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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 746 · 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.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a loop (b) a crash (c) a battery (d) a gear
  3. 3.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  4. 4.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the controller (b) the wheels (c) the bumper (d) the frame
  5. 5.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the motors turn it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it drives on
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) the robot turns left (c) it counts the boxes (d) the program picks a path
  7. 7.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) it decides to turn (c) a buzzer beeps (d) it counts the boxes
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) the gripper closes (d) a camera spots a wall
  10. 10.🔢 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
  11. 11.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it decides to turn (d) the motors turn it
  12. 12.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the battery (b) the sensors (c) the motors (d) the frame
  13. 13.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  14. 14.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the sensors (b) the motors (c) the program (d) the camera
  16. 16.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a mic hears a clap (c) an LED lights up (d) a sensor checks distance
  17. 17.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → think → sense (b) sense → think → act (c) think → act → sense (d) act → sense → think
  19. 19.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  21. 21.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the wheels spin (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it decides to stop
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a mic hears a clap
  23. 23.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  24. 24.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  25. 25.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) it plans the next move (c) a sensor reads light (d) the robot turns left
  26. 26.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn
  27. 27.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  28. 28.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a buzzer beeps (c) an LED lights up (d) a sensor reads light
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) it plans the next move (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a mic hears a clap
  30. 30.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the arm lifts a box (c) it decides to turn (d) a bumper is pressed
  33. 33.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a buzzer beeps (d) the gripper closes
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the robot turns left
  35. 35.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the program picks a path (b) an LED lights up (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a camera spots a wall
  36. 36.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  37. 37.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) the arm lifts a box (c) the program picks a path (d) an LED lights up
  40. 40.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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