Y7 MakeCode Sem1 2026

A micro:bit program should flash a heart icon only when a variable named beats is greater than 0. Which plan best uses variables to achieve this?

• Avoid variables, draw heart on start always

• Create beats, change beats with buttons, show heart if beats > 0

• Make a sprite variable, ignore beats value entirely

• Set beats to 0 always, show heart every loop

You are building a score counter in MakeCode for micro:bit. Which reasoning shows you understand how variables control output?

• Use a fixed number on screen, never update it

• Store score in image pixels to count manually

• Replace variable with comment text explaining points

• Create a score variable, increase on event, display score

A game shows a score of 10. You want to keep the number so it can change during play. Which concept stores this changing number in a program?

• Function as a toolbox

• Variable as a storage box

• Constant as a locked box

• Loop as a repeating box

You create a box named counter in MakeCode. You put 0 in it, then later replace it with 5. Which statement best explains what happened?

• The device memory reset

• The program’s loop stopped

• The variable’s value changed

• The sprite’s position moved

A step tracker app needs to update steps every minute. Which is the best way to model this using the vocabulary?

• Never set steps, only change steps randomly

• Set steps to 0, then change by +1 each tick

• Change steps by 0, then set +1 each tick

• Set steps to +1, then change by 0 forever

You are planning a scoreboard. Which list correctly matches each term to its role?

• Variable: box name; Value: number inside

• Change: give first value; Set: increase amount

• Set: increase amount; Change: give first value

• Value: box name; Variable: number inside

You find a bug: the score starts at a random number before play. Using precise terms, what step is missing in your plan?

• Replace the loop with a function call

• Change the variable by zero each frame

• Rename the variable to a new label

• Set the variable to a starting value

Which scenario BEST fits the labelled box analogy of variables?

• A jar named coins where you add and remove coins

• A sealed jar that never opens after labeling

• A picture of coins taped to an empty jar

• A jar name that moves without any contents

During testing, temperature readings jump up and down. Which action uses the correct vocabulary to reflect each new reading?

• Rename the variable after each measurement

• Ignore the sensor and keep the first value

• Change the temperature by a fixed amount only

• Set the temperature to the latest sensor value

Two teammates argue: one says 'set score by +1', the other says 'change score by +1'. Which is correct for adding points during the game?

• Use change because it increases the current value

• Use set because it always gives first value

• Both are identical in every situation

• Neither; variables cannot be increased