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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 906 · 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.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) it counts the boxes (c) it decides to stop (d) a sensor reads light
  3. 3.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it plans the next move (b) a sensor checks distance (c) an LED lights up (d) the program picks a path
  4. 4.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the program picks a path (b) a sensor checks distance (c) it decides to stop (d) a buzzer beeps
  6. 6.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the robot turns left (b) a mic hears a clap (c) it plans the next move (d) an LED lights up
  8. 8.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it decides to turn (c) it counts the boxes (d) a gyro feels a turn
  9. 9.🔢 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
  10. 10.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the robot turns left (d) the gripper closes
  12. 12.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) think → act → sense (b) act → sense → think (c) act → think → sense (d) sense → think → act
  13. 13.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the wheels spin (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it counts the boxes
  14. 14.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  15. 15.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is acting. (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) the controller reads it (c) it drives on (d) the bumper is pressed
  18. 18.🔢 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
  19. 19.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  20. 20.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  22. 22.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the gripper closes (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it decides to stop
  23. 23.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the sensors (b) the camera (c) the program (d) the motors
  24. 24.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) the program picks a path (d) it compares two numbers
  26. 26.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on
  28. 28.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  29. 29.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the wheels spin
  31. 31.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) an LED lights up (d) a camera spots a wall
  33. 33.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the wheels spin (b) it decides to turn (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a sensor reads light
  34. 34.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the frame (c) the sensors (d) the battery
  35. 35.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor reads light (b) an LED lights up (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it compares two numbers
  36. 36.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  37. 37.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a loop (b) a crash (c) a battery (d) a gear
  39. 39.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it decides to stop (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a mic hears a clap (d) an LED lights up
  40. 40.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act

Answer key

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

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