Year 9 Python: End of Unit assessment

ITERATION is...

• The process of repeating part of a program until certain conditions have been met or an event occurs
• A way of storing values within a program
• Getting the program to select a course of action depending on a particular condition
• A way of collecting information from a user with a Python program

ITERATION in Python is carried out using...

• WHILE and DO
• REPEAT and FOR
• WHILE and FOR
• REPEAT UNTIL 

TRUE or FALSE:
WHILE and FOR fulfill the same purpose in Python and it doesn't matter which you use 

• TRUE
• FALSE

When are FOR loops used in Python...

• Whenever we need to perform iteration
• When the iteration continues an unknown number of times until a certain condition is met
• When we know how many times the iteration needs to happen
• To help us perform SELECTION

When are WHILE loops used in Python...

• Whenever we need to perform iteration
• When the iteration continues an unknown number of times until a certain condition is met
• When we know how many times the iteration needs to happen
• To help us perform SELECTION

Which of the following is the best definition of a VARIABLE?

• A variable is container of data
• A variable is piece of data
• A variable is a number
• A variable is a piece of text

Amy creates a program which includes the variable shown here.
What would be the best way of describing "lives"?

• "lives" is string
• "lives" is an identifier
• "lives" could be used in a game
• "lives" is a float

Matt wants to create a program to keep a record of temperatures. 
Which DATA TYPE would be most suitable for a variable called "temperature"?

• A string
• A boolean
• An integer 
• A float

Anil is writing a program to store information about his favourite films.
What would be a suitable data type for a variable used to store the name of the film?

• A string
• A booelan
• An integer
• A float

Mia is writing a program that will store survey she has carried out about smartphones.
What would be a suitable DATA TYPE to use for a variable containing the number of people said they used an Android phone?

• A string
• An integer
• A boolean
• A float