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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 48 · 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: “the wheels spin”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  2. 2.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the bumper (b) the controller (c) the frame (d) the wheels
  3. 3.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the gripper closes (b) a sensor reads light (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a bumper is pressed
  4. 4.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the frame (b) the sensors (c) the motors (d) the battery
  5. 5.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) it compares two numbers (c) the program picks a path (d) it plans the next move
  7. 7.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on (c) the controller reads it (d) it decides to turn
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) it counts the boxes (c) the wheels spin (d) a buzzer beeps
  9. 9.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  10. 10.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) an LED lights up (b) a camera spots a wall (c) the program picks a path (d) it decides to stop
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) a bumper is pressed (c) it counts the boxes (d) the program picks a path
  12. 12.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  13. 13.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔢 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
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it counts the boxes (d) it decides to stop
  16. 16.🔢 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
  17. 17.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to turn (b) a mic hears a clap (c) an LED lights up (d) a gyro feels a turn
  18. 18.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) it decides to turn (c) the gripper closes (d) a sensor reads light
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the gripper closes (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a sensor reads light
  20. 20.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn (c) the controller reads it (d) the motors turn it
  21. 21.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  22. 22.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  23. 23.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn
  25. 25.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → sense → think (b) sense → think → act (c) think → act → sense (d) act → think → sense
  26. 26.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the motors (b) the program (c) the camera (d) the sensors
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) the program picks a path (d) it compares two numbers
  28. 28.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  29. 29.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a gear (b) a loop (c) a battery (d) a crash
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a mic hears a clap (d) it decides to turn
  31. 31.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) the robot turns left (d) a bumper is pressed
  36. 36.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) the arm lifts a box (c) an LED lights up (d) the wheels spin
  38. 38.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense

Answer key

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

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