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Robotics Worksheet: Line Follower Program

Robotics lesson 24: Line-follower programs · Set 150 · 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 one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 30) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 40. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) turn left
  2. 2.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 50) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 48. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) turn left
  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 4 times (left–right): white–black, black–white, white–white, white–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 }
    It checks its sensors 4 times (left–right): white–white, black–white, black–white, white–black. How many times does it turn left?
  5. 5.⬛ Why does a line follower wiggle a little as it drives? (a) it is too cold (b) it is dancing (c) its wheels are square (d) it keeps fixing its path
  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–white, black–white, black–white. How many times does it turn right?
  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 20. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) turn left (c) go forward
  8. 8.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 30) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 2. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) turn left
  9. 9.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 50) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 31. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) turn left
  10. 10.⬛ 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–white, white–black. How many times does it turn left?
  11. 11.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 50) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 75. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) turn left
  12. 12.⬛ 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 85. What does it do?     (a) turn left (b) turn right (c) go forward
  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 5 times (left–right): white–white, white–black, black–white, black–black, white–black. How many times does it turn right?
  14. 14.⬛ Going too fast round a sharp bend, a line follower may … (a) turn into a car (b) lose the line (c) grow wheels (d) get heavier
  15. 15.⬛ 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 25. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) go forward (c) turn left
  16. 16.⬛ Left sensor sees black, right sensor sees white. Which way should a line follower turn? (a) backwards (b) nowhere (c) left (d) right
  17. 17.⬛ 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) turn right (b) turn left (c) go forward
  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): white–white, black–black, white–black, black–black. How many times does it turn left?
  19. 19.⬛ 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) go forward (b) turn right (c) 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 5 times (left–right): white–black, white–white, white–white, black–white, white–white. How many times does it turn left?
  21. 21.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 50) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 52. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) turn left
  22. 22.⬛ 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 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 }
    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 < 40) { turn left } else if (right < 40) { turn right } else { go forward }
    The left sensor reads 80 and the right sensor reads 15. What does it do?     (a) turn left (b) go forward (c) turn right
  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 4 times (left–right): white–white, black–white, white–black, black–white. How many times does it turn right?
  26. 26.⬛ 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) go forward (b) turn left (c) turn right
  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 5 times (left–right): white–white, white–white, white–black, white–black, white–white. How many times does it 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–black, black–black, black–black, black–black, white–white, black–white. How many times does it turn right?
  29. 29.⬛ 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) go forward (b) turn right (c) 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 75 and the right sensor reads 55. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) turn left (c) go forward
  31. 31.⬛ 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, black–white, white–black, black–white. How many times does it 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 21. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) turn left
  33. 33.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 40) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 54. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) turn left
  34. 34.⬛ 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 55. What does it do?     (a) turn left (b) go forward (c) turn right
  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–white, white–white, black–white, white–white. How many times does it turn left?
  36. 36.⬛ 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
  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–black, black–white, black–black, white–white, black–white, white–black. 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 80 and the right sensor reads 25. What does it do?     (a) go forward (b) turn right (c) turn left
  39. 39.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 30) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 22. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) turn left
  40. 40.⬛ A line follower runs:
    if (left < 40) { turn left } else if (right < 40) { turn right } else { go forward }
    The left sensor reads 60 and the right sensor reads 50. What does it do?     (a) go forward (b) turn left (c) turn right

Answer key

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

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