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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 412 · 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) a bumper is pressed (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a buzzer beeps
  2. 2.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → sense → think (b) sense → think → act (c) think → act → sense (d) act → think → sense
  3. 3.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it (c) it drives on (d) it decides to turn
  4. 4.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  5. 5.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) the wheels spin (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a mic hears a clap
  7. 7.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a sensor checks distance (d) an LED lights up
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) an LED lights up (c) it compares two numbers (d) the gripper closes
  10. 10.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the frame (b) the battery (c) the motors (d) the sensors
  11. 11.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it
  12. 12.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) the program picks a path (c) the wheels spin (d) a sensor reads light
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) a sensor reads light (c) it counts the boxes (d) it compares two numbers
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) a sensor reads light (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a camera spots a wall
  15. 15.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the sensors (b) the camera (c) the program (d) the motors
  16. 16.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it counts the boxes (b) an LED lights up (c) it plans the next move (d) a mic hears a clap
  18. 18.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  20. 20.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) an LED lights up (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) the gripper closes (d) it decides to stop
  21. 21.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) it decides to stop (c) it counts the boxes (d) a bumper is pressed
  24. 24.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the controller reads it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it
  25. 25.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) the program picks a path (c) it decides to turn (d) an LED lights up
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) the wheels spin (d) the gripper closes
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a sensor reads light (d) it counts the boxes
  29. 29.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) the wheels spin (c) it decides to turn (d) it decides to stop
  30. 30.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the program picks a path (b) a camera spots a wall (c) the robot turns left (d) an LED lights up
  31. 31.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  32. 32.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) the arm lifts a box (c) it compares two numbers (d) a bumper is pressed
  33. 33.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the motors turn it (c) it decides to turn (d) it drives on
  34. 34.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the motors turn it (d) the controller reads it
  35. 35.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the frame (b) the bumper (c) the controller (d) the wheels
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) the gripper closes (c) the wheels spin (d) a camera spots a wall
  37. 37.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  38. 38.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  39. 39.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense

Answer key

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

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