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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 683 · 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) think (b) sense (c) act
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a gyro feels a turn
  3. 3.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  4. 4.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a sensor reads light (b) it plans the next move (c) it counts the boxes (d) the arm lifts a box
  5. 5.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  9. 9.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  12. 12.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the sensors (b) the frame (c) the motors (d) the battery
  13. 13.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn (c) the motors turn it (d) the bumper is pressed
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the wheels spin (c) the gripper closes (d) a sensor reads light
  15. 15.🔢 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
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) it compares two numbers (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a sensor reads light
  17. 17.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the program (b) the motors (c) the camera (d) the sensors
  18. 18.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  19. 19.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed
  20. 20.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → think → sense (b) sense → think → act (c) think → act → sense (d) act → sense → think
  22. 22.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  23. 23.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a crash (b) a gear (c) a battery (d) a loop
  24. 24.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  25. 25.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a camera spots a wall (d) the wheels spin
  27. 27.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) it decides to stop (c) the robot turns left (d) the program picks a path
  29. 29.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  30. 30.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor reads light (b) it counts the boxes (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a mic hears a clap
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) it decides to stop (c) it compares two numbers (d) the program picks a path
  33. 33.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on (c) it decides to turn (d) the bumper is pressed
  34. 34.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the motors turn it
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) the arm lifts a box (c) it compares two numbers (d) it counts the boxes
  36. 36.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the robot turns left (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it decides to stop (d) the arm lifts a box
  37. 37.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) the program picks a path (c) the gripper closes (d) a sensor reads light
  38. 38.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a sensor reads light (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it decides to turn
  39. 39.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it decides to turn (d) an LED lights up
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) it plans the next move (c) it compares two numbers (d) the robot turns left

Answer key

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

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