App Dev Worksheet: Debugging
Developer's tip (Compare with the comment): Read each line and its comment (after //): does the code do exactly that? Actual = run the lines as written. Expected = follow every comment. After the fix, test again.
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
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1.🐞 Each comment says what its line SHOULD do. Which line has the bug?
line 1: let points = 42; // start at 42
line 2: points = points * 2; // double it
line 3: points = points - 2; // add 2
line 4: show(points); // show it (a) line 1 (b) line 2 (c) line 3 -
2.🐞 This code has a bug. What number does it ACTUALLY show?
line 1: let coins = 48; // start at 48
line 2: coins = coins - 4; // add 4
line 3: coins = coins + 3; // add 3
line 4: show(coins); // show it -
3.🐞 This code has a bug. What number SHOULD it show, if every line did what its comment says?
line 1: let score = 32; // start at 32
line 2: score = score + 2; // double it
line 3: score = score + 4; // add 4
line 4: show(score); // show it -
4.🐞 Each comment says what its line SHOULD do. Which line has the bug?
line 1: let stars = 47; // start at 47
line 2: stars = stars - 2; // take away 2
line 3: stars = stars + 1; // take away 1
line 4: show(stars); // show it (a) line 2 (b) line 1 (c) line 3 -
5.🐞 This code has a bug. What number does it ACTUALLY show?
line 1: let points = 39; // start at 39
line 2: points = points + 3; // add 3
line 3: points = points * 2; // double it
line 4: points = points + 2; // double it
line 5: show(points); // show it -
6.🐞 Each comment says what its line SHOULD do. Which line has the bug?
line 1: let score = 49; // start at 48
line 2: score = score * 2; // double it
line 3: score = score - 2; // take away 2
line 4: show(score); // show it (a) line 3 (b) line 2 (c) line 1 - 7.🐞 After fixing a bug you should ___. (a) never test (b) release at once (c) delete the test (d) test it again
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8.🐞 This code has a bug. What number SHOULD it show, if every line did what its comment says?
line 1: let points = 49; // start at 48
line 2: points = points + 3; // add 3
line 3: points = points * 2; // double it
line 4: points = points * 2; // double it
line 5: show(points); // show it -
9.🐞 This code has a bug. What number does it ACTUALLY show?
line 1: let score = 38; // start at 37
line 2: score = score + 2; // add 2
line 3: score = score + 5; // add 5
line 4: score = score - 2; // take away 2
line 5: show(score); // show it -
10.🐞 Each comment says what its line SHOULD do. Which line has the bug?
line 1: let coins = 50; // start at 50
line 2: coins = coins + 5; // add 5
line 3: coins = coins + 1; // take away 1
line 4: coins = coins + 6; // add 6
line 5: show(coins); // show it (a) line 1 (b) line 4 (c) line 3 (d) line 2 -
11.🐞 This code has a bug. What number does it ACTUALLY show?
line 1: let score = 33; // start at 32
line 2: score = score + 6; // add 6
line 3: score = score + 5; // add 5
line 4: show(score); // show it -
12.🐞 This code has a bug. What number does it ACTUALLY show?
line 1: let lives = 46; // start at 46
line 2: lives = lives - 1; // take away 1
line 3: lives = lives + 4; // add 4
line 4: lives = lives + 9; // add 6
line 5: show(lives); // show it -
13.🐞 This code has a bug. What number SHOULD it show, if every line did what its comment says?
line 1: let score = 46; // start at 46
line 2: score = score - 2; // take away 2
line 3: score = score * 3; // double it
line 4: show(score); // show it -
14.🐞 Each comment says what its line SHOULD do. Which line has the bug?
line 1: let points = 34; // start at 32
line 2: points = points + 4; // add 4
line 3: points = points + 4; // add 4
line 4: points = points * 2; // double it
line 5: show(points); // show it (a) line 2 (b) line 4 (c) line 3 (d) line 1 -
15.🐞 Each comment says what its line SHOULD do. Which line has the bug?
line 1: let coins = 35; // start at 34
line 2: coins = coins + 3; // add 3
line 3: coins = coins * 2; // double it
line 4: show(coins); // show it (a) line 2 (b) line 1 (c) line 3 -
16.🐞 Each comment says what its line SHOULD do. Which line has the bug?
line 1: let points = 41; // start at 41
line 2: points = points - 3; // take away 3
line 3: points = points + 3; // take away 3
line 4: points = points + 6; // add 6
line 5: show(points); // show it (a) line 2 (b) line 4 (c) line 3 (d) line 1 -
17.🐞 This code has a bug. What number SHOULD it show, if every line did what its comment says?
line 1: let score = 44; // start at 41
line 2: score = score + 2; // add 2
line 3: score = score - 1; // take away 1
line 4: score = score + 4; // add 4
line 5: show(score); // show it -
18.🐞 This code has a bug. What number SHOULD it show, if every line did what its comment says?
line 1: let coins = 50; // start at 50
line 2: coins = coins - 1; // take away 1
line 3: coins = coins * 3; // double it
line 4: show(coins); // show it -
19.🐞 This code has a bug. What number does it ACTUALLY show?
line 1: let coins = 40; // start at 40
line 2: coins = coins + 3; // add 3
line 3: coins = coins - 4; // take away 4
line 4: coins = coins - 7; // take away 4
line 5: show(coins); // show it -
20.🐞 Each comment says what its line SHOULD do. Which line has the bug?
line 1: let coins = 39; // start at 39
line 2: coins = coins + 6; // add 6
line 3: coins = coins + 5; // add 2
line 4: coins = coins + 5; // add 5
line 5: show(coins); // show it (a) line 4 (b) line 1 (c) line 2 (d) line 3 -
21.🐞 This code has a bug. What number does it ACTUALLY show?
line 1: let score = 51; // start at 50
line 2: score = score - 1; // take away 1
line 3: score = score - 1; // take away 1
line 4: show(score); // show it - 22.🐞 A comment in code (after //) is for ___. (a) the phone screen (b) the battery (c) the app store (d) people reading the code
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23.🐞 This code has a bug. What number does it ACTUALLY show?
line 1: let lives = 32; // start at 32
line 2: lives = lives + 2; // double it
line 3: lives = lives + 4; // add 4
line 4: lives = lives - 1; // take away 1
line 5: show(lives); // show it -
24.🐞 This code has a bug. What number SHOULD it show, if every line did what its comment says?
line 1: let score = 44; // start at 41
line 2: score = score - 5; // take away 5
line 3: score = score + 6; // add 6
line 4: show(score); // show it - 25.🐞 What is a bug? (a) a fast phone (b) a nice icon (c) a mistake in the code (d) a new feature
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26.🐞 This code has a bug. What number SHOULD it show, if every line did what its comment says?
line 1: let score = 31; // start at 31
line 2: score = score * 2; // double it
line 3: score = score - 4; // take away 1
line 4: score = score + 3; // add 3
line 5: show(score); // show it -
27.🐞 This code has a bug. What number does it ACTUALLY show?
line 1: let points = 42; // start at 42
line 2: points = points * 2; // double it
line 3: points = points * 2; // double it
line 4: points = points + 7; // add 5
line 5: show(points); // show it -
28.🐞 This code has a bug. What number does it ACTUALLY show?
line 1: let lives = 42; // start at 42
line 2: lives = lives + 5; // add 5
line 3: lives = lives - 3; // take away 2
line 4: show(lives); // show it -
29.🐞 This code has a bug. What number SHOULD it show, if every line did what its comment says?
line 1: let coins = 36; // start at 34
line 2: coins = coins + 4; // add 4
line 3: coins = coins * 2; // double it
line 4: coins = coins * 2; // double it
line 5: show(coins); // show it -
30.🐞 This code has a bug. What number does it ACTUALLY show?
line 1: let points = 47; // start at 46
line 2: points = points - 3; // take away 3
line 3: points = points + 6; // add 6
line 4: show(points); // show it -
31.🐞 Each comment says what its line SHOULD do. Which line has the bug?
line 1: let coins = 40; // start at 40
line 2: coins = coins - 3; // add 3
line 3: coins = coins + 5; // add 5
line 4: show(coins); // show it (a) line 2 (b) line 3 (c) line 1 -
32.🐞 Each comment says what its line SHOULD do. Which line has the bug?
line 1: let lives = 42; // start at 42
line 2: lives = lives * 2; // double it
line 3: lives = lives + 7; // add 5
line 4: show(lives); // show it (a) line 3 (b) line 2 (c) line 1 -
33.🐞 This code has a bug. What number does it ACTUALLY show?
line 1: let points = 41; // start at 41
line 2: points = points - 3; // add 3
line 3: points = points * 2; // double it
line 4: points = points * 2; // double it
line 5: show(points); // show it -
34.🐞 Each comment says what its line SHOULD do. Which line has the bug?
line 1: let lives = 48; // start at 46
line 2: lives = lives - 1; // take away 1
line 3: lives = lives + 3; // add 3
line 4: lives = lives - 4; // take away 4
line 5: show(lives); // show it (a) line 1 (b) line 2 (c) line 4 (d) line 3 -
35.🐞 This code has a bug. What number SHOULD it show, if every line did what its comment says?
line 1: let points = 33; // start at 33
line 2: points = points - 3; // add 3
line 3: points = points + 2; // add 2
line 4: show(points); // show it -
36.🐞 Each comment says what its line SHOULD do. Which line has the bug?
line 1: let coins = 49; // start at 46
line 2: coins = coins + 2; // add 2
line 3: coins = coins * 2; // double it
line 4: show(coins); // show it (a) line 1 (b) line 2 (c) line 3 -
37.🐞 This code has a bug. What number SHOULD it show, if every line did what its comment says?
line 1: let score = 50; // start at 50
line 2: score = score + 2; // add 2
line 3: score = score + 4; // add 4
line 4: score = score * 3; // double it
line 5: show(score); // show it -
38.🐞 Each comment says what its line SHOULD do. Which line has the bug?
line 1: let score = 33; // start at 33
line 2: score = score + 2; // double it
line 3: score = score + 2; // add 2
line 4: show(score); // show it (a) line 2 (b) line 1 (c) line 3 -
39.🐞 Each comment says what its line SHOULD do. Which line has the bug?
line 1: let score = 42; // start at 42
line 2: score = score * 3; // double it
line 3: score = score - 2; // take away 2
line 4: show(score); // show it (a) line 2 (b) line 3 (c) line 1 -
40.🐞 This code has a bug. What number SHOULD it show, if every line did what its comment says?
line 1: let score = 35; // start at 35
line 2: score = score + 2; // double it
line 3: score = score + 5; // add 5
line 4: show(score); // show it
Answer key
- line 3
- 47
- 68
- line 3
- 86
- line 1
- test it again
- 204
- 43
- line 3
- 44
- 58
- 88
- line 1
- line 1
- line 3
- 46
- 98
- 32
- line 3
- 49
- people reading the code
- 37
- 42
- a mistake in the code
- 64
- 175
- 44
- 152
- 50
- line 2
- line 3
- 152
- line 1
- 38
- line 1
- 112
- line 2
- line 2
- 75
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