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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 168 · 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 parts do the “sense” job? (a) the sensors (b) the motors (c) the frame (d) the battery
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) a sensor reads light (c) the gripper closes (d) the wheels spin
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a sensor reads light (d) a mic hears a clap
  4. 4.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  7. 7.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) it plans the next move (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a bumper is pressed
  9. 9.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a crash (b) a loop (c) a gear (d) a battery
  10. 10.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it decides to turn
  11. 11.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  12. 12.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor reads light (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a bumper is pressed
  13. 13.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → think → sense (b) think → act → sense (c) act → sense → think (d) sense → think → act
  14. 14.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on (c) the motors turn it (d) it decides to turn
  15. 15.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to turn (b) a sensor checks distance (c) it compares two numbers (d) the arm lifts a box
  16. 16.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the sensors (b) the camera (c) the motors (d) the program
  18. 18.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the controller reads it (d) it decides to turn
  20. 20.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the gripper closes (b) it counts the boxes (c) a sensor reads light (d) a mic hears a clap
  21. 21.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  23. 23.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) it decides to turn (c) the gripper closes (d) a camera spots a wall
  25. 25.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the motors turn it (c) it drives on (d) it decides to turn
  26. 26.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  27. 27.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) the wheels spin (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) the gripper closes
  29. 29.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the frame (c) the controller (d) the bumper
  30. 30.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  32. 32.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the wheels spin (b) it counts the boxes (c) a sensor reads light (d) it compares two numbers
  33. 33.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  35. 35.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) it decides to stop (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a gyro feels a turn
  36. 36.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) an LED lights up (b) a camera spots a wall (c) the wheels spin (d) it compares two numbers
  38. 38.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) it counts the boxes (c) a buzzer beeps (d) the wheels spin

Answer key

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

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