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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 328 · 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: “it compares two numbers”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  2. 2.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) the gripper closes (c) it decides to turn (d) a bumper is pressed
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it counts the boxes (c) it plans the next move (d) a gyro feels a turn
  4. 4.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn (c) it drives on (d) the motors turn it
  5. 5.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the frame (b) the sensors (c) the motors (d) the battery
  6. 6.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed
  7. 7.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the bumper (b) the controller (c) the frame (d) the wheels
  8. 8.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it (c) the controller reads it (d) it decides to turn
  9. 9.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the motors (b) the camera (c) the program (d) the sensors
  10. 10.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it compares two numbers (b) the wheels spin (c) a camera spots a wall (d) the arm lifts a box
  11. 11.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) the motors turn it (c) it drives on (d) the bumper is pressed
  12. 12.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  13. 13.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a battery (b) a crash (c) a loop (d) a gear
  14. 14.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  15. 15.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  16. 16.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn (c) the controller reads it (d) the bumper is pressed
  17. 17.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → sense → think (b) act → think → sense (c) sense → think → act (d) think → act → sense
  18. 18.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) the arm lifts a box (d) it compares two numbers
  19. 19.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔢 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) it drives on (d) the controller reads it
  22. 22.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  23. 23.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) the gripper closes (c) an LED lights up (d) a mic hears a clap
  26. 26.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  27. 27.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  28. 28.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it plans the next move (b) it decides to turn (c) a sensor reads light (d) an LED lights up
  30. 30.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the gripper closes (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the program picks a path
  31. 31.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the program picks a path
  33. 33.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the motors turn it
  34. 34.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a mic hears a clap (d) it decides to turn
  36. 36.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on
  37. 37.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it decides to stop
  38. 38.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) it decides to turn (c) the controller reads it (d) it drives on
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a sensor reads light

Answer key

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

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