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Robotics Worksheet: Debugging Robot Programs

Robotics lesson 26: Debugging robot programs · Set 267 · 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 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 (4, 3). Its program:
    1. forward 2
    2. turn right
    3. forward 1
    It stops at (6, 3) instead. Which line has the bug?     (a) line 2 (b) line 1 (c) line 3
  2. 2.🐞 A mistake in a program is called a … (a) loop (b) sensor (c) bug (d) gear
  3. 3.🐞 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 (8, 8). Its program:
    1. forward 6
    2. turn right
    3. forward 2
    It stops at (7, 8) instead. Which line has the bug?     (a) line 1 (b) line 2 (c) line 3
  4. 4.🐞 This program should draw a regular triangle (3 equal sides), but it leaves a gap:
    repeat 2 { forward 10 cm; turn right 120° }
    What should the number 2 after “repeat” be?
  5. 5.🔢 To debug a robot program, which comes first: “spot what went wrong” or “fix one thing”? (a) fix one thing (b) spot what went wrong
  6. 6.🐞 Why change only one thing at a time when debugging? (a) to make it slower (b) to save paper (c) to see what fixed it (d) to confuse others
  7. 7.🐞 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?
  8. 8.🐞 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?
  9. 9.🐞 A robot turns the wrong way at every corner. What is the likely bug? (a) left and right mixed up (b) wheels are too round (c) the floor is clean (d) battery is too new
  10. 10.🔢 To debug a robot program, what comes right after “fix one thing”? (a) run the program (b) find the buggy line (c) spot what went wrong (d) test it again
  11. 11.🔢 To debug a robot program, what comes right after “spot what went wrong”? (a) find the buggy line (b) run the program (c) test it again (d) fix one thing
  12. 12.🐞 A robot starts at (5, 0) 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 5
    2. turn left
    3. forward 4
    It stops at (1, 5) instead. Which line has the bug?     (a) line 1 (b) line 2 (c) line 3
  13. 13.🐞 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?
  14. 14.🔢 To debug a robot program, what comes right after “find the buggy line”? (a) spot what went wrong (b) run the program (c) fix one thing (d) test it again
  15. 15.🐞 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?
  16. 16.🐞 This program should draw a regular pentagon (5 equal sides), but the shape does not close:
    repeat 5 { forward 10 cm; turn right 60° }
    What should 60 be changed to?
  17. 17.🐞 This program should draw a regular pentagon (5 equal sides), but it leaves a gap:
    repeat 2 { forward 10 cm; turn right 72° }
    What should the number 2 after “repeat” be?
  18. 18.🐞 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 (7, 8). Its program:
    1. forward 6
    2. turn right
    3. forward 2
    It stops at (6, 8) instead. Which line has the bug?     (a) line 1 (b) line 2 (c) line 3
  19. 19.🐞 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, 3). Its program:
    1. forward 3
    2. turn left
    3. forward 1
    It stops at (3, 3) instead. Which line has the bug?     (a) line 3 (b) line 1 (c) line 2
  20. 20.🐞 A robot starts at (5, 0) facing north (the second number counts squares up, the first counts squares across to the east). It should stop on the star at (8, 4). Its program:
    1. forward 4
    2. turn right
    3. forward 2
    It stops at (7, 4) instead. Which line has the bug?     (a) line 2 (b) line 1 (c) line 3
  21. 21.🐞 This program should draw a regular octagon (8 equal sides), but it leaves a gap:
    repeat 5 { forward 10 cm; turn right 45° }
    What should the number 5 after “repeat” be?
  22. 22.🐞 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?
  23. 23.🐞 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?
  24. 24.🐞 This program should draw a regular triangle (3 equal sides), but the shape does not close:
    repeat 3 { forward 10 cm; turn right 72° }
    What should 72 be changed to?
  25. 25.🐞 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, 5). Its program:
    1. forward 3
    2. turn right
    3. forward 3
    It stops at (8, 5) instead. Which line has the bug?     (a) line 1 (b) line 3 (c) line 2
  26. 26.🐞 This program should draw a regular octagon (8 equal sides), but the shape does not close:
    repeat 8 { forward 10 cm; turn right 72° }
    What should 72 be changed to?
  27. 27.🐞 A robot starts at (5, 0) facing north (the second number counts squares up, the first counts squares across to the east). It should stop on the star at (6, 3). Its program:
    1. forward 3
    2. turn right
    3. forward 2
    It stops at (7, 3) instead. Which line has the bug?     (a) line 3 (b) line 1 (c) line 2
  28. 28.🐞 A robot starts at (5, 0) facing north (the second number counts squares up, the first counts squares across to the east). It should stop on the star at (4, 2). Its program:
    1. forward 3
    2. turn left
    3. forward 1
    It stops at (4, 3) instead. Which line has the bug?     (a) line 1 (b) line 2 (c) line 3
  29. 29.🐞 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?
  30. 30.🔢 To debug a robot program, which comes first: “run the program” or “spot what went wrong”? (a) run the program (b) spot what went wrong
  31. 31.🐞 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 (5, 3). Its program:
    1. forward 2
    2. turn right
    3. forward 2
    It stops at (6, 3) instead. Which line has the bug?     (a) line 2 (b) line 3 (c) line 1
  32. 32.🐞 This program should draw a regular pentagon (5 equal sides), but the shape does not close:
    repeat 5 { forward 10 cm; turn right 90° }
    What should 90 be changed to?
  33. 33.🐞 This program should draw a regular hexagon (6 equal sides), but it leaves a gap:
    repeat 5 { forward 10 cm; turn right 60° }
    What should the number 5 after “repeat” be?
  34. 34.🔢 To debug a robot program, which comes first: “fix one thing” or “run the program”? (a) fix one thing (b) run the program
  35. 35.🐞 A robot starts at (5, 0) facing north (the second number counts squares up, the first counts squares across to the east). It should stop on the star at (7, 3). Its program:
    1. forward 4
    2. turn right
    3. forward 2
    It stops at (7, 4) instead. Which line has the bug?     (a) line 3 (b) line 2 (c) line 1
  36. 36.🐞 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, 5). Its program:
    1. forward 2
    2. turn left
    3. forward 1
    It stops at (4, 4) instead. Which line has the bug?     (a) line 3 (b) line 1 (c) line 2
  37. 37.🐞 This program should draw a regular octagon (8 equal sides), but it leaves a gap:
    repeat 2 { forward 10 cm; turn right 45° }
    What should the number 2 after “repeat” be?
  38. 38.🐞 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?
  39. 39.🔢 To debug a robot program, which comes first: “find the buggy line” or “fix one thing”? (a) find the buggy line (b) fix one thing
  40. 40.🐞 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 (5, 8). Its program:
    1. forward 6
    2. turn right
    3. forward 2
    It stops at (6, 8) instead. Which line has the bug?     (a) line 2 (b) line 1 (c) line 3

Answer key

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

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