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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 630 · 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.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a buzzer beeps (c) it counts the boxes (d) an LED lights up
  3. 3.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) the gripper closes (c) it plans the next move (d) the robot turns left
  5. 5.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  6. 6.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a loop (b) a crash (c) a gear (d) a battery
  8. 8.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) the robot turns left (c) it plans the next move (d) a sensor reads light
  9. 9.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) think → act → sense (b) sense → think → act (c) act → think → sense (d) act → sense → think
  10. 10.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the robot turns left (b) a sensor reads light (c) it compares two numbers (d) it decides to stop
  11. 11.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) an LED lights up (c) a mic hears a clap (d) it compares two numbers
  12. 12.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  13. 13.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) the robot turns left (c) an LED lights up (d) a bumper is pressed
  15. 15.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  17. 17.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  18. 18.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  20. 20.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) it decides to turn (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it drives on
  21. 21.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the frame (c) the sensors (d) the battery
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) the gripper closes (c) it decides to turn (d) an LED lights up
  23. 23.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  24. 24.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it decides to turn (d) it drives on
  25. 25.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the bumper (c) the frame (d) the controller
  26. 26.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  27. 27.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the camera (b) the program (c) the motors (d) the sensors
  28. 28.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a mic hears a clap (c) it decides to stop (d) the gripper closes
  29. 29.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it decides to turn (c) a buzzer beeps (d) it decides to stop
  30. 30.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn (c) it drives on (d) the controller reads it
  33. 33.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the gripper closes (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) it decides to stop (d) the robot turns left
  34. 34.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to stop (b) it decides to turn (c) a sensor checks distance (d) an LED lights up
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a mic hears a clap (c) it compares two numbers (d) a camera spots a wall
  36. 36.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to stop (b) it decides to turn (c) the program picks a path (d) a gyro feels a turn
  37. 37.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a camera spots a wall (c) an LED lights up (d) the gripper closes
  39. 39.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a mic hears a clap (d) an LED lights up

Answer key

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

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