8th Grade Test #1

Just like spoken languages, programming languages have individual complete thoughts called ___

• statements

• syntax

• assignments

• conditionals

The set of rules that govern the structure and composition of statements in a language is called ___

• statement writing

• syntax

• initialization

• assembly code

Setting the beginning value of a certain variable is known as ___

• "initializing" the variable

• "setting and forgetting"

• "setting" the floor

• "anchoring" the variable

What is the best practice for naming variables?

• all lower case single letters

• only nouns

• as short as possible

• as things that make sense

The statement “a = 5” is what kind of programming language statement?

• syntax error

• assignment statement

• control flow statement

• conditional statement

An IF statement is like ...

• a fork in the road

• a count down

• grammar

• a sentence

What kind of loop will repeat a piece of code as long as a certain expression is true?

• an IF loop

• a WHILE loop

• a NEXT loop

• a FOR loop

Modern programming languages come with huge bundles of pre-written functions, called ___

• Modularized Code

• Libraries

• Stacks

• Code Collections

Start

Open eyes

Brush teeth and wash face

Change clothes

Have breakfast

End

.......................................

What would be an appropriate title for this sequence?

• If statement

• Breakfast

• Morning Routine

• How to open a door

A program is

• a red fruit with lots of seeds.

• a collection of instructions (blocks) that a computer follows to complete a task.

• a language that computers recognize.