YEAR 5 ALGORITHM

Sam and his Mum live very close to Sam's school so they walk to school everyday.

What is the first step in their algorithm of going to school?

• Cross the road

• Leave the house

• Arrive at school

• Walk down the street

A set of instructions that describe how to get things done is called

• Code

• Programming

• Algorithm

• Pseudocode

How do you write an algorithm?

• As a story   

• In any order

• As a poem

• One step at a time

When an algorithm is written in English, it is called a ____________

   

The steps in an algorithm can be arranged in any order.

•   False

• True

• Sometimes

• Always

Which one of these is an algorithm?

• Watching a robot

• Telling a robot how to walk once round a square

• Giving a robot a name

• Listening to a robot

Computers use words like 'IF', 'THEN' and _____ to help them make decisions.

• EVERY

• ELSE

• NOTHING

• ALSO

The school is in Victoria Island Junction. It is on the right. Sam and his Mum have reached the school gates. What now is the next step in the algorithm?

• Go to the classroom

• Turn left into the school

• Walk into the gate

• Turn right into the school

Which of the following is NOT an algorithm?

• Write down all of the integers between 0 and 10. Square them all and then add 2.

  Walk outside. Pick up your newspaper.

• Write down the number 2. Add one to it. Add one to it again. (repeat this step forever).

• Open the dishwasher. Put your plate in the dishwasher. Close the door.

• Get out of bed. Arrange the bed. Walk to the bathroom. Open the bathroom door.

What are algorithms used for?

• To test a solution to a problem

• As a platform to program a solution

• To plan out the solution to a problem

• To see how the computer behaves when it is malfunctioning