Y8 quiz end of year

End of Year 8 Summer Quiz

Computer Science

1. There are 9 rounds, each round has 5 questions in it.

2. Some rounds are computer related and some are just for fun

3. Answers are revealed at the end of each round

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Quiz time!

Unscramble the following words to reveal a computer science related word

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Round 1: Unscrambled

a grimm prong = Programming
rem yom = Memory
light roam = Algorithm
euo sm = Mouse
irottena = Iteration

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Round 1 Answers

What do the following text abbreviations mean?

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Round 2: Abbreviations

Open Ended

What does the following text abbreviation mean?

YOLO

Open Ended

What does the following text abbreviation mean?

SMH

Open Ended

What does the following text abbreviation mean?

NVM

Open Ended

What does the following text abbreviation mean?

LMK

Open Ended

What does the following text abbreviation mean?

*W*

You only live once
Shaking my head
Nevermind
Let me know
Wink

Round 2 Answers

Answer these logic puzzles

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Round 3: Puzzles

Multiple Choice

If cog A turns clockwise, which direction would cog B be turning?

• Clockwise

• Anti-Clockwise

Multiple Choice

Who came forth in the race?

• Mary

• Tony

• Karen

• Brian

Multiple Choice

Which tub would fill first?

• A

• B

• C

Multiple Choice

Which is the odd one out?

• The first shape

• The second shape

• The third shape

• The last shape

Open Ended

A woman went up to a man behind the counter and handed him a book. He looked at it and said "That will be £3.50". She paid him and left without the book. The man noticed she had left without the book. Why didn't he call her back?

Clockwise
Karen
B
The last one
It is an overdue book

Round 3 Answers

Write down your answers to the following questions

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Round 4: Data Representation

Multiple Choice

What are the minimum number of bits needed to store the binary equivalent of 83?

• 5

• 7

• 9

• 12

Multiple Choice

Select the largest data unit

• Kilobyte

• Gigabyte

• Nibble

• Terabyte

• Petabyte

Open Ended

If the letter "a" is represented by the ascii code 97, and the letter "b" is the ascii code 98, what ascii code would represent the letter "n"?

Open Ended

Convert 110110 into denary

Open Ended

If you have 8 bits, you can represent 256 unique numbers (0 to 255).

How many unique numbers could you represent with 9 bits?

7
Petabyte
110
56
512

Round 4 Answers

Look at these images. State if they are real or AI generated

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Round 5: Real or fake

Multiple Choice

Jennifer Lawrence is notably absent from social media platforms like Instagram and X, choosing to keep her personal life out of the public eye. Is this image of the Hunger Games actress, AI or real?

• Real

• AI

Multiple Choice

Mike Tyson, the former professional boxer has confirmed a three-part documentary series set to be released on Netflix. Is this image AI or real?

• Real

• AI

Multiple Choice

Usher was on tour in London this month celebrating over 30 years in the music industry. Is this image of the singer AI or real?

• Real

• AI

Multiple Choice

Actor Aimee Lou Wood has called a Saturday Night Live skit "mean and unfunny" after the sketch show joked about her teeth. Is this photo of the actress AI or real?

• Real

• AI

Multiple Choice

Alexander Isak's goal helped make history for Newcastle, ending a 70-year wait for a domestic trophy, when they won the Carabao Cup. Is this photo of the striker AI or real?

• Real

• AI

Fake
Fake
Real
Fake
Real

Round 5 Answers

Pick the correct answer from the options given

Round 6: Multiple choice questions

Multiple Choice

What shape is used in a flowchart to indicate the start and end?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Multiple Choice

If somebody tricks you into revealing your password, what is this known as?

• Social engineering

• Computer Virus

• Denial-of-service attack

• Skill issue

Multiple Choice

What shape would this draw?

• Square

• Rectangle

• Pentagram

• Hexagon

• A kite

Multiple Choice

What would the output be if the user entered "7"?

• Hello

• Goodbye

• It's summer time

• Hello
  Goodbye
  It's summer time

Multiple Choice

True or false:

You could have got at least 5 marks during your summer assessment by looking at the back of the classroom

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Real question 5:
How many lives are estimated to have been saved due to Alan Turing and the team at Bletchley Park cracking enigma?

• Approximately 14 million lives.
• Approximately 20 million lives.
• Approximately 5 million lives.
• Approximately 1 million lives.

D
Social Engineering
Pentagon
It's summer time
False (Only 3 we think!)
14 million

Round 6 Answers

Can you identify these characters from their shadow?

Round 7: Computer Game Characters

Open Ended

Which video game character is this?

Open Ended

Which video game character is this?

Open Ended

Which video game character is this?

Open Ended

Which video game character is this?

Open Ended

Which video game character is this?

Luigi
Crash Bandicoot
Earthworm Jim
Rosalina
Mei

Round 7 Answers

Identify the hardware from the images provided

Round 8: Name that hardware

Open Ended

What piece of hardware is this?

Open Ended

What piece of hardware is this?

Open Ended

What piece of hardware is this?

Open Ended

What piece of hardware is this?

Open Ended

What piece of hardware is this?

Microbit
Pair of Speakers
CPU
Fan
Touch Pad

Round 8 Answers

What is the next line from these famous songs?

Round 9: Next line please

Open Ended

What is the next line?

Open Ended

What is the next line?

Open Ended

What is the next line?

Open Ended

What is the next line?

Open Ended

What is the next line?

1. I'm blinded by the lights

2. If you don't wanna see me dancing with somebody

3. Where you think you're going baby?

4. Left Foot Slide

5. This is me
   
   
   

Round 9 Answers