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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 200 · 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 arm lifts a box”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a camera spots a wall
  3. 3.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) the gripper closes (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the robot turns left
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it decides to stop (c) the program picks a path (d) the gripper closes
  6. 6.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  7. 7.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → sense → think (b) sense → think → act (c) act → think → sense (d) think → act → sense
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a camera spots a wall (c) the program picks a path (d) it plans the next move
  9. 9.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  10. 10.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it decides to stop (c) the gripper closes (d) a buzzer beeps
  12. 12.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  13. 13.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the sensors (b) the motors (c) the frame (d) the battery
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the gripper closes (d) the arm lifts a box
  15. 15.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it decides to stop
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the robot turns left (d) a sensor checks distance
  18. 18.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the sensors (b) the motors (c) the camera (d) the program
  20. 20.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it plans the next move
  21. 21.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) it compares two numbers (c) the gripper closes (d) a mic hears a clap
  22. 22.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  23. 23.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a sensor reads light (c) it compares two numbers (d) the wheels spin
  24. 24.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) an LED lights up (c) the program picks a path (d) the robot turns left
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) it plans the next move (c) the wheels spin (d) it compares two numbers
  26. 26.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to stop (b) the program picks a path (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the robot turns left
  27. 27.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) it compares two numbers (c) it decides to stop (d) the program picks a path
  29. 29.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  30. 30.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) an LED lights up (b) a sensor reads light (c) the arm lifts a box (d) it counts the boxes
  31. 31.🔢 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
  32. 32.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the controller reads it
  34. 34.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the frame (b) the controller (c) the wheels (d) the bumper
  35. 35.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  36. 36.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on (c) the controller reads it (d) the motors turn it
  37. 37.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  39. 39.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it drives on
  40. 40.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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