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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 961 · 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: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  2. 2.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the frame (b) the bumper (c) the controller (d) the wheels
  3. 3.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) the robot turns left (c) the gripper closes (d) a camera spots a wall
  5. 5.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it plans the next move (b) the program picks a path (c) a sensor reads light (d) it decides to stop
  6. 6.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🔢 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
  9. 9.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  10. 10.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on (c) the controller reads it (d) the motors turn it
  11. 11.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a sensor checks distance (c) the program picks a path (d) a buzzer beeps
  13. 13.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it decides to turn (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it drives on
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) the program picks a path (c) it compares two numbers (d) it decides to turn
  15. 15.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  16. 16.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  17. 17.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) it decides to turn (c) it drives on (d) the bumper is pressed
  19. 19.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a sensor checks distance (c) an LED lights up (d) a bumper is pressed
  21. 21.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it plans the next move (b) a sensor checks distance (c) the arm lifts a box (d) the robot turns left
  22. 22.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) think → act → sense (b) sense → think → act (c) act → think → sense (d) act → sense → think
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a bumper is pressed
  24. 24.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it plans the next move (b) a camera spots a wall (c) the robot turns left (d) a buzzer beeps
  25. 25.🔢 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
  26. 26.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  27. 27.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  28. 28.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) it plans the next move (c) it decides to stop (d) a bumper is pressed
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a sensor reads light
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) a sensor reads light (c) the wheels spin (d) the robot turns left
  33. 33.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it compares two numbers (c) an LED lights up (d) a sensor checks distance
  34. 34.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the battery (b) the frame (c) the motors (d) the sensors
  36. 36.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  37. 37.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the motors (b) the camera (c) the program (d) the sensors
  38. 38.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “it drives on”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it drives on
  40. 40.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a gear (b) a loop (c) a battery (d) a crash

Answer key

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

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