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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 483 · 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: “it counts the boxes”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) the program picks a path (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it plans the next move
  3. 3.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  4. 4.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it plans the next move (b) the gripper closes (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it decides to turn
  5. 5.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  6. 6.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the program picks a path (b) it counts the boxes (c) an LED lights up (d) it plans the next move
  7. 7.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to stop (b) a mic hears a clap (c) it decides to turn (d) an LED lights up
  8. 8.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) it compares two numbers (c) the gripper closes (d) it decides to stop
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it decides to turn (c) it counts the boxes (d) a sensor reads light
  11. 11.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to stop (b) the program picks a path (c) an LED lights up (d) a sensor reads light
  12. 12.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the program picks a path (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the wheels spin
  13. 13.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  14. 14.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a buzzer beeps (d) it decides to turn
  15. 15.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  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 decides to turn (b) a buzzer beeps (c) it decides to stop (d) a sensor checks distance
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it plans the next move (c) it counts the boxes (d) an LED lights up
  20. 20.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it (c) the controller reads it (d) the bumper is pressed
  21. 21.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a battery (b) a loop (c) a gear (d) a crash
  22. 22.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  23. 23.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the program picks a path (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a sensor reads light
  24. 24.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it (c) it decides to turn (d) it drives on
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) it compares two numbers (c) a sensor reads light (d) a gyro feels a turn
  26. 26.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the motors turn it”? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it
  28. 28.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the bumper (b) the controller (c) the frame (d) the wheels
  29. 29.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a sensor reads light (d) it decides to stop
  31. 31.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) the gripper closes (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the wheels spin
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a sensor reads light
  34. 34.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  35. 35.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  37. 37.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  38. 38.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → sense → think (b) sense → think → act (c) act → think → sense (d) think → act → sense
  39. 39.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think

Answer key

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

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