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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 842 · 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.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a gear (b) a battery (c) a loop (d) a crash
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) the wheels spin (d) a sensor reads light
  3. 3.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a mic hears a clap (c) the wheels spin (d) the robot turns left
  4. 4.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) it decides to stop (c) it compares two numbers (d) a buzzer beeps
  6. 6.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → think → sense (b) sense → think → act (c) think → act → sense (d) act → sense → think
  9. 9.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  10. 10.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) it decides to stop (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a sensor reads light
  11. 11.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  12. 12.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  13. 13.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) it compares two numbers (c) the wheels spin (d) an LED lights up
  15. 15.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the motors turn it
  17. 17.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the frame (b) the controller (c) the wheels (d) the bumper
  18. 18.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it drives on (d) it decides to turn
  19. 19.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the program picks a path (b) the arm lifts a box (c) an LED lights up (d) the robot turns left
  20. 20.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it plans the next move (b) a sensor reads light (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a bumper is pressed
  21. 21.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  22. 22.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on
  23. 23.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the program picks a path (b) it decides to stop (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a bumper is pressed
  24. 24.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it plans the next move (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) the gripper closes
  25. 25.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the program picks a path (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) it counts the boxes (d) a buzzer beeps
  26. 26.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the program picks a path (c) a mic hears a clap (d) it plans the next move
  28. 28.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it decides to turn (d) the motors turn it
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) it decides to turn (c) the robot turns left (d) the arm lifts a box
  30. 30.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the program (b) the sensors (c) the camera (d) the motors
  32. 32.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the battery (b) the motors (c) the sensors (d) the frame
  33. 33.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  35. 35.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  36. 36.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) the robot turns left
  39. 39.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) it compares two numbers (c) an LED lights up (d) a sensor checks distance

Answer key

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

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