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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 132 · 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 it compares two numbers, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  3. 3.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  4. 4.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the controller (c) the frame (d) the bumper
  6. 6.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  7. 7.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a gear (b) a crash (c) a battery (d) a loop
  8. 8.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the robot turns left (b) the program picks a path (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a mic hears a clap
  9. 9.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a sensor reads light (c) it counts the boxes (d) the robot turns left
  10. 10.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → think → sense (b) act → sense → think (c) think → act → sense (d) sense → think → act
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the gripper closes (c) the wheels spin (d) the robot turns left
  12. 12.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  14. 14.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the camera (b) the sensors (c) the motors (d) the program
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) the gripper closes (c) the arm lifts a box (d) the program picks a path
  17. 17.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  18. 18.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) it decides to turn (c) the motors turn it (d) the bumper is pressed
  19. 19.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  20. 20.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  26. 26.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the gripper closes (d) a gyro feels a turn
  28. 28.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  29. 29.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the robot turns left (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) it decides to stop (d) a sensor reads light
  30. 30.🔢 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) it drives on (d) the motors turn it
  31. 31.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the robot turns left (b) a mic hears a clap (c) it decides to stop (d) the program picks a path
  32. 32.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the frame (b) the sensors (c) the battery (d) the motors
  33. 33.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it (c) it decides to turn (d) it drives on
  34. 34.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  36. 36.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to turn (b) the gripper closes (c) it decides to stop (d) a camera spots a wall
  39. 39.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to turn (b) an LED lights up (c) the program picks a path (d) a bumper is pressed
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) it decides to stop (c) an LED lights up (d) the program picks a path

Answer key

  1. True
  2. think
  3. act
  4. False
  5. the controller
  6. sense
  7. a loop
  8. the program picks a path
  9. a sensor reads light
  10. sense → think → act
  11. a camera spots a wall
  12. True
  13. act
  14. True
  15. the motors
  16. the program picks a path
  17. act
  18. the bumper is pressed
  19. think
  20. False
  21. True
  22. True
  23. True
  24. True
  25. act
  26. think
  27. the gripper closes
  28. sense
  29. it decides to stop
  30. it decides to turn
  31. a mic hears a clap
  32. the sensors
  33. it drives on
  34. False
  35. think
  36. True
  37. False
  38. a camera spots a wall
  39. a bumper is pressed
  40. an LED lights up

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