Programming/Coding Basics - PreAssessment

If you want to repeat part of your code you can use a

• loop

• algorithm

• sequence

• selection

An algorithm is...

• a repeating pattern

• a set of instructions for solving a problem

• a website

Change x by 10 will make your sprite

• go up

• go down

• go left <---

• go right 10 steps --->

Debugging is

• when you make your code shorter

• when you fix errors in your code

• when you pick up bugs

• when you use repeat blocks

An IF statement is triggered by....

• Conditions
• Comments
• Loops
• Time

Which of the following statements can be used to extend selection from a single IF statement?

• ELSE

• DO

• CHOICE

• FOR

Which of the following is NOT a selection statement?

• FOR

• IF

• ELSE

• ELSE IF

Which type of statement is like a fork in the road?

• IF statement

• WHILE loop

• ELSE statement

• function

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

In an assignment statement, which side of the equal sign is analyzed first?

• the left side

• the right side

• the side with the longer expression

• the side with the shorter expresssion