Movement Challenge Diagnostic

True or False: Someone with good spatial abilities might also be skilled at planning a route on a map. 

• True

• False

Which of the following is the best definition for the term sequence?

• A condition, best understood by considering them as “if” statements – if this, then do that

• Identifying the steps needed to accomplish a task and the correct order of those steps 

• Loops, where conditions are checked repeatedly

True or False: A sequence with fewer steps (or blocks) is less likely to contain errors than a sequence with many steps (or blocks).

• True

• False

All of the following considerations are important in planning your robot’s movements EXCEPT ____________________.

• How to accomplish the task in the fewest number of steps and/or blocks

• How to accomplish the task with the fewest number of blocks

• Whether your robot is on a tile or carpeted surface

• Which blocks you’ll need to program your robot to move, turn, etc.

What is the purpose of the [comment] block?

• Text in the [comment] block appears on the Robot Brain.

• Allows programmers to write information to help describe their program

• Commands in the [comment] block tells the robot which behaviors to perform.

• None of the above

If you click “Run” and your robot does nothing, all of the following are steps you might take to correct the problem EXCEPT _________________.

• Make sure the program is displayed on the Robot Brain.

• Connect the robot to the Robot Brain, and click download before attempting to Run.

• Make sure the Touch LED is properly connected to the Autopilot.

• Make sure the program is connected to the {when started} block.

If you expect your robot to turn left 90 degrees, and it turns right instead, how would you fix the problem?

• Pick up the robot, and rotate it manually in the direction you’d like it to turn.

• Disconnect and reconnect the VEX IQ Gyro Sensor.

• Check the robot configuration is properly configured for Autopilot.

• Change the direction in the [turn for] block from right to left.

True or False: The comment block and the note feature can be used interchangeably in VEXcode IQ.

• True

• False

What is the best order of operations in problem solving using your robot?

• 1. Design the solution, 2. Code the steps, 3. Define the problem, 4. Is the problem solved?

• 1. Code the steps, 2. Define the problem, 3. Design the solution, 4. Is the problem solved?

• 1. Is the problem solved?, 2. Define the problem, 3. Design the solution, 4. Code the steps

• 1. Define the problem, 2. Design the solution, 3. Code the steps, 4. Is the problem solved?

Susie was asked to program her robot to drive forward six inches, turn around, and return to its starting location. To successfully accomplish this task, is Susie’s code (below) correct?

• Yes

• No