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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 45 · 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 of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a sensor reads light (c) a buzzer beeps (d) it decides to stop
  2. 2.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔢 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
  4. 4.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the controller reads it
  7. 7.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “it drives on”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on
  8. 8.🔢 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
  9. 9.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  10. 10.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a buzzer beeps (c) it plans the next move (d) the wheels spin
  11. 11.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → think → sense (b) act → sense → think (c) sense → think → act (d) think → act → sense
  12. 12.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  13. 13.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the bumper (c) the frame (d) the controller
  15. 15.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  17. 17.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  18. 18.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a bumper is pressed (c) it decides to turn (d) the program picks a path
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) it compares two numbers (c) a mic hears a clap (d) it plans the next move
  20. 20.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the battery (b) the frame (c) the motors (d) the sensors
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it decides to stop
  22. 22.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  23. 23.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it compares two numbers (b) the wheels spin (c) an LED lights up (d) a camera spots a wall
  24. 24.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it counts the boxes (d) a mic hears a clap
  25. 25.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  26. 26.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it decides to turn (d) the controller reads it
  27. 27.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) the gripper closes (c) the arm lifts a box (d) it compares two numbers
  28. 28.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the robot turns left (b) a sensor reads light (c) the gripper closes (d) the program picks a path
  29. 29.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it plans the next move (b) the robot turns left (c) an LED lights up (d) a sensor checks distance
  30. 30.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a sensor reads light (c) it compares two numbers (d) it plans the next move
  32. 32.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  33. 33.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it
  34. 34.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it plans the next move
  36. 36.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) the robot turns left (d) it plans the next move
  37. 37.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed
  38. 38.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) the gripper closes (c) the program picks a path (d) an LED lights up
  40. 40.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a battery (b) a crash (c) a loop (d) a gear

Answer key

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

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