Year 8 Python Quiz

Which function outputs text to the terminal/shell?

• write()

• print()

• output()

• type()

Answer explanation

The function that outputs text to the terminal is print(). It is specifically designed to display text on the screen.

What letter will be printed on the screen after running this code:

• e

• x

• t

• Nothing prints

Answer explanation

The letter 't' will be printed on the screen after running the code because the code snippet does not contain any syntax errors and the last print statement outputs the letter 't'.

What output will this code produce?

• Exeter

• 4

• 6

• city

Answer explanation

The code will output 6 because the variable 'city' is assigned the value 6 before the print statement. 'Exeter' and 4 are not referenced in the code.

What will the output be from the following code?
print("Hello world!")

• SyntaxError

• Hello world!

• "Hello world!"

• print(Hello world!)

Answer explanation

The correct output will be 'Hello world!' as the code will print the string 'Hello world!' to the console.

What is an Integer?

• A data type that contains whole numbers. eg: 3, 45, 124

• Numbers with decimal point. eg: 0.5, 2.45, 56.04

• Group of characters between quotation marks. eg: "dog"

• Data type that can only be True or False.

Answer explanation

An Integer is a data type that contains whole numbers like 3, 45, 124. It does not include numbers with decimal points or characters in quotation marks.

What is a Float?

• A data type that contains whole numbers. eg: 3, 45, 124

• Numbers with decimal point. eg: 0.5, 2.45, 56.04

• Group of characters between quotation marks. eg: "dog"

• Data type that can only be True or False.

Answer explanation

Numbers with decimal point are known as Floats, such as 0.5, 2.45, 56.04. They are used to represent real numbers in programming.

What is a Boolean?

• A data type that contains whole numbers. eg: 3, 45, 124

• Numbers with decimal point. eg: 0.5, 2.45, 56.04

• Group of characters between quotation marks. eg: "dog"

• Data type that can only be True or False.

Answer explanation

Data type that can only be True or False.

What will be the output after the following statements?

• 0

• 1

• 2

• 15

• error

Answer explanation

The output will be 1. The given statements do not have any code to execute, so the default output is 1.

What will be the output after the following statements?

• 15

• yes

• equal

• no

• error

Answer explanation

The output will be 'no' because the given statements are not comparing any values, so the result will be 'no'.

This operator means that one value is the same as the other value

• ==

• !=

• >

• <

Answer explanation

This operator means that one value is the same as the other value.