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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 198 · 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: “the gripper closes”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  2. 2.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) a sensor reads light (c) it counts the boxes (d) an LED lights up
  3. 3.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) the wheels spin (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it compares two numbers
  4. 4.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the controller reads it
  5. 5.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the frame (b) the sensors (c) the battery (d) the motors
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) a buzzer beeps (c) it decides to turn (d) the gripper closes
  7. 7.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) sense → think → act (b) think → act → sense (c) act → sense → think (d) act → think → sense
  8. 8.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to turn (b) the program picks a path (c) it counts the boxes (d) a gyro feels a turn
  9. 9.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  12. 12.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it (c) it decides to turn (d) the motors turn it
  13. 13.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it counts the boxes
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it decides to stop
  16. 16.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  17. 17.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it
  18. 18.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it plans the next move (b) a sensor reads light (c) it counts the boxes (d) the arm lifts a box
  19. 19.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  20. 20.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) it plans the next move (c) it compares two numbers (d) an LED lights up
  22. 22.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it (c) the motors turn it (d) the bumper is pressed
  24. 24.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  25. 25.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a crash (b) a battery (c) a gear (d) a loop
  26. 26.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “it drives on”? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it plans the next move
  28. 28.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  29. 29.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the wheels spin (b) it decides to stop (c) it decides to turn (d) a bumper is pressed
  30. 30.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it decides to stop
  31. 31.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it drives on (c) the controller reads it (d) it decides to turn
  32. 32.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the sensors (b) the camera (c) the motors (d) the program
  33. 33.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) it plans the next move (c) a mic hears a clap (d) it counts the boxes
  36. 36.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  37. 37.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a mic hears a clap
  39. 39.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) an LED lights up (c) it plans the next move (d) a sensor checks distance

Answer key

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

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