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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 496 · 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 acting? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a gyro feels a turn
  2. 2.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → sense → think (b) think → act → sense (c) act → think → sense (d) sense → think → act
  3. 3.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a camera spots a wall
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it counts the boxes
  6. 6.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) it plans the next move (c) an LED lights up (d) the program picks a path
  8. 8.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a buzzer beeps (c) an LED lights up (d) it plans the next move
  10. 10.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the program picks a path (b) a camera spots a wall (c) the robot turns left (d) it compares two numbers
  11. 11.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  12. 12.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) the program picks a path
  14. 14.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  15. 15.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  16. 16.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) an LED lights up
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) it decides to turn (c) it compares two numbers (d) an LED lights up
  18. 18.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  19. 19.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the gripper closes (b) the program picks a path (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it decides to stop
  20. 20.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  22. 22.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  23. 23.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to turn (b) it plans the next move (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the wheels spin
  24. 24.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the robot turns left (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it decides to turn
  25. 25.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) it compares two numbers (c) a sensor reads light (d) the program picks a path
  27. 27.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a mic hears a clap (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a sensor checks distance
  28. 28.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) it compares two numbers (d) a sensor reads light
  31. 31.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the battery (b) the sensors (c) the motors (d) the frame
  33. 33.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  35. 35.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the bumper (c) the controller (d) the frame
  37. 37.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed
  38. 38.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) an LED lights up (b) a sensor reads light (c) the wheels spin (d) it counts the boxes
  39. 39.🔢 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
  40. 40.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn (c) the controller reads it (d) the motors turn it

Answer key

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

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