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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 667 · 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.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) an LED lights up (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it compares two numbers (d) a sensor reads light
  3. 3.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a crash (b) a loop (c) a battery (d) a gear
  4. 4.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) the wheels spin (c) a mic hears a clap (d) an LED lights up
  6. 6.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the sensors (b) the battery (c) the frame (d) the motors
  7. 7.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  9. 9.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the frame (c) the bumper (d) the controller
  10. 10.🔢 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
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) the program picks a path (c) an LED lights up (d) it decides to stop
  12. 12.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  13. 13.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the controller reads it”? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it
  15. 15.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) think → act → sense (b) act → sense → think (c) sense → think → act (d) act → think → sense
  16. 16.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  17. 17.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  18. 18.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a sensor reads light
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) it plans the next move (c) the program picks a path (d) it decides to stop
  20. 20.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to turn (b) the arm lifts a box (c) the wheels spin (d) a gyro feels a turn
  22. 22.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the sensors (b) the motors (c) the program (d) the camera
  24. 24.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the wheels spin (c) the gripper closes (d) the robot turns left
  26. 26.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a sensor reads light (c) it counts the boxes (d) a camera spots a wall
  27. 27.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  28. 28.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the wheels spin (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a buzzer beeps (d) it decides to turn
  29. 29.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) the program picks a path (d) a buzzer beeps
  30. 30.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  31. 31.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the controller reads it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it
  34. 34.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “it decides to turn”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it decides to turn
  35. 35.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to turn (b) a mic hears a clap (c) it compares two numbers (d) the wheels spin
  36. 36.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed
  37. 37.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it (c) it drives on (d) the motors turn it
  38. 38.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it decides to stop (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a sensor reads light
  40. 40.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it

Answer key

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

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