year 6 test 04

When drawing a dog, which of the following characteristics could be ignored?

• Dogs have paws

• Dogs run quickly

• Dogs have a nose

What is pattern recognition?

• Breaking down a complex problem into smaller problems

• Building models from patterns

• Looking for similarities among and within problems

Why do we need to look for patterns in problems?

• Patterns make it easier for us to solve complex problems

• Patterns make it more difficult to solve complex problems

• We don't need to look for patterns

Which of the following contains a pattern?

• All cars have wheels

• My car is blue

• My friend's car has an MP3 player

Which of the following does NOT contain a pattern?

• All dogs have tails

• Our dogs like walks

• My dog likes swimming

What might happen if we don't look for patterns?

• We might create an incorrect or an inefficient solution

• We might not correctly solve the problem

• Our solution may be inefficient

What is computational thinking?

• Giving instructions to a computer

• Thinking like a computer - in binary

• Using a set of techniques and approaches to help to solve problems

Why do we need to think computationally?

• To help us to program

• To help us solve complex problems more easily

• To help us to think like a computer

Which of the following is NOT a computational thinking technique?

• Decomposition

• Pattern recognition

• Abstraction

• pharming

Which of the following is an example of thinking computationally?

• When going to meet a friend, asking a parent to plan your route for you

• When going to meet a friend, wandering around until you find them

• Planning out your route when going to meet a friend