Arcade Makecode

In Whack-the-Mole, what is the main goal?

• Catch fish

• Hit the mole when it pops up

• Drive a truck

• Pop balloons

In Talent Show, how do you earn points?

• Press the button to clap as fast as possible

• Drive a truck

• Pop balloons

• Collect coins

In Whack-the-Mole, what should you do when a mole appears?

• Ignore it

• Click or hit it quickly

• Feed it

• Put it in a truck

In MakeCode Arcade, a “sprite” is…

• A soda drink

• An image or character in the game

• Background music

• A real-world obstacle

In Talent Show, if you don’t press the button quickly…

• The character gets sad and you lose points

• Balloons pop

• The truck breaks down

• The mole escapes

In Shark Splash, what danger can the shark face?

• Obstacles and enemies in the sea

• Flying balloons

• Audience clapping

• Giant turkeys

In Whack-the-Mole, which event type would best detect when the player hits the mole sprite?

• on A button pressed
• on sprite overlaps with another sprite
• forever loop
• on start

Answer explanation

Overlap events detect when the player's hammer sprite touches the mole sprite.

In Burstin’ Balloons, why would you use a random number block for the balloon’s X and Y position?

• To make the balloon move in a straight line
• To make balloon positions unpredictable
• To control the balloon’s speed
• To prevent balloons from spawning

Answer explanation

Randomizing positions makes the game more challenging and less repetitive.

In Turkey Day, which coding feature would you use to keep score every time the turkey collects food?

• A variable
• A sprite kind
• A tilemap
• A forever loop

Answer explanation

Variables store and update the score during gameplay.

In Monster Truck Racer, what would happen if you removed the “set camera to follow sprite” block?

• The truck would stop moving
• The background would stop scrolling
• The player wouldn’t see the truck move across the track
• The game would crash

Answer explanation

Without camera follow, the truck may move off-screen and disappear from view.