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Robotics Worksheet: Debugging Robot Programs

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

Answer key

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

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