BBC Microbit - Lesson 3

Multiple Choice

Which of these is the brain of the Microbit?

• RAM
• CPU
• Accelerometer
• Compass

Open Ended

Write the code to create a loop.

Multiple Choice

What is the part within the red boxes called?

• Input buttons
• Ground
• CPU
• Micro-usb connector

Open Ended

Write the code to create a selection.

Multiple Choice

Which syntax would you use to display scrolling text that said "I love school"

• display.show("I love school")
• display.scroll(I love school)
• display.show(I love school)
• display.scroll("I love school")

Multiple Choice

What syntax would you use to display an in-built image of a sword?

• display.show(image.sword)

• display.show(Image.SWORD)

• display.scroll(Image.SWORD)

• display.show(Image.sword)

Multiple Choice

Define what is meant by a variable

• RAM.
• A sequence of instructions.
• A memory location which stores something.
• Repetition of code a certain number of times.

Multiple Choice

What is the position of the top left LED?

• (1,1)
• (0,1)
• (0,0)
• (1,0)

Multiple Choice

How can strings and variables be told apart?

• The data in a string is stored inside quotes
• By its name
  
• By its size
  

Multiple Choice

The symbol that assigns ("gives") a variable a value

• =
• == 

• :

• #

Multiple Choice

What piece of code must be used at the beginning of every micro:bit Python program?

• from microbit import *

• while True

• Import Microbit

• From Microbit Import

Multiple Choice

Python is different from many programming languages because it uses this as part of the language's syntax

• symbols

• keywords

• punctuation

• indentation

Multiple Choice

Which symbol ends every if statement and while loop in Python

• :

• //

• #

• *