← Sense, think, act lesson New set →

Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 357 · 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.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  2. 2.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it decides to turn
  3. 3.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn (c) the motors turn it (d) the controller reads it
  4. 4.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  6. 6.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a gear (b) a loop (c) a crash (d) a battery
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a mic hears a clap (c) it compares two numbers (d) a bumper is pressed
  8. 8.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a mic hears a clap (c) an LED lights up (d) a bumper is pressed
  9. 9.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) it compares two numbers (c) the program picks a path (d) the arm lifts a box
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the wheels spin (d) a mic hears a clap
  11. 11.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) sense → think → act (b) act → sense → think (c) think → act → sense (d) act → think → sense
  12. 12.🔢 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
  13. 13.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  14. 14.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) the gripper closes (c) the wheels spin (d) it counts the boxes
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a mic hears a clap
  17. 17.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  18. 18.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) an LED lights up (b) a sensor checks distance (c) it decides to turn (d) the gripper closes
  19. 19.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) an LED lights up (b) a buzzer beeps (c) it decides to turn (d) a camera spots a wall
  20. 20.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  21. 21.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the camera (b) the sensors (c) the program (d) the motors
  22. 22.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the battery (c) the frame (d) the sensors
  24. 24.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it decides to turn
  26. 26.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it counts the boxes
  27. 27.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it (c) it decides to turn (d) the bumper is pressed
  28. 28.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it (c) it drives on (d) it decides to turn
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the program picks a path (d) a gyro feels a turn
  30. 30.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the wheels spin (b) it plans the next move (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it decides to stop
  31. 31.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the frame (b) the bumper (c) the controller (d) the wheels
  34. 34.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it (c) the motors turn it (d) the bumper is pressed
  36. 36.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the robot turns left (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a sensor reads light (d) it plans the next move
  40. 40.🔢 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

Answer key

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

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