← Sense, think, act lesson New set →

Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 846 · 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: “an LED lights up”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  2. 2.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it drives on
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) it counts the boxes (c) the gripper closes (d) it compares two numbers
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a sensor reads light
  5. 5.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it drives on (d) the motors turn it
  6. 6.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the robot turns left (b) an LED lights up (c) it compares two numbers (d) the gripper closes
  7. 7.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “it decides to turn”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn
  8. 8.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the sensors (b) the frame (c) the motors (d) the battery
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a sensor checks distance (c) the program picks a path (d) a mic hears a clap
  10. 10.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the motors (b) the camera (c) the program (d) the sensors
  11. 11.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it plans the next move
  13. 13.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) the program picks a path (c) it decides to turn (d) a buzzer beeps
  15. 15.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn (c) the controller reads it (d) the motors turn it
  16. 16.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the bumper (c) the controller (d) the frame
  18. 18.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it decides to stop (d) a buzzer beeps
  19. 19.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it decides to turn (d) the motors turn it
  20. 20.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it (c) it drives on (d) it decides to turn
  21. 21.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn (c) the controller reads it (d) the bumper is pressed
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the arm lifts a box
  23. 23.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “it drives on”? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) the program picks a path (c) it decides to stop (d) it compares two numbers
  25. 25.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) it decides to stop (d) a camera spots a wall
  28. 28.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) it plans the next move (c) it compares two numbers (d) the wheels spin
  29. 29.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  30. 30.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  32. 32.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) think → act → sense (b) sense → think → act (c) act → think → sense (d) act → sense → think
  33. 33.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  35. 35.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to turn (b) the program picks a path (c) the gripper closes (d) a bumper is pressed
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) the gripper closes (c) an LED lights up (d) a mic hears a clap
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) the arm lifts a box (c) it decides to stop (d) it counts the boxes
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) an LED lights up (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the robot turns left
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a camera spots a wall (c) the wheels spin (d) a bumper is pressed
  40. 40.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a crash (b) a loop (c) a battery (d) a gear

Answer key

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

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