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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 62 · 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 parts do the “sense” job? (a) the battery (b) the motors (c) the frame (d) the sensors
  2. 2.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a sensor checks distance (c) it decides to turn (d) a buzzer beeps
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it compares two numbers (c) the program picks a path (d) it plans the next move
  5. 5.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the gripper closes (c) a sensor reads light (d) it plans the next move
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) the wheels spin (c) it decides to turn (d) the gripper closes
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the wheels spin (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a sensor checks distance
  8. 8.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a sensor reads light (c) an LED lights up (d) it decides to turn
  9. 9.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  10. 10.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the frame (b) the controller (c) the wheels (d) the bumper
  12. 12.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  13. 13.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it
  15. 15.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  16. 16.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it plans the next move (b) it decides to stop (c) the program picks a path (d) a sensor reads light
  17. 17.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed
  19. 19.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  20. 20.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “it drives on”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) the wheels spin (c) it counts the boxes (d) an LED lights up
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a sensor reads light (d) a camera spots a wall
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) it compares two numbers (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the program picks a path
  24. 24.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the wheels spin (b) it plans the next move (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it compares two numbers
  25. 25.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  26. 26.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it counts the boxes
  28. 28.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a gear (b) a battery (c) a loop (d) a crash
  30. 30.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it drives on (d) the motors turn it
  31. 31.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) an LED lights up (b) it counts the boxes (c) it plans the next move (d) a bumper is pressed
  32. 32.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) the robot turns left (c) it plans the next move (d) the gripper closes
  34. 34.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the program (b) the camera (c) the sensors (d) the motors
  35. 35.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  36. 36.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) the arm lifts a box (c) the wheels spin (d) it decides to stop
  38. 38.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed
  39. 39.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on (c) the controller reads it (d) the motors turn it
  40. 40.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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