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Robotics Worksheet: Line Follower Program

Robotics lesson 24: Line-follower programs · Set 105 · 40 questions
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Robot tip (Turn towards the line): Left sees black → turn left; right sees black → turn right; both white → go forward. In an if / else if chain the first true rule wins (both black → the rule written first). With numbers: a reading below the threshold (for example below 40) means black.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.⬛ Left sensor sees black, right sensor sees white. Which way should a line follower turn? (a) nowhere (b) right (c) left (d) backwards
  2. 2.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 30) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 43. What does it do?     (a) turn left (b) turn right
  3. 3.⬛ A line follower runs:
    if (left sees black) { turn left } else if (right sees black) { turn right } else { go forward }
    It checks its sensors 6 times (left–right): white–white, black–white, white–black, black–black, black–black, black–white. How many times does it turn left?
  4. 4.⬛ A line follower runs:
    if (left sees black) { turn left } else if (right sees black) { turn right } else { go forward }
    The left sensor sees white and the right sensor sees black. What does it do?     (a) go forward (b) turn right (c) turn left
  5. 5.⬛ A line follower runs:
    if (left sees black) { turn left } else if (right sees black) { turn right } else { go forward }
    It checks its sensors 6 times (left–right): white–white, white–black, black–black, black–white, white–black, black–black. How many times does it turn left?
  6. 6.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 30) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 15. What does it do?     (a) turn left (b) turn right
  7. 7.⬛ A line follower runs:
    if (left sees black) { turn left } else if (right sees black) { turn right } else { go forward }
    The left sensor sees white and the right sensor sees white. What does it do?     (a) turn left (b) turn right (c) go forward
  8. 8.⬛ Why does a line follower wiggle a little as it drives? (a) its wheels are square (b) it is dancing (c) it keeps fixing its path (d) it is too cold
  9. 9.⬛ A line follower runs:
    if (left sees black) { turn left } else if (right sees black) { turn right } else { go forward }
    It checks its sensors 6 times (left–right): black–black, white–white, white–black, black–white, white–black, white–white. How many times does it turn right?
  10. 10.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 40) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 42. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) turn left
  11. 11.⬛ A line follower runs:
    if (left sees black) { turn left } else if (right sees black) { turn right } else { go forward }
    It checks its sensors 5 times (left–right): black–white, black–white, black–white, white–white, black–black. How many times does it turn right?
  12. 12.⬛ A line follower runs:
    if (right sees black) { turn right } else if (left sees black) { turn left } else { go forward }
    The left sensor sees black and the right sensor sees black. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) go forward (c) turn left
  13. 13.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 50) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 69. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) turn left
  14. 14.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 40) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 22. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) turn left
  15. 15.⬛ A line follower runs:
    if (left sees black) { turn left } else if (right sees black) { turn right } else { go forward }
    It checks its sensors 4 times (left–right): black–white, white–black, black–white, white–black. How many times does it turn right?
  16. 16.⬛ A line follower runs:
    if (left < 40) { turn left } else if (right < 40) { turn right } else { go forward }
    The left sensor reads 55 and the right sensor reads 15. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) turn left (c) go forward
  17. 17.⬛ A line follower runs:
    if (left < 40) { turn left } else if (right < 40) { turn right } else { go forward }
    The left sensor reads 90 and the right sensor reads 70. What does it do?     (a) go forward (b) turn right (c) turn left
  18. 18.⬛ A line follower runs:
    if (left sees black) { turn left } else if (right sees black) { turn right } else { go forward }
    It checks its sensors 5 times (left–right): white–white, white–white, white–black, black–white, black–white. How many times does it turn left?
  19. 19.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 30) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 27. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) turn left
  20. 20.⬛ A line follower runs:
    if (left sees black) { turn left } else if (right sees black) { turn right } else { go forward }
    It checks its sensors 4 times (left–right): white–white, white–white, black–black, white–black. How many times does it turn left?
  21. 21.⬛ A line follower runs:
    if (left sees black) { turn left } else if (right sees black) { turn right } else { go forward }
    It checks its sensors 4 times (left–right): white–black, white–black, black–white, white–white. How many times does it turn left?
  22. 22.⬛ Going too fast round a sharp bend, a line follower may … (a) lose the line (b) turn into a car (c) grow wheels (d) get heavier
  23. 23.⬛ A line follower runs:
    if (right sees black) { turn right } else if (left sees black) { turn left } else { go forward }
    The left sensor sees black and the right sensor sees white. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) go forward (c) turn left
  24. 24.⬛ A line follower runs:
    if (left sees black) { turn left } else if (right sees black) { turn right } else { go forward }
    It checks its sensors 5 times (left–right): black–black, black–white, white–black, white–black, black–white. How many times does it turn left?
  25. 25.⬛ A line follower runs:
    if (right sees black) { turn right } else if (left sees black) { turn left } else { go forward }
    The left sensor sees white and the right sensor sees white. What does it do?     (a) turn left (b) turn right (c) go forward
  26. 26.⬛ A line follower runs:
    if (left < 40) { turn left } else if (right < 40) { turn right } else { go forward }
    The left sensor reads 25 and the right sensor reads 20. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) turn left (c) go forward
  27. 27.⬛ A line follower runs:
    if (left sees black) { turn left } else if (right sees black) { turn right } else { go forward }
    It checks its sensors 4 times (left–right): white–black, black–black, black–white, white–white. How many times does it turn left?
  28. 28.⬛ A line follower runs:
    if (left sees black) { turn left } else if (right sees black) { turn right } else { go forward }
    It checks its sensors 5 times (left–right): white–white, white–white, white–white, black–white, white–black. How many times does it turn right?
  29. 29.⬛ A line follower runs:
    if (left < 40) { turn left } else if (right < 40) { turn right } else { go forward }
    The left sensor reads 65 and the right sensor reads 15. What does it do?     (a) go forward (b) turn left (c) turn right
  30. 30.⬛ A line follower runs:
    if (left sees black) { turn left } else if (right sees black) { turn right } else { go forward }
    The left sensor sees black and the right sensor sees black. What does it do?     (a) go forward (b) turn right (c) turn left
  31. 31.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 50) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 20. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) turn left
  32. 32.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 40) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 38. What does it do?     (a) turn left (b) turn right
  33. 33.⬛ A line follower runs:
    if (left < 40) { turn left } else if (right < 40) { turn right } else { go forward }
    The left sensor reads 70 and the right sensor reads 10. What does it do?     (a) go forward (b) turn left (c) turn right
  34. 34.⬛ A line follower runs:
    if (left sees black) { turn left } else if (right sees black) { turn right } else { go forward }
    It checks its sensors 4 times (left–right): white–white, white–black, white–black, black–white. How many times does it turn right?
  35. 35.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 30) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 1. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) turn left
  36. 36.⬛ A line follower runs:
    if (left < 40) { turn left } else if (right < 40) { turn right } else { go forward }
    The left sensor reads 20 and the right sensor reads 10. What does it do?     (a) turn left (b) go forward (c) turn right
  37. 37.⬛ A line follower runs:
    if (left sees black) { turn left } else if (right sees black) { turn right } else { go forward }
    It checks its sensors 4 times (left–right): black–black, white–white, white–white, white–white. How many times does it turn left?
  38. 38.⬛ A line follower runs:
    if (left < 40) { turn left } else if (right < 40) { turn right } else { go forward }
    The left sensor reads 40 and the right sensor reads 25. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) turn left (c) go forward
  39. 39.⬛ A line follower runs:
    if (left < 40) { turn left } else if (right < 40) { turn right } else { go forward }
    The left sensor reads 20 and the right sensor reads 35. What does it do?     (a) turn left (b) go forward (c) turn right
  40. 40.⬛ A line follower runs:
    if (left < 40) { turn left } else if (right < 40) { turn right } else { go forward }
    The left sensor reads 50 and the right sensor reads 35. What does it do?     (a) turn left (b) turn right (c) go forward

Answer key

  1. left
  2. turn left
  3. 4
  4. turn right
  5. 3
  6. turn right
  7. go forward
  8. it keeps fixing its path
  9. 2
  10. turn left
  11. 0
  12. turn right
  13. turn left
  14. turn right
  15. 2
  16. turn right
  17. go forward
  18. 2
  19. turn right
  20. 1
  21. 1
  22. lose the line
  23. turn left
  24. 3
  25. go forward
  26. turn left
  27. 2
  28. 1
  29. turn right
  30. turn left
  31. turn right
  32. turn right
  33. turn right
  34. 2
  35. turn right
  36. turn left
  37. 1
  38. turn right
  39. turn left
  40. turn right

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