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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 510 · 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 robot turns left”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a sensor reads light (d) the gripper closes
  3. 3.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn
  4. 4.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  5. 5.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to stop (b) the wheels spin (c) the program picks a path (d) a gyro feels a turn
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it decides to stop (c) it plans the next move (d) it counts the boxes
  7. 7.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  8. 8.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  11. 11.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn (c) the motors turn it (d) the bumper is pressed
  12. 12.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a loop (b) a battery (c) a crash (d) a gear
  13. 13.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) an LED lights up (c) it decides to turn (d) it plans the next move
  14. 14.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  15. 15.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the motors turn it (c) it decides to turn (d) it drives on
  17. 17.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  19. 19.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to stop (b) a sensor reads light (c) it compares two numbers (d) it plans the next move
  20. 20.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) an LED lights up (c) the robot turns left (d) it compares two numbers
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) it compares two numbers (c) the program picks a path (d) the gripper closes
  22. 22.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on (c) the motors turn it (d) it decides to turn
  23. 23.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  24. 24.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to stop (b) the wheels spin (c) a sensor reads light (d) the program picks a path
  26. 26.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) it compares two numbers (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) the program picks a path
  28. 28.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the motors turn it (c) it drives on (d) the controller reads it
  29. 29.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it decides to turn (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it drives on
  31. 31.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) it plans the next move (c) it compares two numbers (d) the wheels spin
  35. 35.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the sensors (b) the camera (c) the motors (d) the program
  36. 36.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the wheels spin (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it decides to stop
  37. 37.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  38. 38.🔢 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
  39. 39.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it
  40. 40.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor reads light (b) the arm lifts a box (c) an LED lights up (d) it plans the next move

Answer key

  1. act
  2. a sensor reads light
  3. it decides to turn
  4. act
  5. a gyro feels a turn
  6. a camera spots a wall
  7. act
  8. True
  9. True
  10. think
  11. the bumper is pressed
  12. a loop
  13. a bumper is pressed
  14. act
  15. True
  16. it decides to turn
  17. False
  18. think
  19. a sensor reads light
  20. it compares two numbers
  21. the gripper closes
  22. it drives on
  23. sense
  24. False
  25. the wheels spin
  26. True
  27. a gyro feels a turn
  28. the controller reads it
  29. False
  30. it drives on
  31. False
  32. True
  33. think
  34. the wheels spin
  35. the motors
  36. it decides to stop
  37. sense
  38. the bumper is pressed
  39. the controller reads it
  40. it plans the next move

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