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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 986 · 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 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 gripper closes
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) it decides to stop (c) a mic hears a clap (d) it plans the next move
  3. 3.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the robot turns left (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the program picks a path (d) the wheels spin
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) it counts the boxes (c) it decides to turn (d) the robot turns left
  5. 5.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  6. 6.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it counts the boxes (b) it decides to stop (c) a sensor reads light (d) it plans the next move
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a camera spots a wall (c) an LED lights up (d) a bumper is pressed
  8. 8.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  10. 10.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the motors turn it
  11. 11.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the program (b) the camera (c) the motors (d) the sensors
  12. 12.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the controller reads it (d) it drives on
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) the program picks a path
  14. 14.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the frame (b) the bumper (c) the wheels (d) the controller
  17. 17.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it drives on (d) the motors turn it
  18. 18.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a sensor checks distance (c) it plans the next move (d) a gyro feels a turn
  20. 20.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a battery (b) a gear (c) a crash (d) a loop
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) it counts the boxes (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it compares two numbers
  22. 22.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  23. 23.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it compares two numbers (b) the wheels spin (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a gyro feels a turn
  24. 24.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “it decides to turn”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it decides to turn
  25. 25.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the wheels spin (b) a mic hears a clap (c) it counts the boxes (d) it decides to stop
  26. 26.🔢 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) it drives on (d) the controller reads it
  27. 27.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the sensors (b) the motors (c) the battery (d) the frame
  28. 28.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “it drives on”? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the program picks a path (c) it decides to turn (d) it decides to stop
  31. 31.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  33. 33.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a sensor reads light (c) it compares two numbers (d) a camera spots a wall
  36. 36.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to stop (b) the program picks a path (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a buzzer beeps
  37. 37.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a sensor reads light (c) it counts the boxes (d) the program picks a path
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the gripper closes (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a sensor checks distance

Answer key

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

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