← Sense, think, act lesson New set →

Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 154 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

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

Answer key

  1. sense → think → act
  2. it plans the next move
  3. act
  4. a loop
  5. False
  6. a bumper is pressed
  7. True
  8. False
  9. a gyro feels a turn
  10. act
  11. think
  12. it decides to turn
  13. the bumper is pressed
  14. False
  15. False
  16. sense
  17. True
  18. it decides to turn
  19. a bumper is pressed
  20. True
  21. False
  22. the gripper closes
  23. a buzzer beeps
  24. the robot turns left
  25. sense
  26. the controller
  27. a buzzer beeps
  28. a sensor checks distance
  29. a gyro feels a turn
  30. an LED lights up
  31. True
  32. it drives on
  33. it compares two numbers
  34. it compares two numbers
  35. it decides to turn
  36. the bumper is pressed
  37. the bumper is pressed
  38. False
  39. False
  40. act

Free robotics lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/robotics-for-kids