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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 910 · 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 loop (b) a gear (c) a crash (d) a battery
  2. 2.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  3. 3.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) an LED lights up (b) the wheels spin (c) it decides to turn (d) a gyro feels a turn
  6. 6.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it
  7. 7.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) an LED lights up (c) it decides to stop (d) the wheels spin
  9. 9.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it (c) it decides to turn (d) it drives on
  10. 10.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the bumper (b) the wheels (c) the controller (d) the frame
  11. 11.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) the robot turns left (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the gripper closes
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) the robot turns left (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the gripper closes
  14. 14.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  15. 15.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn
  17. 17.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  18. 18.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  19. 19.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  20. 20.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the motors (b) the camera (c) the program (d) the sensors
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it compares two numbers
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it counts the boxes
  23. 23.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a sensor reads light (c) the gripper closes (d) a sensor checks distance
  25. 25.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a bumper is pressed (c) it decides to stop (d) a buzzer beeps
  26. 26.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed
  27. 27.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → think → sense (b) think → act → sense (c) act → sense → think (d) sense → think → act
  28. 28.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the robot turns left (b) a sensor reads light (c) the gripper closes (d) it counts the boxes
  29. 29.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on (c) the controller reads it (d) it decides to turn
  30. 30.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the sensors (c) the frame (d) the battery
  32. 32.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed
  33. 33.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  34. 34.🔢 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
  35. 35.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to turn (b) a sensor reads light (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the arm lifts a box
  36. 36.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a sensor reads light (c) it compares two numbers (d) the wheels spin
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) it decides to stop (c) the robot turns left (d) the program picks a path
  38. 38.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) an LED lights up (b) a sensor reads light (c) it compares two numbers (d) a gyro feels a turn
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) it decides to turn (c) the robot turns left (d) the arm lifts a box
  40. 40.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act

Answer key

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

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