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Class 5 Computer Worksheet: Algorithms

Computer lesson 25: Algorithms: steps in order · Set 526 · 40 questions
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Remember (First, next, last): An algorithm = clear steps in the right order; a program = an algorithm written for a computer. To order steps, ask: what must happen before this step can happen? A mistake is a bug; finding and fixing it is debugging.

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  1. 1.🗺️ Which of these is an algorithm in everyday life? (a) a recipe (b) a pebble (c) a rainbow (d) a cloud
  2. 2.🤖 A computer follows the steps of a program ___. (a) exactly as written (b) only on Sundays (c) the way it likes (d) backwards always
  3. 3.🔢 To read a storybook, which is the FIRST step? (a) read the story (b) open the first page (c) close the book (d) pick up the book
  4. 4.🐞 What do we call a mistake in a program? (a) a byte (b) a bug (c) a cell (d) a sprite
  5. 5.🔧 What is finding and fixing mistakes in a program called? (a) downloading (b) scrolling (c) debugging (d) printing
  6. 6.🔢 To wash your hands, which is the FIRST step? (a) rub them with soap (b) rinse off the soap (c) dry them with a towel (d) wet your hands
  7. 7.🔢 To read a storybook, what comes right after “open the first page”? (a) close the book (b) read the story (c) pick up the book
  8. 8.🔢 To wash your hands, which is the LAST step? (a) rinse off the soap (b) rub them with soap (c) wet your hands (d) dry them with a towel
  9. 9.🔢 To brush your teeth, what comes right after “put on toothpaste”? (a) wet the toothbrush (b) rinse your mouth (c) brush all your teeth
  10. 10.🔢 To wash your hands, what comes right after “wet your hands”? (a) rinse off the soap (b) rub them with soap (c) dry them with a towel
  11. 11.🔢 To wash your hands, what comes right after “rub them with soap”? (a) wet your hands (b) rinse off the soap (c) dry them with a towel
  12. 12.🔢 To read a storybook, what comes right after “pick up the book”? (a) open the first page (b) close the book (c) read the story
  13. 13.🔢 To play with a balloon, what comes right after “take a balloon”? (a) play with it (b) tie the end (c) blow air into it
  14. 14.🔢 To plant a seed, which do we do first: “water it” or “cover it with soil”? (a) cover it with soil (b) water it
  15. 15.🔢 To wash your hands, which do we do first: “dry them with a towel” or “wet your hands”? (a) dry them with a towel (b) wet your hands
  16. 16.🔢 To play with a balloon, which is the LAST step? (a) take a balloon (b) tie the end (c) play with it (d) blow air into it
  17. 17.📝 What do we call a list of steps to solve a problem? (a) a folder (b) a pixel (c) an algorithm (d) a mouse
  18. 18.🔢 To wash your hands, which do we do first: “rub them with soap” or “dry them with a towel”? (a) dry them with a towel (b) rub them with soap
  19. 19.🔢 To play with a balloon, what comes right after “blow air into it”? (a) take a balloon (b) tie the end (c) play with it
  20. 20.🔢 To wash your hands, which do we do first: “dry them with a towel” or “rub them with soap”? (a) rub them with soap (b) dry them with a towel
  21. 21.🔢 In an algorithm, the steps must be in the right ___. (a) order (b) font (c) size (d) colour
  22. 22.🔢 To read a storybook, what comes right after “read the story”? (a) pick up the book (b) open the first page (c) close the book
  23. 23.🔢 To plant a seed, what comes right after “put the seed in”? (a) water it (b) dig a small hole (c) cover it with soil
  24. 24.🔢 To plant a seed, which is the LAST step? (a) put the seed in (b) cover it with soil (c) water it (d) dig a small hole
  25. 25.🔢 To plant a seed, which do we do first: “dig a small hole” or “put the seed in”? (a) dig a small hole (b) put the seed in
  26. 26.🔢 To wash your hands, which do we do first: “rub them with soap” or “rinse off the soap”? (a) rinse off the soap (b) rub them with soap
  27. 27.🔢 To wash your hands, which do we do first: “wet your hands” or “rub them with soap”? (a) rub them with soap (b) wet your hands
  28. 28.🔢 To read a storybook, which do we do first: “read the story” or “open the first page”? (a) read the story (b) open the first page
  29. 29.🔢 To plant a seed, which is the FIRST step? (a) dig a small hole (b) put the seed in (c) cover it with soil (d) water it
  30. 30.🔢 To play with a balloon, which do we do first: “blow air into it” or “play with it”? (a) blow air into it (b) play with it
  31. 31.🔢 To brush your teeth, which do we do first: “rinse your mouth” or “put on toothpaste”? (a) rinse your mouth (b) put on toothpaste
  32. 32.🔢 To plant a seed, which do we do first: “cover it with soil” or “water it”? (a) water it (b) cover it with soil
  33. 33.🔢 To read a storybook, which do we do first: “pick up the book” or “read the story”? (a) pick up the book (b) read the story
  34. 34.🔢 To play with a balloon, which is the FIRST step? (a) blow air into it (b) take a balloon (c) tie the end (d) play with it
  35. 35.🔢 To play with a balloon, which do we do first: “tie the end” or “blow air into it”? (a) blow air into it (b) tie the end
  36. 36.🔢 To plant a seed, what comes right after “dig a small hole”? (a) put the seed in (b) cover it with soil (c) water it
  37. 37.🔢 To brush your teeth, which do we do first: “rinse your mouth” or “brush all your teeth”? (a) brush all your teeth (b) rinse your mouth
  38. 38.🔢 To brush your teeth, which do we do first: “brush all your teeth” or “rinse your mouth”? (a) rinse your mouth (b) brush all your teeth
  39. 39.🔢 To read a storybook, which do we do first: “read the story” or “pick up the book”? (a) pick up the book (b) read the story
  40. 40.🔢 To play with a balloon, which do we do first: “blow air into it” or “take a balloon”? (a) blow air into it (b) take a balloon

Answer key

  1. a recipe
  2. exactly as written
  3. pick up the book
  4. a bug
  5. debugging
  6. wet your hands
  7. read the story
  8. dry them with a towel
  9. brush all your teeth
  10. rub them with soap
  11. rinse off the soap
  12. open the first page
  13. blow air into it
  14. cover it with soil
  15. wet your hands
  16. play with it
  17. an algorithm
  18. rub them with soap
  19. tie the end
  20. rub them with soap
  21. order
  22. close the book
  23. cover it with soil
  24. water it
  25. dig a small hole
  26. rub them with soap
  27. wet your hands
  28. open the first page
  29. dig a small hole
  30. blow air into it
  31. put on toothpaste
  32. cover it with soil
  33. pick up the book
  34. take a balloon
  35. blow air into it
  36. put the seed in
  37. brush all your teeth
  38. brush all your teeth
  39. pick up the book
  40. take a balloon

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