← Sense, think, act lesson New set →

Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 766 · 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) a buzzer beeps (b) the robot turns left (c) the gripper closes (d) a gyro feels a turn
  2. 2.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  3. 3.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  5. 5.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the sensors (b) the camera (c) the motors (d) the program
  6. 6.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  8. 8.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it decides to turn (d) it drives on
  9. 9.🔢 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
  10. 10.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed
  11. 11.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) the wheels spin (d) a camera spots a wall
  13. 13.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) it decides to stop (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a bumper is pressed
  15. 15.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the sensors (b) the motors (c) the battery (d) the frame
  16. 16.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on (c) it decides to turn (d) the controller reads it
  17. 17.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor reads light (b) the program picks a path (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a buzzer beeps
  18. 18.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor reads light (b) the robot turns left (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) the program picks a path
  19. 19.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it plans the next move
  20. 20.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it (c) the motors turn it (d) the bumper is pressed
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) a sensor reads light (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a bumper is pressed
  22. 22.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  23. 23.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a gear (b) a crash (c) a battery (d) a loop
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a sensor reads light
  26. 26.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  27. 27.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) it plans the next move (c) it compares two numbers (d) an LED lights up
  28. 28.🔢 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 bumper is pressed (d) the motors turn it
  29. 29.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it
  30. 30.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  32. 32.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) it compares two numbers (c) it plans the next move (d) it decides to turn
  35. 35.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a buzzer beeps (d) the robot turns left
  37. 37.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  38. 38.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it compares two numbers
  39. 39.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a sensor reads light (d) the gripper closes

Answer key

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

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