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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 939 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the gripper closes (d) a sensor checks distance
  2. 2.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a sensor reads light (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it counts the boxes
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it plans the next move (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a sensor reads light
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) it counts the boxes (c) it plans the next move (d) the wheels spin
  5. 5.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the motors turn it (c) the controller reads it (d) it drives on
  6. 6.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it compares two numbers (c) the wheels spin (d) it counts the boxes
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) the robot turns left (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a buzzer beeps
  8. 8.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → think → sense (b) act → sense → think (c) think → act → sense (d) sense → think → act
  10. 10.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the wheels spin (c) it decides to stop (d) an LED lights up
  11. 11.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a camera spots a wall (c) the program picks a path (d) the gripper closes
  12. 12.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  13. 13.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed
  14. 14.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the controller (c) the bumper (d) the frame
  15. 15.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the battery (c) the frame (d) the sensors
  16. 16.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it decides to turn (d) it drives on
  17. 17.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a crash (b) a loop (c) a gear (d) a battery
  18. 18.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  20. 20.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it drives on (d) the controller reads it
  22. 22.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the gripper closes (b) a mic hears a clap (c) an LED lights up (d) the program picks a path
  23. 23.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a mic hears a clap (c) it compares two numbers (d) a bumper is pressed
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a buzzer beeps
  26. 26.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) it decides to turn (c) it drives on (d) the motors turn it
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) a buzzer beeps (c) it counts the boxes (d) it decides to turn
  28. 28.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it decides to stop (b) an LED lights up (c) the gripper closes (d) a sensor checks distance
  31. 31.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the motors (b) the sensors (c) the camera (d) the program
  33. 33.🔢 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
  34. 34.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) it plans the next move (c) it decides to turn (d) a bumper is pressed
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) the program picks a path (c) a sensor reads light (d) a gyro feels a turn
  37. 37.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) an LED lights up (c) the wheels spin (d) the arm lifts a box
  39. 39.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it
  40. 40.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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