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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 431 · 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) it plans the next move (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a sensor reads light
  2. 2.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  3. 3.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a mic hears a clap (c) the program picks a path (d) a buzzer beeps
  4. 4.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the bumper (b) the controller (c) the frame (d) the wheels
  5. 5.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it compares two numbers (c) the robot turns left (d) a gyro feels a turn
  6. 6.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it counts the boxes (b) it compares two numbers (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it decides to turn
  7. 7.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) an LED lights up (b) it compares two numbers (c) a sensor reads light (d) the wheels spin
  8. 8.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) think → act → sense (b) act → sense → think (c) act → think → sense (d) sense → think → act
  9. 9.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the sensors (b) the battery (c) the motors (d) the frame
  11. 11.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  12. 12.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it
  13. 13.🔢 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 bumper is pressed (d) the controller reads it
  14. 14.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  15. 15.🔢 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) the controller reads it (d) it drives on
  16. 16.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  17. 17.🔢 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
  18. 18.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it plans the next move (b) the program picks a path (c) it compares two numbers (d) an LED lights up
  19. 19.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  22. 22.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the program picks a path (c) it compares two numbers (d) a gyro feels a turn
  23. 23.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it decides to turn (d) it drives on
  24. 24.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔢 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
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) an LED lights up (c) it decides to turn (d) it compares two numbers
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) it decides to stop (c) it counts the boxes (d) it compares two numbers
  28. 28.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a bumper is pressed
  30. 30.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  32. 32.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  35. 35.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  36. 36.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it compares two numbers (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a mic hears a clap
  38. 38.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) an LED lights up (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the program picks a path
  39. 39.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a gear (b) a loop (c) a crash (d) a battery
  40. 40.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act

Answer key

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

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