WorksheetsYear 6 Computing Summer End-Term Assessment
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
This farmer is using a robot-controlled machine to spray his crops. What is the name for a flying machine like this?
flybot
drone
gyroscope
helicopter
Robotic systems have sensors. What are sensors used for?
to detect what is happening around the robot
to make the robot move
to make the robot look humanoid
to help the robot to process and analyse
Here are some advantages of using robots to complete tasks. One of the advantages is NOT true. Which one?
Robots are more accurate than humans.
Robots can work faster than humans.
Robots can invent new solutions to problems.
Robots do not get bored or tired.
Robotic systems have parts that produce movement. What is the name for this type of part?
feedback
controller
mover
actuator
The picture shows part of the site called ‘Robot Gallery’. Choose the best word to complete this sentence: ‘Robot Gallery’ is an example of a ____.
search engine
web page
hotlink
menu
The images in the ‘Robot Gallery’ are relevant. What does relevant mean?
about the topic of the website
small enough to download
automated devices
chosen by the user
The student improved his website by adding a menu. Choose the best words to complete this sentence: The menu makes it easy for the user to ___.
provide feedback
correct spelling mistakes
go to different parts of the website
change the images
Which of these is a fair criticism of the ‘Robot Gallery’?
It has spelling mistakes.
It does not have a heading.
It includes images.
The images do not have captions.
What does the algorithm do?
It sets the total to 0.
It adds a number to a total.
It moves a sprite.
It outputs 0.
The student added a loop to her algorithm. The loop allows the user to add several numbers to the total and then output the total at the end. Tick ALL the lines that go inside the loop.
Set total to 0
Input a number
Add number to total
Output total
The loop stops when the user types the number 0. What type of loop is this?
forever loop
counter loop
zero loop
conditional loop
The student wants to count how many numbers are added to the total. She makes a variable called counter and sets its value to 0. Inside the loop she adds a command to ___.
increase counter by one
reset counter to zero
add counter to total
input the value of counter
How does this module make the sprite move?
by using x and y coordinates
by moving a number of steps
by going to a random place
The sprite does not move.
How can the user control the movement of the sprite?
by using the mouse pointer
by hitting an obstacle
by typing a number
by defining a module
What is the name of this module?
wait
move
define
new
Choose a better name for the module.
Move steps
Forever loop
My module
Define new
A team of students wants to find out
how noisy it is in their school canteen at lunchtime.
What software can the students use to collect the data they need?
microphone
sound meter app
counter app
spreadsheet
A team of students wants to find out
how noisy it is in their school canteen at lunchtime.
The team uses a smartphone to collect the data. What input device will they use?
light meter
touchscreen
webcam
microphone
A team of students wants to find out
how noisy it is in their school canteen at lunchtime.
What software can they use to analyse the data and find the average noise level?
spreadsheet
presentation software
word processor
A team of students wants to find out
how noisy it is in their school canteen at lunchtime.
Imagine you are a member of the team. Your job is to decide when to take sound recordings. What is a good sampling strategy for this project?
Go to different parts of the school.
Go to many different schools.
Go to the canteen at lunchtime on different days.
Go to the canteen at different times of day.
Every package is assigned to a courier. Which part of the table holds the names of the couriers?
row 1
column E
cell B2
Package code
You want all the records with Amir in them to appear at the top of the table. How can you do this?
Sort Column A: A to Z
Sort Column A: Z to A
Sort Column E: A to Z
Sort Column E: Z to A
The company adds a filter to show only packages with weight < 0. Which package code will the table show when this filter is used?
PAC001
PAC002
PAC003
PAC004
How can you use spreadsheet features to find the average (mean) weight of a package?
Add up the total of all the weights and divide by the number of packages.
Sort the table into weight order and subtract the largest value from the smallest value.
Tick a filter for ‘Weight = average’.
Search using the key field (Package code) as a unique identifier.
