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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 511 · 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) think (b) sense (c) act
  2. 2.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → think → sense (b) think → act → sense (c) act → sense → think (d) sense → think → act
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it decides to stop (c) an LED lights up (d) it decides to turn
  4. 4.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) an LED lights up (c) the arm lifts a box (d) the gripper closes
  8. 8.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  9. 9.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) it compares two numbers (d) a mic hears a clap
  12. 12.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  13. 13.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the robot turns left (d) the program picks a path
  14. 14.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) it plans the next move (c) an LED lights up (d) a bumper is pressed
  15. 15.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the controller reads it
  17. 17.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) a mic hears a clap (c) it compares two numbers (d) it decides to stop
  19. 19.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  20. 20.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a sensor reads light (c) the robot turns left (d) a bumper is pressed
  21. 21.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a buzzer beeps (d) it decides to stop
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a sensor reads light
  23. 23.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) it plans the next move (d) an LED lights up
  25. 25.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor reads light (b) it compares two numbers (c) a camera spots a wall (d) the robot turns left
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) a buzzer beeps (c) it decides to stop (d) the arm lifts a box
  28. 28.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  30. 30.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it decides to turn (d) the motors turn it
  31. 31.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) it compares two numbers (c) the gripper closes (d) a gyro feels a turn
  32. 32.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  33. 33.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the controller (b) the frame (c) the wheels (d) the bumper
  34. 34.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  35. 35.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  36. 36.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) an LED lights up (b) a sensor reads light (c) the program picks a path (d) it decides to stop
  37. 37.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the sensors (b) the program (c) the camera (d) the motors
  38. 38.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) an LED lights up (b) it decides to turn (c) it compares two numbers (d) it decides to stop

Answer key

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

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