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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 64 · 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 of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to turn (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the program picks a path (d) it plans the next move
  2. 2.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  3. 3.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the controller (b) the wheels (c) the frame (d) the bumper
  5. 5.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) an LED lights up (c) the wheels spin (d) a buzzer beeps
  7. 7.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  9. 9.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  11. 11.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a loop (b) a battery (c) a crash (d) a gear
  12. 12.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  13. 13.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) the robot turns left (c) a sensor reads light (d) it decides to stop
  15. 15.🔢 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
  16. 16.🔢 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
  17. 17.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  18. 18.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  19. 19.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to turn (b) a mic hears a clap (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a sensor checks distance
  20. 20.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  21. 21.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the sensors (b) the frame (c) the motors (d) the battery
  22. 22.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed
  23. 23.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the sensors (b) the program (c) the motors (d) the camera
  24. 24.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  25. 25.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the gripper closes (b) the robot turns left (c) it decides to turn (d) a gyro feels a turn
  26. 26.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  27. 27.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) it decides to turn (c) the gripper closes (d) it counts the boxes
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) it compares two numbers (c) the program picks a path (d) an LED lights up
  30. 30.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it plans the next move (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it decides to turn
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a mic hears a clap (c) the wheels spin (d) a sensor reads light
  32. 32.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it decides to turn
  33. 33.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it (c) the motors turn it (d) it drives on
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the gripper closes
  35. 35.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it counts the boxes (c) it plans the next move (d) the gripper closes
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a mic hears a clap
  37. 37.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the wheels spin (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a sensor reads light
  39. 39.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a buzzer beeps (c) it compares two numbers (d) it decides to stop
  40. 40.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. a bumper is pressed
  2. think
  3. True
  4. the controller
  5. think
  6. the program picks a path
  7. False
  8. sense
  9. True
  10. think
  11. a loop
  12. sense
  13. False
  14. it decides to stop
  15. the motors turn it
  16. it drives on
  17. act
  18. sense
  19. the arm lifts a box
  20. act
  21. the sensors
  22. the bumper is pressed
  23. the motors
  24. sense
  25. a gyro feels a turn
  26. think
  27. False
  28. the gripper closes
  29. an LED lights up
  30. a buzzer beeps
  31. the wheels spin
  32. the bumper is pressed
  33. the controller reads it
  34. a sensor checks distance
  35. the gripper closes
  36. the arm lifts a box
  37. think
  38. a sensor reads light
  39. a mic hears a clap
  40. False

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