Quiz #1: Scratch basics

Is a cooking recipe an algorithm?

• True

• False

A _________ is a visual representation of an algorithm.

Write a five-step algorithm for turning on your laptop.

Which of these is not a correct flowchart?

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Which of these will run your script?

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What will this block do?

• Move the sprite 10 steps forward

• Move the sprite 10 steps backward

• Nothing; we can't move negative steps!

Which sprite is facing 90°?

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Which of these is not a characteristic of any sprite?

• Name

• Position

• Size

• Orientation

• Background

Computers can understand human language.

• True

  (They are really smart!)

• False

  (They are dumb!)

A series of blocks connected together to perform a task is called a

• Script

• Decision

• Loop

• Operation