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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 955 · 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) a camera spots a wall (b) an LED lights up (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a sensor reads light
  2. 2.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the wheels spin (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the robot turns left (d) it decides to stop
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) the wheels spin (c) a buzzer beeps (d) the robot turns left
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it counts the boxes (d) a sensor checks distance
  6. 6.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  7. 7.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → sense → think (b) act → think → sense (c) think → act → sense (d) sense → think → act
  8. 8.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it drives on
  9. 9.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the motors (b) the program (c) the sensors (d) the camera
  10. 10.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a loop (b) a crash (c) a gear (d) a battery
  11. 11.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a sensor reads light (c) a mic hears a clap (d) it decides to turn
  13. 13.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  14. 14.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it counts the boxes (b) the robot turns left (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the gripper closes
  17. 17.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it counts the boxes (b) an LED lights up (c) the wheels spin (d) the arm lifts a box
  18. 18.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  19. 19.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it decides to turn (c) it drives on (d) the bumper is pressed
  20. 20.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) the program picks a path (c) the arm lifts a box (d) the robot turns left
  22. 22.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  24. 24.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it counts the boxes (b) it compares two numbers (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it decides to turn
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the robot turns left
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) it decides to stop (c) it counts the boxes (d) the program picks a path
  27. 27.🔢 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
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the wheels spin (d) a mic hears a clap
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) a camera spots a wall (c) the arm lifts a box (d) the gripper closes
  30. 30.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the controller reads it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it
  31. 31.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn (c) the motors turn it (d) the controller reads it
  32. 32.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the motors turn it
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) it plans the next move (c) it compares two numbers (d) it decides to turn
  34. 34.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the frame (b) the wheels (c) the bumper (d) the controller
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a mic hears a clap (c) the robot turns left (d) a camera spots a wall
  36. 36.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  38. 38.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) an LED lights up (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a sensor reads light (d) it decides to turn
  39. 39.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the frame (b) the sensors (c) the motors (d) the battery
  40. 40.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn (c) the controller reads it (d) the bumper is pressed

Answer key

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

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