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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 775 · 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 it decides to stop, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  3. 3.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it plans the next move (b) a sensor checks distance (c) the gripper closes (d) it counts the boxes
  4. 4.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the gripper closes (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it compares two numbers
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) the program picks a path (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a gyro feels a turn
  6. 6.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) it plans the next move (c) it decides to stop (d) the program picks a path
  8. 8.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the motors turn it
  10. 10.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  12. 12.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the program picks a path (b) the wheels spin (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a camera spots a wall
  13. 13.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the bumper (b) the frame (c) the controller (d) the wheels
  14. 14.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) think → act → sense (b) act → sense → think (c) act → think → sense (d) sense → think → act
  15. 15.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the motors turn it
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a sensor reads light (c) a sensor checks distance (d) an LED lights up
  17. 17.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a crash (b) a loop (c) a battery (d) a gear
  18. 18.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the sensors (b) the camera (c) the program (d) the motors
  19. 19.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  20. 20.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  21. 21.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) an LED lights up (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a sensor checks distance
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) an LED lights up (c) the wheels spin (d) a bumper is pressed
  23. 23.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it drives on
  24. 24.🔢 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
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) the wheels spin (c) an LED lights up (d) the gripper closes
  26. 26.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) the wheels spin (c) it plans the next move (d) the robot turns left
  28. 28.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a mic hears a clap (c) the wheels spin (d) it decides to turn
  29. 29.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  30. 30.🔢 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
  31. 31.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) it decides to stop (c) the robot turns left (d) a mic hears a clap
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) it decides to stop (c) an LED lights up (d) the wheels spin
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the arm lifts a box
  34. 34.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a buzzer beeps (c) an LED lights up (d) it decides to turn
  36. 36.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  39. 39.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) it plans the next move (c) it decides to turn (d) a sensor checks distance
  40. 40.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act

Answer key

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

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