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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 195 · 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 mic hears a clap”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  2. 2.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the wheels spin (d) an LED lights up
  4. 4.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a camera spots a wall (d) the robot turns left
  5. 5.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → sense → think (b) think → act → sense (c) sense → think → act (d) act → think → sense
  6. 6.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the controller (b) the frame (c) the bumper (d) the wheels
  7. 7.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the motors (b) the camera (c) the sensors (d) the program
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the wheels spin (d) a sensor reads light
  9. 9.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  10. 10.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  11. 11.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  13. 13.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it drives on
  14. 14.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it drives on (c) it decides to turn (d) the motors turn it
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) the wheels spin (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a buzzer beeps
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) the gripper closes (c) it counts the boxes (d) a buzzer beeps
  19. 19.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the sensors (b) the frame (c) the battery (d) the motors
  21. 21.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  23. 23.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a buzzer beeps (c) it decides to turn (d) it counts the boxes
  25. 25.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the controller reads it
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a mic hears a clap
  28. 28.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  29. 29.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  30. 30.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it counts the boxes (b) it decides to stop (c) an LED lights up (d) a bumper is pressed
  31. 31.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the arm lifts a box
  33. 33.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the wheels spin (b) it compares two numbers (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the gripper closes
  35. 35.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  36. 36.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the program picks a path (b) the wheels spin (c) it decides to stop (d) a bumper is pressed
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) the wheels spin (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a buzzer beeps
  38. 38.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  39. 39.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) it decides to turn (c) it decides to stop (d) the program picks a path
  40. 40.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) the program picks a path (c) it plans the next move (d) it decides to turn

Answer key

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

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