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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 809 · 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 of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a bumper is pressed (c) it counts the boxes (d) an LED lights up
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) it decides to turn (c) it decides to stop (d) the program picks a path
  3. 3.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  4. 4.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔢 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
  6. 6.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) the wheels spin (c) it compares two numbers (d) the arm lifts a box
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) it counts the boxes (c) the robot turns left (d) the program picks a path
  10. 10.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the frame (b) the sensors (c) the battery (d) the motors
  11. 11.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) it plans the next move (c) a sensor reads light (d) the wheels spin
  12. 12.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a gear (b) a battery (c) a loop (d) a crash
  14. 14.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it counts the boxes (b) it compares two numbers (c) a sensor reads light (d) it decides to stop
  15. 15.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → think → sense (b) act → sense → think (c) think → act → sense (d) sense → think → act
  16. 16.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the controller (b) the bumper (c) the wheels (d) the frame
  17. 17.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  18. 18.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  22. 22.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  23. 23.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  24. 24.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  26. 26.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the sensors (b) the camera (c) the motors (d) the program
  27. 27.🔢 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
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a buzzer beeps (c) it counts the boxes (d) the wheels spin
  29. 29.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  32. 32.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a buzzer beeps (c) it compares two numbers (d) a sensor checks distance
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the arm lifts a box (c) the wheels spin (d) the robot turns left
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a sensor checks distance (c) an LED lights up (d) a gyro feels a turn
  35. 35.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a sensor reads light
  38. 38.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the program picks a path (b) the gripper closes (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a bumper is pressed
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) the wheels spin (c) it compares two numbers (d) it decides to stop
  40. 40.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a sensor reads light

Answer key

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

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