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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 175 · 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 bumper is pressed”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  2. 2.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  3. 3.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the frame (b) the bumper (c) the wheels (d) the controller
  4. 4.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it plans the next move (b) the gripper closes (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) the wheels spin
  5. 5.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  6. 6.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  8. 8.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it decides to turn (d) it drives on
  11. 11.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) a sensor reads light (c) it compares two numbers (d) the program picks a path
  13. 13.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) it counts the boxes (c) the wheels spin (d) the robot turns left
  14. 14.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  16. 16.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the gripper closes (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it counts the boxes
  17. 17.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  18. 18.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) the robot turns left (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the program picks a path
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a buzzer beeps
  21. 21.🔍 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
  22. 22.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the sensors (b) the camera (c) the program (d) the motors
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) it decides to stop (c) it counts the boxes (d) the program picks a path
  24. 24.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the robot turns left (c) a camera spots a wall (d) the program picks a path
  25. 25.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it (c) it decides to turn (d) it drives on
  26. 26.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a mic hears a clap (c) it plans the next move (d) the wheels spin
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a mic hears a clap (c) the wheels spin (d) a sensor checks distance
  30. 30.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  31. 31.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  32. 32.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the sensors (b) the frame (c) the motors (d) the battery
  33. 33.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it (c) it drives on (d) the motors turn it
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) a bumper is pressed (c) an LED lights up (d) a buzzer beeps
  35. 35.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a battery (b) a crash (c) a gear (d) a loop
  36. 36.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it plans the next move (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a sensor reads light (d) an LED lights up
  37. 37.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → sense → think (b) think → act → sense (c) act → think → sense (d) sense → think → act
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) it compares two numbers (c) the robot turns left (d) it decides to turn
  39. 39.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) an LED lights up (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a sensor checks distance
  40. 40.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense

Answer key

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

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