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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

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

Answer key

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

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