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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 239 · 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 part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the frame (c) the bumper (d) the controller
  2. 2.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it plans the next move (b) the wheels spin (c) it decides to turn (d) a sensor reads light
  3. 3.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  5. 5.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  6. 6.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) the robot turns left (c) the gripper closes (d) the arm lifts a box
  8. 8.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it
  9. 9.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) an LED lights up (c) the arm lifts a box (d) it decides to stop
  10. 10.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  12. 12.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed
  13. 13.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the gripper closes (c) it decides to turn (d) the arm lifts a box
  15. 15.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the robot turns left (b) it plans the next move (c) a camera spots a wall (d) the arm lifts a box
  16. 16.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the battery (b) the sensors (c) the motors (d) the frame
  17. 17.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) it compares two numbers (c) it plans the next move (d) it decides to turn
  18. 18.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  19. 19.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  20. 20.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to stop (b) an LED lights up (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the robot turns left
  22. 22.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) the gripper closes (c) it decides to stop (d) the wheels spin
  24. 24.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  25. 25.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  26. 26.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) sense → think → act (b) act → sense → think (c) act → think → sense (d) think → act → sense
  27. 27.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a sensor reads light (c) it compares two numbers (d) an LED lights up
  28. 28.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a sensor reads light (b) the wheels spin (c) the arm lifts a box (d) it decides to stop
  29. 29.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor reads light (b) the arm lifts a box (c) it plans the next move (d) the robot turns left
  31. 31.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it (c) it decides to turn (d) it drives on
  32. 32.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “it drives on”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on
  33. 33.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it (c) it decides to turn (d) the bumper is pressed
  35. 35.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the gripper closes (c) it decides to stop (d) a sensor checks distance
  36. 36.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the program (b) the sensors (c) the motors (d) the camera
  37. 37.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a crash (b) a battery (c) a loop (d) a gear
  38. 38.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) the wheels spin (c) it decides to turn (d) the arm lifts a box

Answer key

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

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