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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 802 · 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.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  2. 2.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the camera (b) the program (c) the motors (d) the sensors
  3. 3.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) it plans the next move (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a sensor reads light
  4. 4.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the motors turn it (c) the controller reads it (d) it drives on
  5. 5.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  7. 7.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  8. 8.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) it plans the next move (c) the program picks a path (d) it decides to turn
  9. 9.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  11. 11.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a sensor reads light (c) the program picks a path (d) a mic hears a clap
  13. 13.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the wheels spin (b) the gripper closes (c) it counts the boxes (d) a mic hears a clap
  14. 14.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to turn (b) the gripper closes (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it counts the boxes
  15. 15.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) it plans the next move (c) it counts the boxes (d) it compares two numbers
  17. 17.🔢 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
  18. 18.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  19. 19.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the motors turn it (c) it decides to turn (d) it drives on
  20. 20.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the motors turn it
  21. 21.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) a sensor reads light (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a bumper is pressed
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) the program picks a path (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it plans the next move
  27. 27.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the gripper closes (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a sensor reads light (d) it counts the boxes
  28. 28.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  29. 29.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) it plans the next move (d) a mic hears a clap
  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.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a crash (b) a loop (c) a gear (d) a battery
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a camera spots a wall
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a camera spots a wall
  34. 34.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it decides to stop (b) the robot turns left (c) an LED lights up (d) the arm lifts a box
  35. 35.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a camera spots a wall (d) the program picks a path
  37. 37.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → think → sense (b) sense → think → act (c) think → act → sense (d) act → sense → think
  38. 38.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the battery (b) the motors (c) the frame (d) the sensors
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) a sensor reads light (c) the arm lifts a box (d) the gripper closes
  40. 40.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense

Answer key

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

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