Scratch Programming Quiz for Year 7

What is Scratch mainly used for in schools?

• Writing essays

• Creating interactive stories, games, and animations

• Editing photos

• Making spreadsheets

In Scratch, what are the characters that you can programme called?

• Actors

• Sprites

• Avatars

• Icons

Which block category in Scratch is used to make a sprite move?

• Looks

• Motion

• Sound

• Events

What is the name of the area where you put blocks together to create code in Scratch?

• Stage

• Script Area

• Backpack

• Costume Tab

Which block would you use to repeat a set of instructions a certain number of times?

• If block

• Repeat block

• Wait block

• Broadcast block

What is the default sprite called when you start a new Scratch project?

• Cat

• Dog

• Mouse

• Fish

Which block category would you use to change the background of your project?

• Motion

• Looks

• Sound

• Sensing

What does the “forever” block do in Scratch?

• Runs the code once

• Runs the code a set number of times

• Runs the code until the project stops

• Runs the code only if a condition is true

Which block would you use to check if a sprite is touching the edge of the stage?

• If on edge, bounce

• Go to x: y:

• Change colour effect

• Play sound

How do you add a new sprite to your Scratch project?

• Click the green flag

• Click the “Choose a Sprite” button

• Click the stop sign

• Click the backpack