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Robotics Worksheet: Line Follower Program

Robotics lesson 24: Line-follower programs · Set 12 · 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) right (b) backwards (c) nowhere (d) left
  2. 2.⬛ 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 30. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) go forward (c) turn left
  3. 3.⬛ 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 10. What does it do?     (a) go forward (b) turn left (c) turn right
  4. 4.⬛ 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 50. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) turn left (c) go forward
  5. 5.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 40) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 27. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) 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 9. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) turn left
  7. 7.⬛ 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 65. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) turn left (c) go forward
  8. 8.⬛ A line follower runs:
    if (left < 40) { turn left } else if (right < 40) { turn right } else { go forward }
    The left sensor reads 80 and the right sensor reads 10. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) turn left (c) go forward
  9. 9.⬛ 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) go forward (b) turn left (c) turn right
  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.⬛ Going too fast round a sharp bend, a line follower may … (a) lose the line (b) grow wheels (c) turn into a car (d) get heavier
  12. 12.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 30) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 20. What does it do?     (a) turn left (b) turn right
  13. 13.⬛ 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, white–white, black–white. How many times does it turn right?
  14. 14.⬛ 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 45. What does it do?     (a) turn left (b) go forward (c) turn right
  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–white, black–white, black–black, white–white. How many times does it turn left?
  16. 16.⬛ 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) go forward (c) turn left
  17. 17.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 40) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 67. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) 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 4 times (left–right): black–white, black–black, white–black, white–white. How many times does it turn right?
  19. 19.⬛ Why does a line follower wiggle a little as it drives? (a) its wheels are square (b) it is dancing (c) it is too cold (d) it keeps fixing its path
  20. 20.⬛ 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 25. What does it do?     (a) go forward (b) turn right (c) turn left
  21. 21.⬛ 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 80. What does it do?     (a) turn left (b) go forward (c) turn right
  22. 22.⬛ 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 60. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) turn left (c) go forward
  23. 23.⬛ 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 left (b) go forward (c) 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 4 times (left–right): white–black, black–white, black–white, white–black. How many times does it turn left?
  25. 25.⬛ 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–black, white–black. How many times does it turn right?
  26. 26.⬛ A line follower runs:
    if (left < 40) { turn left } else if (right < 40) { turn right } else { go forward }
    The left sensor reads 30 and the right sensor reads 20. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) go forward (c) turn left
  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–white, white–white, white–black. 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, black–black, black–black, white–black, black–black. How many times does it turn right?
  29. 29.⬛ 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–black, black–white. How many times does it turn left?
  30. 30.⬛ A line follower runs:
    if (left < 40) { turn left } else if (right < 40) { turn right } else { go forward }
    The left sensor reads 35 and the right sensor reads 90. What does it do?     (a) go forward (b) turn right (c) turn left
  31. 31.⬛ A line follower runs:
    if (left < 40) { turn left } else if (right < 40) { turn right } else { go forward }
    The left sensor reads 85 and the right sensor reads 40. What does it do?     (a) go forward (b) turn right (c) turn left
  32. 32.⬛ 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) go forward (b) turn right (c) 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 40 and the right sensor reads 65. What does it do?     (a) turn left (b) turn right (c) go forward
  34. 34.⬛ 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 20. What does it do?     (a) go forward (b) turn right (c) turn left
  35. 35.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 50) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 41. What does it do?     (a) turn left (b) turn right
  36. 36.⬛ 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–white, white–white, black–white. How many times does it turn right?
  37. 37.⬛ 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 40. What does it do?     (a) go forward (b) turn right (c) turn left
  38. 38.⬛ 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
  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 4 times (left–right): white–black, white–black, black–black, black–black. How many times does it turn left?
  40. 40.⬛ 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, white–black, white–black, black–black, black–white. How many times does it turn left?

Answer key

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

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