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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 850 · 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 mic hears a clap”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) it plans the next move (c) it counts the boxes (d) it compares two numbers
  3. 3.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a bumper is pressed
  6. 6.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a battery (b) a crash (c) a loop (d) a gear
  7. 7.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  9. 9.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it decides to turn (d) the gripper closes
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) it plans the next move (c) the robot turns left (d) a buzzer beeps
  11. 11.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the battery (b) the frame (c) the sensors (d) the motors
  13. 13.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “it drives on”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on
  14. 14.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it (c) the motors turn it (d) the bumper is pressed
  15. 15.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the sensors (b) the motors (c) the camera (d) the program
  18. 18.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the wheels spin (b) a sensor reads light (c) the gripper closes (d) an LED lights up
  19. 19.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the program picks a path (c) a mic hears a clap (d) an LED lights up
  20. 20.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) a sensor reads light (c) it plans the next move (d) it decides to stop
  23. 23.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  25. 25.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  26. 26.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) the program picks a path (d) the wheels spin
  27. 27.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it decides to stop
  28. 28.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) it counts the boxes (c) a sensor checks distance (d) an LED lights up
  29. 29.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to turn (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a mic hears a clap
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) a mic hears a clap (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a buzzer beeps
  31. 31.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it compares two numbers (b) an LED lights up (c) the wheels spin (d) a mic hears a clap
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) it decides to stop (c) the wheels spin (d) the program picks a path
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a sensor reads light
  34. 34.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  35. 35.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the wheels spin (b) it counts the boxes (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a mic hears a clap
  36. 36.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to stop (b) it counts the boxes (c) it decides to turn (d) a bumper is pressed
  37. 37.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it (c) it drives on (d) the motors turn it
  38. 38.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on (c) the controller reads it (d) it decides to turn
  39. 39.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it decides to turn (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a sensor checks distance
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a sensor reads light (d) the robot turns left

Answer key

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

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