b) a sensor reads light (c) the arm lifts a box (d) it decides to turn
  39. 39.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) it decides to stop (c) it counts the boxes (d) an LED lights up
  40. 40.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the bumper (b) the wheels (c) the frame (d) the controller

Answer key

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

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