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Class 5 Computer Worksheet: Algorithms

Computer lesson 25: Algorithms: steps in order · Set 710 · 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.📋 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 22.🔧 What is finding and fixing mistakes in a program called? (a) printing (b) scrolling (c) downloading (d) debugging
  23. 23.🗺️ Which of these is an algorithm in everyday life? (a) a pebble (b) a cloud (c) a rainbow (d) a recipe
  24. 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. 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. 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. 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. 28.🐞 What do we call a mistake in a program? (a) a sprite (b) a cell (c) a byte (d) a bug
  29. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 36.🔢 In an algorithm, the steps must be in the right ___. (a) order (b) font (c) size (d) colour
  37. 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. 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. 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. 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

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

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