← Sense, think, act lesson New set →

Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 759 · 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.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to stop (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the wheels spin
  3. 3.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  4. 4.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it
  5. 5.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  6. 6.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  7. 7.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it compares two numbers (b) the wheels spin (c) a bumper is pressed (d) an LED lights up
  8. 8.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor reads light (b) an LED lights up (c) the robot turns left (d) the program picks a path
  9. 9.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  10. 10.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the program (b) the sensors (c) the camera (d) the motors
  11. 11.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) the robot turns left (c) the wheels spin (d) the gripper closes
  14. 14.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the gripper closes
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) the program picks a path (c) it compares two numbers (d) it counts the boxes
  17. 17.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  19. 19.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the wheels spin (d) an LED lights up
  21. 21.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the bumper (b) the wheels (c) the controller (d) the frame
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) a sensor checks distance (c) an LED lights up (d) the robot turns left
  23. 23.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  24. 24.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) the arm lifts a box (c) an LED lights up (d) the robot turns left
  27. 27.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) an LED lights up (c) it decides to stop (d) a buzzer beeps
  28. 28.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a battery (b) a crash (c) a loop (d) a gear
  29. 29.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  30. 30.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor reads light (b) the gripper closes (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a gyro feels a turn
  31. 31.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it decides to stop (c) it counts the boxes (d) it plans the next move
  33. 33.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the frame (b) the motors (c) the battery (d) the sensors
  34. 34.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to stop (b) a mic hears a clap (c) the gripper closes (d) an LED lights up
  35. 35.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to turn (b) a sensor reads light (c) the gripper closes (d) an LED lights up
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) the wheels spin (c) the arm lifts a box (d) an LED lights up
  38. 38.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the wheels spin (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a sensor reads light (d) it counts the boxes

Answer key

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

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