Scratch Vocab and Concepts

Which block moves a sprite 10 points to the right, no matter which way it is facing?

• Change X by 10
• Change Y by 10

Which block is best for repeating a series of costume changes in a loop?

• Switch costume to costume 2

• Next costume

Which block should you use if you want players to start the program by clicking on a key?

• When green flag is pressed

• When space key is pressed

• When this sprite is clicked

• When I receive message1

What does this algorithm mean?

• If touching red then go, else stop

• If touching red then stop, else go

Which block allows me to increase the score?

• Set score to 0

• Change score by 10

Where will this sprite spawn?

• The top half of the stage

• The bottom half of the stage

How do I use 1 sprite to activate other sprites?

• Sensing

• More Blocks

• Data

• Broadcast

What do we call the characters and objects that we can program in Scratch?

• Avatar
• Sprite
• Costume
• Stage

Which blocks help us most with conditional programming? (ex: in the maze, helping the cat avoid the wall)

• If blocks and sensing

• Pick random 1 to 10

• Broadcasts

• More blocks

Why won't this variable change repeatedly (more than once)?

• There is no change click by block

• There is no hat block to activate the algorithm

• There is no loop

• There is no sensing block