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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 672 · 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: “the robot turns left”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  2. 2.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the frame (b) the wheels (c) the controller (d) the bumper
  4. 4.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a gear (b) a loop (c) a crash (d) a battery
  6. 6.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the controller reads it
  7. 7.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the program picks a path (c) it plans the next move (d) a mic hears a clap
  8. 8.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  9. 9.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) it decides to turn (c) the program picks a path (d) a gyro feels a turn
  10. 10.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the program (b) the camera (c) the sensors (d) the motors
  13. 13.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to turn (b) the program picks a path (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the gripper closes
  14. 14.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it plans the next move (b) the wheels spin (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a gyro feels a turn
  15. 15.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  16. 16.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the frame (b) the sensors (c) the motors (d) the battery
  17. 17.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a bumper is pressed (c) it decides to stop (d) the wheels spin
  18. 18.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a sensor reads light (c) an LED lights up (d) a sensor checks distance
  20. 20.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it decides to turn (b) a camera spots a wall (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a sensor reads light
  22. 22.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) sense → think → act (b) think → act → sense (c) act → sense → think (d) act → think → sense
  23. 23.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to stop (b) it plans the next move (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a buzzer beeps
  24. 24.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  27. 27.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) the wheels spin (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a buzzer beeps
  29. 29.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  30. 30.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the robot turns left (c) it decides to turn (d) a camera spots a wall
  31. 31.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it plans the next move (b) it compares two numbers (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a bumper is pressed
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the robot turns left
  33. 33.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it decides to turn (c) it drives on (d) the bumper is pressed
  35. 35.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) an LED lights up (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a buzzer beeps (d) the program picks a path
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) it decides to stop (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a sensor reads light
  37. 37.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  38. 38.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it

Answer key

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

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