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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 76 · 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.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a crash (b) a gear (c) a battery (d) a loop
  2. 2.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the gripper closes (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) the program picks a path (d) a camera spots a wall
  5. 5.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) it decides to turn (c) the gripper closes (d) it plans the next move
  9. 9.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  11. 11.🔢 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 drives on (d) it decides to turn
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) the robot turns left (c) the program picks a path (d) the gripper closes
  13. 13.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) sense → think → act (b) think → act → sense (c) act → think → sense (d) act → sense → think
  15. 15.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a sensor checks distance (c) the gripper closes (d) a buzzer beeps
  16. 16.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  17. 17.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it counts the boxes (b) the wheels spin (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it compares two numbers
  18. 18.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it (c) the motors turn it (d) the bumper is pressed
  20. 20.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  21. 21.🔢 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
  22. 22.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it decides to turn
  23. 23.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  24. 24.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed
  25. 25.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) it compares two numbers (c) an LED lights up (d) it decides to turn
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) it compares two numbers (c) the wheels spin (d) the robot turns left
  28. 28.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a sensor reads light (b) the robot turns left (c) the arm lifts a box (d) an LED lights up
  29. 29.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it compares two numbers (b) the gripper closes (c) a bumper is pressed (d) an LED lights up
  30. 30.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed
  31. 31.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to stop (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a mic hears a clap
  32. 32.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  33. 33.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a sensor reads light (c) it compares two numbers (d) a camera spots a wall
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a sensor reads light (d) it decides to turn
  35. 35.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it
  37. 37.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the frame (b) the battery (c) the sensors (d) the motors
  39. 39.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  40. 40.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the bumper (c) the controller (d) the frame

Answer key

  1. a loop
  2. True
  3. False
  4. the gripper closes
  5. True
  6. False
  7. True
  8. the gripper closes
  9. False
  10. sense
  11. the controller reads it
  12. the program picks a path
  13. True
  14. sense → think → act
  15. a sensor checks distance
  16. sense
  17. a camera spots a wall
  18. False
  19. the bumper is pressed
  20. think
  21. the bumper is pressed
  22. it drives on
  23. act
  24. the bumper is pressed
  25. False
  26. a gyro feels a turn
  27. it compares two numbers
  28. a sensor reads light
  29. it compares two numbers
  30. the bumper is pressed
  31. a mic hears a clap
  32. act
  33. the arm lifts a box
  34. it decides to turn
  35. False
  36. the controller reads it
  37. False
  38. the sensors
  39. sense
  40. the controller

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