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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 767 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) it decides to stop (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a bumper is pressed
  2. 2.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  3. 3.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a battery (b) a loop (c) a crash (d) a gear
  5. 5.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  6. 6.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → think → sense (b) act → sense → think (c) think → act → sense (d) sense → think → act
  8. 8.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it
  9. 9.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the frame (c) the bumper (d) the controller
  10. 10.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  11. 11.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  12. 12.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it plans the next move
  13. 13.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  14. 14.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  15. 15.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  16. 16.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) the wheels spin
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it compares two numbers
  19. 19.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to stop (b) the robot turns left (c) it decides to turn (d) it compares two numbers
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) the arm lifts a box (c) it decides to turn (d) the wheels spin
  22. 22.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  23. 23.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the motors turn it (d) it drives on
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a sensor checks distance
  25. 25.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  26. 26.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the frame (c) the battery (d) the sensors
  27. 27.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) a sensor reads light (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a bumper is pressed
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) the gripper closes (c) an LED lights up (d) the robot turns left
  32. 32.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it counts the boxes (c) it decides to turn (d) an LED lights up
  34. 34.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  35. 35.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a sensor checks distance (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a bumper is pressed
  36. 36.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the program picks a path (b) a sensor reads light (c) the wheels spin (d) a gyro feels a turn
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) it compares two numbers (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it decides to turn
  38. 38.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the sensors (b) the motors (c) the camera (d) the program
  39. 39.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) an LED lights up (c) it decides to stop (d) a sensor reads light
  40. 40.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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