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Robotics Worksheet: Line Follower Program

Robotics lesson 24: Line-follower programs · Set 116 · 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.⬛ 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 right (b) turn left (c) go forward
  2. 2.⬛ 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 left (b) turn right (c) go forward
  3. 3.⬛ 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) turn right (b) turn left (c) go forward
  4. 4.⬛ 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 55. What does it do?     (a) go forward (b) turn left (c) turn right
  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): black–white, black–black, white–white, black–white, black–black, white–black. How many times does it turn left?
  6. 6.⬛ 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, black–black, black–white, black–white. How many times does it turn right?
  7. 7.⬛ 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, black–black, black–white, white–white, white–black, white–black. How many times does it turn left?
  8. 8.⬛ Left sensor sees black, right sensor sees white. Which way should a line follower turn? (a) backwards (b) nowhere (c) right (d) left
  9. 9.⬛ Going too fast round a sharp bend, a line follower may … (a) get heavier (b) turn into a car (c) lose the line (d) grow wheels
  10. 10.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 50) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 59. What does it do?     (a) turn left (b) turn right
  11. 11.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 30) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 34. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) turn left
  12. 12.⬛ 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
  13. 13.⬛ 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
  14. 14.⬛ 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 white. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) turn left (c) go forward
  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): white–black, white–white, white–black, black–black. How many times does it turn right?
  16. 16.⬛ 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–black, black–white, black–white, white–white, white–black, white–white. How many times does it turn right?
  17. 17.⬛ 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, white–white, black–black. How many times does it turn right?
  18. 18.⬛ 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 70. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) go forward (c) turn left
  19. 19.⬛ Why does a line follower wiggle a little as it drives? (a) its wheels are square (b) it is too cold (c) it keeps fixing its path (d) it is dancing
  20. 20.⬛ A line follower runs:
    if (left < 40) { turn left } else if (right < 40) { turn right } else { go forward }
    The left sensor reads 10 and the right sensor reads 50. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) go forward (c) turn left
  21. 21.⬛ 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 black. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) turn left (c) go forward
  22. 22.⬛ A line follower runs:
    if (left < 40) { turn left } else if (right < 40) { turn right } else { go forward }
    The left sensor reads 15 and the right sensor reads 60. What does it do?     (a) go forward (b) turn right (c) turn left
  23. 23.⬛ 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, white–white, black–white, white–black, white–black. How many times does it turn right?
  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): white–white, white–white, black–black, black–white, white–black. How many times does it turn left?
  25. 25.⬛ 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 80. What does it do?     (a) turn left (b) turn right (c) go forward
  26. 26.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 30) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 42. What does it do?     (a) turn left (b) turn right
  27. 27.⬛ A line follower runs:
    if (left < 40) { turn left } else if (right < 40) { turn right } else { go forward }
    The left sensor reads 45 and the right sensor reads 45. What does it do?     (a) go forward (b) turn left (c) turn right
  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 6 times (left–right): black–white, black–white, white–white, white–white, white–white, black–white. How many times does it turn left?
  29. 29.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 50) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 46. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) turn left
  30. 30.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 40) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 53. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) turn left
  31. 31.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 30) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 54. What does it do?     (a) turn left (b) turn right
  32. 32.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 40) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 18. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) turn left
  33. 33.⬛ A line follower runs:
    if (left < 40) { turn left } else if (right < 40) { turn right } else { go forward }
    The left sensor reads 75 and the right sensor reads 30. What does it do?     (a) turn left (b) go forward (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, black–black, white–white. How many times does it turn left?
  35. 35.⬛ 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–white, black–black, white–white. How many times does it turn left?
  36. 36.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 50) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 55. What does it do?     (a) turn left (b) 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 6 times (left–right): white–white, white–white, black–black, black–white, white–white, black–white. How many times does it turn right?
  38. 38.⬛ 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, black–white, white–black. How many times does it turn left?
  39. 39.⬛ 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, white–black, white–white, white–white, white–white. How many times does it turn left?
  40. 40.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 40) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 49. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) turn left

Answer key

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

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