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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 520 · 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 buzzer beeps”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  2. 2.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) the wheels spin (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a gyro feels a turn
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a sensor reads light (c) it plans the next move (d) a gyro feels a turn
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a camera spots a wall (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a gyro feels a turn
  6. 6.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it plans the next move (b) a sensor checks distance (c) the gripper closes (d) an LED lights up
  7. 7.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the program (b) the motors (c) the camera (d) the sensors
  8. 8.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on (c) it decides to turn (d) the bumper is pressed
  9. 9.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the bumper (b) the wheels (c) the controller (d) the frame
  10. 10.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a mic hears a clap (c) the wheels spin (d) a sensor reads light
  11. 11.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor reads light (b) the robot turns left (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it counts the boxes
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the program picks a path (c) it decides to turn (d) it counts the boxes
  13. 13.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  14. 14.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  15. 15.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  16. 16.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  18. 18.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it decides to stop (d) a sensor reads light
  20. 20.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  21. 21.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the motors turn it (c) the controller reads it (d) it drives on
  22. 22.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) the gripper closes (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a camera spots a wall
  23. 23.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the gripper closes (b) it decides to turn (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a buzzer beeps
  24. 24.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a buzzer beeps (c) an LED lights up (d) a sensor checks distance
  25. 25.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → think → sense (b) act → sense → think (c) sense → think → act (d) think → act → sense
  27. 27.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on
  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 gyro feels a turn”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) it decides to stop (c) the program picks a path (d) it compares two numbers
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it decides to stop (c) it compares two numbers (d) it counts the boxes
  32. 32.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a battery (b) a crash (c) a loop (d) a gear
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the wheels spin (c) the robot turns left (d) a mic hears a clap
  34. 34.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) an LED lights up (c) it counts the boxes (d) a buzzer beeps
  37. 37.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  38. 38.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the wheels spin (c) an LED lights up (d) a gyro feels a turn
  40. 40.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the frame (b) the motors (c) the sensors (d) the battery

Answer key

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

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