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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 967 · 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: “the gripper closes”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  2. 2.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the bumper (b) the controller (c) the frame (d) the wheels
  3. 3.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a sensor reads light (b) it compares two numbers (c) the wheels spin (d) it decides to stop
  4. 4.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the robot turns left (b) a sensor checks distance (c) it compares two numbers (d) it counts the boxes
  5. 5.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  6. 6.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) an LED lights up (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a sensor reads light (d) it plans the next move
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it decides to stop (d) it plans the next move
  9. 9.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) it decides to turn (c) it drives on (d) the bumper is pressed
  10. 10.🔢 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
  11. 11.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) the wheels spin
  12. 12.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  13. 13.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔢 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
  15. 15.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the robot turns left (c) it decides to stop (d) the gripper closes
  16. 16.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) it compares two numbers (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a sensor checks distance
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) the program picks a path (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a camera spots a wall
  18. 18.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the motors turn it (c) it drives on (d) the bumper is pressed
  19. 19.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a loop (b) a gear (c) a crash (d) a battery
  20. 20.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  21. 21.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  22. 22.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the gripper closes (b) it decides to turn (c) the program picks a path (d) a sensor checks distance
  23. 23.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  24. 24.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it decides to turn (c) the motors turn it (d) it drives on
  26. 26.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → think → sense (b) sense → think → act (c) act → sense → think (d) think → act → sense
  27. 27.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  28. 28.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) the robot turns left (c) the wheels spin (d) a bumper is pressed
  30. 30.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the robot turns left (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it counts the boxes (d) it plans the next move
  31. 31.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) it compares two numbers (c) the program picks a path (d) a gyro feels a turn
  32. 32.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) the wheels spin (c) it plans the next move (d) the robot turns left
  34. 34.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the gripper closes (b) the robot turns left (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it decides to turn
  37. 37.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  38. 38.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) the robot turns left (c) it plans the next move (d) a buzzer beeps
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) it plans the next move (c) it compares two numbers (d) the program picks a path
  40. 40.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the camera (b) the motors (c) the sensors (d) the program

Answer key

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

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