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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

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

Answer key

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

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