Programming Test Review

Charlotte wants to tell her computer how to perform a specific task. What does she need to create?

• A type of computer hardware

• A set of instructions a computer follows

• A computer's storage space

• A type of software for games

Grace is learning how to use her new computer. She wants to make the computer perform a specific action, like opening a file. Which term describes a single instruction Grace gives to the computer?

• Syntax

• Execution

• A command

• Program

Aria is learning to code and her instructor tells her that syntax refers to the specific rules for how to write instructions in a programming language. Is this statement correct?

• True

• False

Abigail is programming a robot to navigate her house. Which of the following is not a valid condition to use in an if statement for the robot?

• ballsPresent()

• frontIsClear()

• leftIsBlocked()

• turnLeft()

Jackson is learning how to use a computer. His teacher tells him that a _______ is one individual instruction given to the computer.

Olivia is learning to write code in her programming class. Her instructor tells her that at the end of each command

• is a semicolon.

• are a set of parentheses and a semicolon.

• are curly brackets.

• is a set of parentheses.

Jackson wants to use a function in his code to calculate the total price of items in a shopping cart. What is the first step he should take?

• Calling the function

• Defining the function

• Declaring the function

• Initializing the function

Imagine Benjamin is standing facing north in a room. He follows these instructions:

turnLeft();
turnLeft();
turnLeft();

What will Benjamin do?

• Make Benjamin move forward then turn right.

• Make Benjamin turn around.

• Make Benjamin move forward then turn left.

• Make Benjamin turn right.

What’s happening in this program?

• Karel moves forward 4 times, then puts a ball down.

• Karel moves forward 4 times, then picks up a ball.

• Karel moves forward 4 times, then picks up 4 balls.

• Karel moves forward 3 times, then picks up a ball.

Scarlett is learning programming. She discovers that you can define a____ and then you can____ it.

• call, function

• function, call

• function, delete

• function, save