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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 865 · 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: “an LED lights up”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  2. 2.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the bumper (c) the controller (d) the frame
  3. 3.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor reads light (b) it decides to turn (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a gyro feels a turn
  5. 5.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it
  6. 6.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  7. 7.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  8. 8.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  9. 9.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it drives on (c) the controller reads it (d) the motors turn it
  10. 10.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  11. 11.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  12. 12.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  13. 13.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a gear (b) a crash (c) a loop (d) a battery
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) the gripper closes (c) it counts the boxes (d) the program picks a path
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the wheels spin (d) the gripper closes
  16. 16.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) it decides to turn (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it drives on
  18. 18.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) the wheels spin (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a camera spots a wall
  20. 20.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) an LED lights up (b) the program picks a path (c) a mic hears a clap (d) it compares two numbers
  21. 21.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the program (b) the motors (c) the sensors (d) the camera
  22. 22.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) it counts the boxes (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a camera spots a wall
  23. 23.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) an LED lights up (b) the arm lifts a box (c) it decides to stop (d) a gyro feels a turn
  24. 24.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “it drives on”? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) it decides to stop (c) the arm lifts a box (d) an LED lights up
  28. 28.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) it decides to stop (c) a sensor reads light (d) a gyro feels a turn
  30. 30.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) it decides to turn (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it drives on
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) the arm lifts a box (c) the wheels spin (d) a camera spots a wall
  32. 32.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  33. 33.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the robot turns left (b) it compares two numbers (c) a camera spots a wall (d) the program picks a path
  34. 34.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a sensor reads light (c) it decides to turn (d) the robot turns left
  35. 35.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  36. 36.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) it compares two numbers (c) it decides to stop (d) a bumper is pressed
  37. 37.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  38. 38.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) an LED lights up (c) a buzzer beeps (d) the arm lifts a box
  40. 40.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to stop (b) it counts the boxes (c) the gripper closes (d) a mic hears a clap

Answer key

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

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