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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

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

Answer key

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

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