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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 987 · 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 part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the bumper (b) the controller (c) the wheels (d) the frame
  2. 2.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → think → sense (b) think → act → sense (c) act → sense → think (d) sense → think → act
  3. 3.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the battery (b) the frame (c) the sensors (d) the motors
  4. 4.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  5. 5.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed
  7. 7.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) a camera spots a wall (c) the robot turns left (d) it compares two numbers
  8. 8.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a sensor reads light (b) the program picks a path (c) the gripper closes (d) the arm lifts a box
  9. 9.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  10. 10.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) the motors turn it (c) it drives on (d) the controller reads it
  11. 11.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) the program picks a path (c) it decides to turn (d) it plans the next move
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) a sensor reads light (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a mic hears a clap
  14. 14.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “it drives on”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on
  15. 15.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the robot turns left (c) it decides to stop (d) the program picks a path
  16. 16.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) it decides to stop (c) it compares two numbers (d) it decides to turn
  18. 18.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the sensors (b) the program (c) the motors (d) the camera
  19. 19.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the robot turns left (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it compares two numbers
  21. 21.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it decides to turn (d) the motors turn it
  22. 22.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it plans the next move (b) the program picks a path (c) it counts the boxes (d) a mic hears a clap
  23. 23.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a sensor checks distance (c) it counts the boxes (d) a mic hears a clap
  25. 25.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  28. 28.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it decides to turn
  29. 29.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  30. 30.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  31. 31.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it counts the boxes (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) an LED lights up
  32. 32.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the motors turn it
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) it decides to turn (c) the arm lifts a box (d) the gripper closes
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) the arm lifts a box (c) it decides to stop (d) the program picks a path
  35. 35.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) it decides to turn (c) an LED lights up (d) it decides to stop
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it decides to turn (c) an LED lights up (d) it decides to stop
  37. 37.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a battery (b) a crash (c) a loop (d) a gear
  38. 38.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) the wheels spin (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the robot turns left
  40. 40.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act

Answer key

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

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