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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 744 · 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 parts do the “act” job? (a) the motors (b) the camera (c) the program (d) the sensors
  2. 2.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the gripper closes (c) the wheels spin (d) a sensor checks distance
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) the robot turns left (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a gyro feels a turn
  5. 5.🔢 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
  6. 6.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) it plans the next move (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a gyro feels a turn
  8. 8.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the wheels spin (b) a sensor checks distance (c) it plans the next move (d) it counts the boxes
  9. 9.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor reads light (b) it compares two numbers (c) it plans the next move (d) the robot turns left
  10. 10.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to stop (b) the gripper closes (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it decides to turn
  11. 11.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed
  12. 12.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it
  13. 13.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) it decides to turn (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the controller reads it
  14. 14.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  15. 15.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the bumper (b) the wheels (c) the controller (d) the frame
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a gyro feels a turn
  17. 17.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  18. 18.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it (c) it decides to turn (d) it drives on
  19. 19.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) it compares two numbers (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the arm lifts a box
  20. 20.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) it compares two numbers (c) the robot turns left (d) a buzzer beeps
  21. 21.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  22. 22.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → think → sense (b) sense → think → act (c) act → sense → think (d) think → act → sense
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) the gripper closes (c) the wheels spin (d) an LED lights up
  24. 24.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the battery (b) the frame (c) the sensors (d) the motors
  25. 25.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “it drives on”? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on
  27. 27.🔢 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
  28. 28.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a gear (b) a loop (c) a battery (d) a crash
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a mic hears a clap (c) it decides to turn (d) it counts the boxes
  30. 30.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔢 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
  32. 32.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it compares two numbers
  34. 34.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it drives on
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) the wheels spin (c) a sensor reads light (d) a buzzer beeps
  36. 36.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  37. 37.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it counts the boxes (b) an LED lights up (c) a sensor reads light (d) it decides to stop
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) it decides to stop (c) a buzzer beeps (d) the arm lifts a box
  39. 39.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  40. 40.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it decides to turn

Answer key

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

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