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Robotics Worksheet: Debugging Robot Programs

Robotics lesson 26: Debugging robot programs · Set 24 · 40 questions
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Robot tip (Compare and fix one thing): Run it, spot what went wrong, find the buggy line, fix one thing, test again. Wrong side → a turn is the wrong way. Too far or too short → a forward number is wrong. A shape that does not close → the turn should be 360 ÷ sides; a gap → the repeat number should equal the sides.

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  1. 1.🐞 A mistake in a program is called a … (a) loop (b) gear (c) sensor (d) bug
  2. 2.🐞 A robot turns the wrong way at every corner. What is the likely bug? (a) the floor is clean (b) battery is too new (c) wheels are too round (d) left and right mixed up
  3. 3.🔢 To debug a robot program, which is the FIRST step? (a) spot what went wrong (b) find the buggy line (c) run the program (d) fix one thing
  4. 4.🐞 This program should draw a regular triangle (3 equal sides), but the shape does not close:
    repeat 3 { forward 10 cm; turn right 45° }
    What should 45 be changed to?
  5. 5.🔢 To debug a robot program, which comes first: “run the program” or “find the buggy line”? (a) run the program (b) find the buggy line
  6. 6.🐞 This program should draw a regular hexagon (6 equal sides), but the shape does not close:
    repeat 6 { forward 10 cm; turn right 72° }
    What should 72 be changed to?
  7. 7.🐞 This program should draw a regular octagon (8 equal sides), but it leaves a gap:
    repeat 3 { forward 10 cm; turn right 45° }
    What should the number 3 after “repeat” be?
  8. 8.🐞 This program should draw a regular square (4 equal sides), but it leaves a gap:
    repeat 3 { forward 10 cm; turn right 90° }
    What should the number 3 after “repeat” be?
  9. 9.🐞 A robot starts at (4, 1) facing north (the second number counts squares up, the first counts squares across to the east). It should stop on the star at (6, 7). Its program:
    1. forward 6
    2. turn right
    3. forward 1
    It stops at (5, 7) instead. Which line has the bug?     (a) line 1 (b) line 2 (c) line 3
  10. 10.🐞 A robot starts at (4, 2) facing north (the second number counts squares up, the first counts squares across to the east). It should stop on the star at (1, 7). Its program:
    1. forward 5
    2. turn left
    3. forward 2
    It stops at (2, 7) instead. Which line has the bug?     (a) line 1 (b) line 3 (c) line 2
  11. 11.🔢 To debug a robot program, which is the LAST step? (a) run the program (b) find the buggy line (c) fix one thing (d) test it again
  12. 12.🐞 This program should draw a regular octagon (8 equal sides), but the shape does not close:
    repeat 8 { forward 10 cm; turn right 60° }
    What should 60 be changed to?
  13. 13.🐞 A robot starts at (5, 2) facing north (the second number counts squares up, the first counts squares across to the east). It should stop on the star at (6, 7). Its program:
    1. forward 5
    2. turn left
    3. forward 1
    It stops at (4, 7) instead. Which line has the bug?     (a) line 2 (b) line 3 (c) line 1
  14. 14.🐞 A robot starts at (5, 2) facing north (the second number counts squares up, the first counts squares across to the east). It should stop on the star at (4, 7). Its program:
    1. forward 4
    2. turn left
    3. forward 1
    It stops at (4, 6) instead. Which line has the bug?     (a) line 2 (b) line 3 (c) line 1
  15. 15.🐞 A robot starts at (4, 1) facing north (the second number counts squares up, the first counts squares across to the east). It should stop on the star at (6, 4). Its program:
    1. forward 3
    2. turn left
    3. forward 2
    It stops at (2, 4) instead. Which line has the bug?     (a) line 2 (b) line 1 (c) line 3
  16. 16.🐞 This program should draw a regular hexagon (6 equal sides), but it leaves a gap:
    repeat 4 { forward 10 cm; turn right 60° }
    What should the number 4 after “repeat” be?
  17. 17.🔢 To debug a robot program, which comes first: “fix one thing” or “run the program”? (a) run the program (b) fix one thing
  18. 18.🐞 This program should draw a regular hexagon (6 equal sides), but the shape does not close:
    repeat 6 { forward 10 cm; turn right 45° }
    What should 45 be changed to?
  19. 19.🐞 This program should draw a regular hexagon (6 equal sides), but it leaves a gap:
    repeat 3 { forward 10 cm; turn right 60° }
    What should the number 3 after “repeat” be?
  20. 20.🐞 This program should draw a regular square (4 equal sides), but the shape does not close:
    repeat 4 { forward 10 cm; turn right 120° }
    What should 120 be changed to?
  21. 21.🔢 To debug a robot program, which comes first: “fix one thing” or “test it again”? (a) test it again (b) fix one thing
  22. 22.🐞 This program should draw a regular octagon (8 equal sides), but the shape does not close:
    repeat 8 { forward 10 cm; turn right 90° }
    What should 90 be changed to?
  23. 23.🐞 A robot starts at (4, 2) facing north (the second number counts squares up, the first counts squares across to the east). It should stop on the star at (6, 4). Its program:
    1. forward 2
    2. turn right
    3. forward 1
    It stops at (5, 4) instead. Which line has the bug?     (a) line 2 (b) line 1 (c) line 3
  24. 24.🐞 This program should draw a regular pentagon (5 equal sides), but the shape does not close:
    repeat 5 { forward 10 cm; turn right 45° }
    What should 45 be changed to?
  25. 25.🐞 Why change only one thing at a time when debugging? (a) to save paper (b) to make it slower (c) to confuse others (d) to see what fixed it
  26. 26.🐞 A robot starts at (4, 2) facing north (the second number counts squares up, the first counts squares across to the east). It should stop on the star at (2, 5). Its program:
    1. forward 2
    2. turn left
    3. forward 2
    It stops at (2, 4) instead. Which line has the bug?     (a) line 1 (b) line 2 (c) line 3
  27. 27.🐞 A robot starts at (4, 0) facing north (the second number counts squares up, the first counts squares across to the east). It should stop on the star at (5, 5). Its program:
    1. forward 5
    2. turn right
    3. forward 2
    It stops at (6, 5) instead. Which line has the bug?     (a) line 2 (b) line 1 (c) line 3
  28. 28.🔢 To debug a robot program, what comes right after “spot what went wrong”? (a) run the program (b) find the buggy line (c) fix one thing (d) test it again
  29. 29.🐞 This program should draw a regular triangle (3 equal sides), but the shape does not close:
    repeat 3 { forward 10 cm; turn right 60° }
    What should 60 be changed to?
  30. 30.🐞 This program should draw a regular square (4 equal sides), but the shape does not close:
    repeat 4 { forward 10 cm; turn right 60° }
    What should 60 be changed to?
  31. 31.🐞 This program should draw a regular square (4 equal sides), but the shape does not close:
    repeat 4 { forward 10 cm; turn right 72° }
    What should 72 be changed to?
  32. 32.🔢 To debug a robot program, which comes first: “find the buggy line” or “test it again”? (a) find the buggy line (b) test it again
  33. 33.🐞 This program should draw a regular pentagon (5 equal sides), but it leaves a gap:
    repeat 4 { forward 10 cm; turn right 72° }
    What should the number 4 after “repeat” be?
  34. 34.🐞 A robot starts at (5, 1) facing north (the second number counts squares up, the first counts squares across to the east). It should stop on the star at (3, 4). Its program:
    1. forward 2
    2. turn left
    3. forward 2
    It stops at (3, 3) instead. Which line has the bug?     (a) line 1 (b) line 3 (c) line 2
  35. 35.🔢 To debug a robot program, which comes first: “test it again” or “find the buggy line”? (a) test it again (b) find the buggy line
  36. 36.🔢 To debug a robot program, which comes first: “run the program” or “test it again”? (a) test it again (b) run the program
  37. 37.🐞 This program should draw a regular hexagon (6 equal sides), but it leaves a gap:
    repeat 2 { forward 10 cm; turn right 60° }
    What should the number 2 after “repeat” be?
  38. 38.🐞 A robot starts at (5, 2) facing north (the second number counts squares up, the first counts squares across to the east). It should stop on the star at (7, 4). Its program:
    1. forward 2
    2. turn left
    3. forward 2
    It stops at (3, 4) instead. Which line has the bug?     (a) line 1 (b) line 2 (c) line 3
  39. 39.🐞 This program should draw a regular pentagon (5 equal sides), but the shape does not close:
    repeat 5 { forward 10 cm; turn right 120° }
    What should 120 be changed to?
  40. 40.🐞 This program should draw a regular square (4 equal sides), but it leaves a gap:
    repeat 2 { forward 10 cm; turn right 90° }
    What should the number 2 after “repeat” be?

Answer key

  1. bug
  2. left and right mixed up
  3. run the program
  4. 120
  5. run the program
  6. 60
  7. 8
  8. 4
  9. line 3
  10. line 3
  11. test it again
  12. 45
  13. line 2
  14. line 1
  15. line 2
  16. 6
  17. run the program
  18. 60
  19. 6
  20. 90
  21. fix one thing
  22. 45
  23. line 3
  24. 72
  25. to see what fixed it
  26. line 1
  27. line 3
  28. find the buggy line
  29. 120
  30. 90
  31. 90
  32. find the buggy line
  33. 5
  34. line 1
  35. find the buggy line
  36. run the program
  37. 6
  38. line 2
  39. 72
  40. 4

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