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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 294 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a buzzer beeps (d) the program picks a path
  2. 2.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it plans the next move (b) it decides to turn (c) the program picks a path (d) the robot turns left
  3. 3.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a sensor checks distance (c) the arm lifts a box (d) it plans the next move
  4. 4.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  5. 5.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a sensor reads light (c) the wheels spin (d) a gyro feels a turn
  6. 6.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  7. 7.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  8. 8.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a camera spots a wall (c) the gripper closes (d) a sensor reads light
  10. 10.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it decides to turn (d) the controller reads it
  11. 11.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  12. 12.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → think → sense (b) think → act → sense (c) act → sense → think (d) sense → think → act
  14. 14.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it counts the boxes (b) the wheels spin (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a mic hears a clap
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a sensor reads light (d) a mic hears a clap
  17. 17.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  19. 19.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  20. 20.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  21. 21.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the program (b) the camera (c) the sensors (d) the motors
  22. 22.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) an LED lights up (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a sensor checks distance
  26. 26.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it drives on (c) the motors turn it (d) the controller reads it
  27. 27.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the motors turn it (c) the controller reads it (d) it drives on
  28. 28.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it
  29. 29.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  30. 30.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to stop (b) an LED lights up (c) a sensor reads light (d) a sensor checks distance
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) it decides to stop (c) it counts the boxes (d) it decides to turn
  32. 32.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  33. 33.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a loop (b) a battery (c) a crash (d) a gear
  34. 34.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the bumper (b) the wheels (c) the controller (d) the frame
  35. 35.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it plans the next move (b) the program picks a path (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it decides to turn
  36. 36.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  37. 37.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the battery (c) the frame (d) the sensors
  39. 39.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  40. 40.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed

Answer key

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

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