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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 384 · 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 mic hears a clap”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  2. 2.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the motors (b) the sensors (c) the program (d) the camera
  4. 4.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  5. 5.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) it counts the boxes (c) an LED lights up (d) a mic hears a clap
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a camera spots a wall (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a gyro feels a turn
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) a sensor checks distance (c) the arm lifts a box (d) the robot turns left
  10. 10.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  11. 11.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) it plans the next move (c) the wheels spin (d) the robot turns left
  13. 13.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the program picks a path (c) the robot turns left (d) a sensor reads light
  14. 14.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) it counts the boxes (c) the gripper closes (d) it plans the next move
  15. 15.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it compares two numbers (b) the arm lifts a box (c) it plans the next move (d) a camera spots a wall
  16. 16.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the program picks a path (b) a sensor checks distance (c) the wheels spin (d) a sensor reads light
  18. 18.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) it plans the next move (c) it compares two numbers (d) a bumper is pressed
  20. 20.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → sense → think (b) think → act → sense (c) sense → think → act (d) act → think → sense
  21. 21.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the frame (c) the battery (d) the sensors
  22. 22.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it compares two numbers (b) the gripper closes (c) the robot turns left (d) an LED lights up
  23. 23.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  24. 24.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  25. 25.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) the wheels spin (d) it decides to turn
  26. 26.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  27. 27.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  29. 29.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the program picks a path (b) a sensor reads light (c) an LED lights up (d) it counts the boxes
  31. 31.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a battery (b) a gear (c) a crash (d) a loop
  32. 32.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) an LED lights up (b) it counts the boxes (c) it compares two numbers (d) a sensor reads light
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) the gripper closes (c) the robot turns left (d) the arm lifts a box
  34. 34.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the robot turns left (b) a sensor checks distance (c) the gripper closes (d) an LED lights up
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) it counts the boxes (c) an LED lights up (d) the arm lifts a box
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the robot turns left (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a sensor reads light
  37. 37.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the gripper closes (b) the robot turns left (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it decides to turn
  40. 40.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a sensor reads light (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a mic hears a clap

Answer key

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

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