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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 824 · 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: “it plans the next move”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  2. 2.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) a sensor reads light (c) it decides to stop (d) a sensor checks distance
  3. 3.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the bumper (b) the wheels (c) the controller (d) the frame
  4. 4.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) an LED lights up (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it compares two numbers
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it decides to turn
  6. 6.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it decides to turn (b) a camera spots a wall (c) the wheels spin (d) an LED lights up
  7. 7.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on (c) it decides to turn (d) the motors turn it
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) it plans the next move (c) the program picks a path (d) a mic hears a clap
  9. 9.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it drives on (d) the controller reads it
  10. 10.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the wheels spin (c) a sensor reads light (d) the program picks a path
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) it plans the next move (c) the arm lifts a box (d) it compares two numbers
  12. 12.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the battery (c) the sensors (d) the frame
  13. 13.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it drives on (d) the controller reads it
  14. 14.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a sensor checks distance (c) the robot turns left (d) it decides to turn
  15. 15.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the wheels spin (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a sensor reads light (d) a bumper is pressed
  16. 16.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  18. 18.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) it decides to stop (c) the robot turns left (d) the gripper closes
  20. 20.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  21. 21.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) it decides to turn (c) the robot turns left (d) it decides to stop
  22. 22.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn
  23. 23.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) think → act → sense (b) act → sense → think (c) sense → think → act (d) act → think → sense
  25. 25.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the robot turns left (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a gyro feels a turn
  27. 27.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it (c) it drives on (d) the motors turn it
  28. 28.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  29. 29.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a crash (b) a battery (c) a gear (d) a loop
  31. 31.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the motors turn it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it drives on
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a mic hears a clap (c) the program picks a path (d) a gyro feels a turn
  36. 36.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the sensors (b) the motors (c) the program (d) the camera
  37. 37.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the gripper closes (b) it plans the next move (c) the wheels spin (d) a bumper is pressed
  38. 38.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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