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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 487 · 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: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  2. 2.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  3. 3.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the robot turns left (c) a buzzer beeps (d) it compares two numbers
  4. 4.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  5. 5.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the sensors (b) the motors (c) the camera (d) the program
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) it compares two numbers (d) it decides to stop
  7. 7.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  8. 8.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) the gripper closes (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the wheels spin
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a camera spots a wall
  11. 11.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  12. 12.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to turn (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it plans the next move
  13. 13.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) it counts the boxes (c) a buzzer beeps (d) the wheels spin
  15. 15.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the wheels spin (c) it decides to turn (d) a mic hears a clap
  16. 16.🔢 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
  17. 17.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) it plans the next move (c) the robot turns left (d) it counts the boxes
  20. 20.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) it decides to stop (c) a camera spots a wall (d) an LED lights up
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) the arm lifts a box (c) the wheels spin (d) the gripper closes
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the gripper closes
  23. 23.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the frame (b) the battery (c) the sensors (d) the motors
  24. 24.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the bumper (b) the controller (c) the frame (d) the wheels
  26. 26.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔢 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 drives on (d) it decides to turn
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) a sensor reads light (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a mic hears a clap
  29. 29.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a sensor reads light
  31. 31.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → sense → think (b) act → think → sense (c) sense → think → act (d) think → act → sense
  32. 32.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  33. 33.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the robot turns left (b) it counts the boxes (c) it plans the next move (d) a sensor checks distance
  36. 36.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  37. 37.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on
  39. 39.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a crash (b) a gear (c) a battery (d) a loop
  40. 40.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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