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WorksheetsCambridge-style Computing MCQs for Grade 2
Total questions: 29
Worksheet time: 15mins
Why is storing pictures on a computer better than only having paper photos?
Computers can draw new pictures.
Computers let you play games.
It saves space and keeps them safe from getting lost or torn.
Computers make the pictures colourful.
Storing your stories on a computer helps because:
The computer reads them aloud to you.
You can find and change them easily later without lots of paper.
The computer writes the stories for you.
It makes the stories shorter.
One big advantage of saving your class attendance list on a computer is:
The computer tells you who is absent.
You don't have to write names ever again.
You can quickly see who was here yesterday or last week without searching through paper.
The computer takes attendance for you.
Saving your favorite website addresses (bookmarks) on a computer is good because:
The computer visits them for you.
You don't need the internet anymore.
You can find them again quickly without writing them down each time.
It makes the websites load faster.
Storing information about library books on a computer helps the librarian:
Read all the books faster.
Stop people borrowing books.
Find out if a book is available or borrowed much faster than looking in a big book.
Print new books.
How can you show the favorite fruits of your class using a computer?
Type a long story about fruits.
Draw a picture of one fruit.
Make a chart or table showing how many like apples, bananas, etc.
Play a fruit game.
A table on a computer showing "Animal | Number of Legs" (e.g., Dog | 4, Spider | 8) is presenting:
A story about animals.
Data sorted into categories (animals) with information (legs).
A list of animal names only.
A drawing of animals.
What kind of chart is best for showing how many children in class have dogs, cats, fish, or no pets?
A line chart showing temperature.
A pie chart or bar chart showing the count for each pet type.
A map of the school.
A list of pet names.
You counted 8 red cars, 5 blue cars, and 3 green cars. How could a computing device help you show this?
It can drive the cars for you.
It can create a bar chart where each bar shows a colour and its height shows the number.
It can change the car colours.
It can only type the numbers: 8, 5, 3.
When you make a digital poster showing the types of transport children use to get to school (bus, car, walk, bike), you are:
Playing a transport game.
Collecting the data with sensors.
Presenting categorical data using a computing device.
Deleting the data.
How could you use tablets to find out everyone's favorite cartoon character?
Let everyone watch cartoons on the tablet.
Create a simple digital survey or poll where children tap their favorite character.
Use the tablet camera to take pictures of characters.
Play cartoon games.
To count how many children choose milk, water, or juice for lunch, you could use a computer by:
Typing a story about drinks.
Making a chart before you know the answers.
Setting up a simple program where children tap their choice on the screen as they get lunch.
Weighing the drinks.
Which device could help collect data on weather types (sunny, cloudy, rainy) each day?
A digital camera to take pictures of the sky - then you can sort the pictures later.
A music player to listen to weather sounds.
A printer to print blank charts.
A microphone to record wind.
To find out the favorite sport in your class, a good way to collect data with a device is to:
Use a stopwatch app to time races.
Make a digital list where everyone adds their name under their favorite sport.
Look up sports rules online.
Watch sports videos together.
Using a computing device to collect data about eye colour (blue, brown, green, other) is better than just remembering because:
The device can change people's eye colour.
It helps you record the answers accurately and count them easily.
It takes pictures of eyes automatically.
It makes the data secret.
Which of these could you manually record using a tablet?
How loud the classroom is right now (needs a sensor).
The hair colour of each student (Blonde, Brown, Black, Red).
The exact temperature outside (needs a sensor).
How fast you can run (needs timing sensors).
You can use a simple computer program to manually record:
The number of pages in your book.
Your friend's favorite book genre (Adventure, Mystery, Funny, Non-fiction).
The weight of your school bag (needs a scale).
The brightness of the sun (needs a light sensor).
Which data could you type into a computer yourself?
How many children brought a packed lunch today.
The exact time the bell rang (computer clock does this).
Your current heart rate (needs a sensor).
The noise level in the hall (needs a sensor).
A teacher could use a spreadsheet on a computer to manually record:
The types of fruit children have in their lunchboxes (Apple, Banana, Orange, Other).
The speed of sound in the room.
The WiFi signal strength.
How much sleep each child got last night (they tell the teacher, teacher types it in).
Manually recording data on a computer means you:
Let the computer guess the answers.
Use sensors to measure things automatically.
Type in the information or tap choices that someone tells you or that you observe.
Only record things that are numbers.
The question "What is your favorite colour?" is likely to generate:
Statistical Data (Data about many things that can be counted/sorted, like how many like red).
Non-Statistical Data (Just one fact about one person).
No data.
A picture.
Asking "What is your name?" will give you:
Statistical Data.
Non-Statistical Data (A unique piece of information about just you).
Data for a chart.
The same answer from everyone.
"How many brothers and sisters do you have?" is a good question for collecting:
Non-Statistical Data (Only your answer matters).
Statistical Data (You can count how many have 0, 1, 2, etc. siblings).
Data about pets.
Feelings, not data.
"What did you have for breakfast today?" could be used to collect:
Non-Statistical Data (Just a list of different foods).
Statistical Data (If you group answers like 'Cereal', 'Toast', 'Fruit', 'Nothing' and count how many in each group).
Data about lunch.
Data that is always the same.
"What is the capital city of France?" will give you answers that are:
Statistical Data (You can count how many said Paris).
Non-Statistical Data (It's a single fact; knowing how many know it isn't the main point, though you could count it).
Data about cities.
Feelings about France.
The lunch lady looks at data showing that most children chose pizza yesterday but hardly any chose salad. How could this data help?
It tells her exactly how much salad to throw away.
She might decide to make more pizza and less salad next time so less food is wasted.
It shows her who likes pizza.
It helps her cook faster.
A teacher sees data showing many children found the maths homework very hard. How could this data help solve a problem?
It lets the teacher know who is not clever.
The teacher might explain the topic again or give easier practice next time.
It means the teacher stops giving homework.
It helps the teacher mark faster.
The class plant died. Children record data: "Window: 5 hours sun", "Water: 1 cup/week", "Soil: dry". How might this data help keep the next plant alive?
It shows who is to blame.
They might guess a reason without the data.
It gives clues about what went wrong (e.g., maybe not enough water?) so they can try changing things.
It makes the plant grow back.
Data showing that most children slip near the wet floor sign by the drinks fountain helps the school solve a problem by:
Telling them who slipped.
Showing they need to put up more warning signs.
Helping them decide to put down a non-slip mat or fix the leak causing the wet floor.
Proving children are clumsy.
