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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 517 · 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 decides to turn”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  2. 2.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  3. 3.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) it decides to turn (c) it compares two numbers (d) a buzzer beeps
  5. 5.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  6. 6.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  7. 7.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the frame (c) the sensors (d) the battery
  10. 10.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a bumper is pressed (c) it compares two numbers (d) the gripper closes
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) it compares two numbers (c) an LED lights up (d) the gripper closes
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) a mic hears a clap (c) it decides to stop (d) the program picks a path
  14. 14.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the program picks a path (b) it decides to stop (c) it counts the boxes (d) a gyro feels a turn
  15. 15.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → sense → think (b) sense → think → act (c) think → act → sense (d) act → think → sense
  16. 16.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the bumper (b) the wheels (c) the frame (d) the controller
  17. 17.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) the robot turns left (c) an LED lights up (d) it plans the next move
  18. 18.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to stop (b) it plans the next move (c) it decides to turn (d) a mic hears a clap
  19. 19.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  20. 20.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a sensor checks distance (c) it decides to stop (d) it plans the next move
  21. 21.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) it plans the next move (c) a sensor reads light (d) a gyro feels a turn
  23. 23.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it plans the next move (b) the program picks a path (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the wheels spin
  24. 24.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “it drives on”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it drives on
  25. 25.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  28. 28.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  29. 29.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  32. 32.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the arm lifts a box (c) the robot turns left (d) it decides to turn
  33. 33.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  34. 34.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the arm lifts a box
  36. 36.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  37. 37.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) it decides to turn (c) the wheels spin (d) it decides to stop
  40. 40.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the controller reads it

Answer key

  1. think
  2. act
  3. True
  4. a buzzer beeps
  5. sense
  6. think
  7. False
  8. True
  9. the sensors
  10. True
  11. it compares two numbers
  12. it compares two numbers
  13. a mic hears a clap
  14. a gyro feels a turn
  15. sense → think → act
  16. the controller
  17. it plans the next move
  18. a mic hears a clap
  19. act
  20. the arm lifts a box
  21. False
  22. it plans the next move
  23. the wheels spin
  24. the bumper is pressed
  25. False
  26. True
  27. think
  28. act
  29. True
  30. False
  31. think
  32. a bumper is pressed
  33. act
  34. False
  35. the arm lifts a box
  36. act
  37. True
  38. False
  39. the wheels spin
  40. it drives on

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