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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 134 · 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 of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) the gripper closes (d) it decides to turn
  2. 2.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  3. 3.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the frame (b) the battery (c) the sensors (d) the motors
  4. 4.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a mic hears a clap
  7. 7.🔢 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
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a camera spots a wall (d) the arm lifts a box
  9. 9.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  11. 11.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) think → act → sense (b) act → sense → think (c) sense → think → act (d) act → think → sense
  12. 12.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn (c) it drives on (d) the controller reads it
  13. 13.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it plans the next move (b) it decides to stop (c) the robot turns left (d) a camera spots a wall
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a bumper is pressed (c) it plans the next move (d) a gyro feels a turn
  15. 15.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a gear (b) a battery (c) a loop (d) a crash
  17. 17.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  18. 18.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  19. 19.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  21. 21.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it compares two numbers
  22. 22.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) the gripper closes (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a sensor reads light
  26. 26.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  29. 29.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the wheels spin (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a sensor reads light
  31. 31.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  32. 32.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the camera (b) the program (c) the sensors (d) the motors
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the wheels spin (c) a camera spots a wall (d) an LED lights up
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) it compares two numbers (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it decides to turn
  36. 36.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it drives on (d) the motors turn it
  37. 37.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) it decides to stop (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it compares two numbers
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the wheels spin (d) the gripper closes
  40. 40.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense

Answer key

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

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