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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 863 · 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 sensor reads light (b) the program picks a path (c) it decides to stop (d) it compares two numbers
  3. 3.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a sensor reads light (c) it decides to turn (d) a camera spots a wall
  5. 5.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the wheels spin (b) a sensor checks distance (c) it decides to stop (d) a mic hears a clap
  6. 6.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “it drives on”? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on
  7. 7.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it decides to turn (d) it decides to stop
  8. 8.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “it decides to turn”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it decides to turn
  9. 9.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) it plans the next move (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it compares two numbers
  11. 11.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to stop (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a buzzer beeps (d) it decides to turn
  12. 12.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the motors (b) the camera (c) the program (d) the sensors
  13. 13.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  14. 14.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “it drives on”? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it
  15. 15.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it decides to stop
  17. 17.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it
  18. 18.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it
  19. 19.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the gripper closes (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a mic hears a clap
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it plans the next move (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it decides to stop
  21. 21.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the bumper (b) the wheels (c) the frame (d) the controller
  23. 23.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the program picks a path (b) it decides to stop (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the gripper closes
  24. 24.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to turn (b) a sensor reads light (c) it decides to stop (d) the wheels spin
  25. 25.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  26. 26.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the battery (b) the sensors (c) the motors (d) the frame
  27. 27.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  29. 29.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  30. 30.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) it plans the next move (c) the gripper closes (d) an LED lights up
  32. 32.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it (c) the motors turn it (d) it drives on
  33. 33.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to stop (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it decides to turn
  35. 35.🔢 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
  36. 36.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  37. 37.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the robot turns left (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it decides to turn
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a mic hears a clap (d) it counts the boxes
  40. 40.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it drives on (c) the motors turn it (d) it decides to turn

Answer key

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

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