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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 713 · 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 part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the controller (b) the frame (c) the bumper (d) the wheels
  2. 2.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it (c) it decides to turn (d) the bumper is pressed
  4. 4.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  5. 5.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) think → act → sense (b) act → think → sense (c) act → sense → think (d) sense → think → act
  6. 6.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  7. 7.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  8. 8.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it (c) the controller reads it (d) it decides to turn
  10. 10.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the battery (b) the motors (c) the sensors (d) the frame
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a sensor checks distance (c) the program picks a path (d) it plans the next move
  12. 12.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  14. 14.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to turn (b) the gripper closes (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the robot turns left
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a sensor reads light (d) it plans the next move
  16. 16.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a loop (b) a gear (c) a crash (d) a battery
  17. 17.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  18. 18.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a mic hears a clap (c) it compares two numbers (d) the arm lifts a box
  19. 19.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  21. 21.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) it compares two numbers (c) the gripper closes (d) it decides to turn
  23. 23.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the gripper closes (b) it decides to stop (c) it plans the next move (d) a sensor checks distance
  24. 24.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) it decides to turn (c) the robot turns left (d) a mic hears a clap
  25. 25.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  26. 26.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) the wheels spin (c) it decides to turn (d) the program picks a path
  29. 29.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  30. 30.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  31. 31.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  32. 32.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed
  34. 34.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  35. 35.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the program (b) the motors (c) the sensors (d) the camera
  36. 36.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) it counts the boxes (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a bumper is pressed
  39. 39.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) an LED lights up (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it plans the next move (d) it decides to stop
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) it plans the next move (c) it counts the boxes (d) the gripper closes

Answer key

  1. the controller
  2. False
  3. the bumper is pressed
  4. sense
  5. sense → think → act
  6. act
  7. act
  8. True
  9. the controller reads it
  10. the sensors
  11. a sensor checks distance
  12. True
  13. think
  14. a mic hears a clap
  15. it plans the next move
  16. a loop
  17. sense
  18. it compares two numbers
  19. False
  20. think
  21. False
  22. a bumper is pressed
  23. a sensor checks distance
  24. the robot turns left
  25. act
  26. True
  27. True
  28. the wheels spin
  29. sense
  30. sense
  31. sense
  32. False
  33. the bumper is pressed
  34. think
  35. the motors
  36. False
  37. False
  38. it counts the boxes
  39. a camera spots a wall
  40. the gripper closes

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