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