← Sense, think, act lesson New set →

Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 440 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) it compares two numbers (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it decides to stop
  2. 2.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) it decides to turn (c) a sensor reads light (d) the program picks a path
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a camera spots a wall (d) the arm lifts a box
  4. 4.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  5. 5.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a buzzer beeps (c) it plans the next move (d) the arm lifts a box
  6. 6.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the motors turn it (d) the controller reads it
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) an LED lights up (c) it plans the next move (d) it decides to stop
  8. 8.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) a bumper is pressed (c) an LED lights up (d) the gripper closes
  10. 10.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the sensors (b) the battery (c) the frame (d) the motors
  11. 11.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on (c) the motors turn it (d) it decides to turn
  12. 12.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the program picks a path (b) the wheels spin (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a sensor reads light
  13. 13.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the frame (b) the wheels (c) the bumper (d) the controller
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a sensor reads light (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a mic hears a clap
  17. 17.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a sensor reads light (c) an LED lights up (d) it plans the next move
  18. 18.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  19. 19.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) an LED lights up (c) it plans the next move (d) a mic hears a clap
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) it compares two numbers (c) the wheels spin (d) an LED lights up
  22. 22.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) an LED lights up (c) the program picks a path (d) the wheels spin
  23. 23.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “it drives on”? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it
  24. 24.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor reads light (b) it counts the boxes (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a camera spots a wall
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) it plans the next move (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it decides to stop
  26. 26.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the program (b) the sensors (c) the camera (d) the motors
  27. 27.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor reads light (b) the gripper closes (c) it decides to stop (d) a bumper is pressed
  29. 29.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔢 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
  31. 31.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the wheels spin (b) it compares two numbers (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a sensor checks distance
  32. 32.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a gear (b) a battery (c) a loop (d) a crash
  33. 33.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → sense → think (b) act → think → sense (c) sense → think → act (d) think → act → sense
  34. 34.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  35. 35.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  37. 37.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a sensor reads light (d) it counts the boxes
  38. 38.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  39. 39.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  40. 40.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense

Answer key

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

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