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Robotics Worksheet: Line Follower Program

Robotics lesson 24: Line-follower programs · Set 164 · 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 (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
  2. 2.⬛ 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
  3. 3.⬛ 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 40. What does it do?
    (a) turn right (b) go forward (c) turn left
  4. 4.⬛ Going too fast round a sharp bend, a line follower may … (a) get heavier (b) turn into a car (c) grow wheels (d) lose the line
  5. 5.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 50) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 57. What does it do?
    (a) turn right (b) turn left
  6. 6.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 50) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 44. 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 black and the right sensor sees white. What does it do?
    (a) go forward (b) turn left (c) turn right
  8. 8.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 50) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 42. What does it do?
    (a) turn right (b) turn left
  9. 9.⬛ 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 75. What does it do?
    (a) turn left (b) go forward (c) turn right
  10. 10.⬛ 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 15. What does it do?
    (a) turn right (b) go forward (c) 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 31. What does it do?
    (a) turn left (b) turn right
  12. 12.⬛ 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–white, black–black, white–white, white–black. How many times does it turn left?
  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): black–black, white–black, white–black, white–black, black–white. How many times does it turn left?
  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 20. What does it do?
    (a) go forward (b) turn left (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 6 times (left–right): black–black, white–white, white–black, black–white, white–white, white–white. How many times does it turn left?
  16. 16.⬛ Why does a line follower wiggle a little as it drives? (a) it is dancing (b) it is too cold (c) its wheels are square (d) it keeps fixing its path
  17. 17.⬛ 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
  18. 18.⬛ 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) go forward (c) turn right
  19. 19.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 30) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 23. What does it do?
    (a) turn left (b) turn right
  20. 20.⬛ 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 left (b) turn right (c) go forward
  21. 21.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 30) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 35. What does it do?
    (a) turn right (b) turn left
  22. 22.⬛ 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 15. 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 black. What does it do?
    (a) go forward (b) turn left (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 5 times (left–right): black–white, white–white, black–white, white–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 75 and the right sensor reads 10. What does it do?
    (a) go forward (b) turn right (c) turn left
  26. 26.⬛ 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, black–white, white–white, black–white. How many times does it 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 4 times (left–right): black–white, black–white, white–white, black–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 4 times (left–right): black–white, white–white, white–white, black–black. How many times does it turn left?
  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 6 times (left–right): black–white, white–black, white–white, white–black, white–white, white–white. How many times does it turn left?
  30. 30.⬛ 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–black, black–black, black–black. How many times does it turn left?
  31. 31.⬛ Left sensor sees black, right sensor sees white. Which way should a line follower turn? (a) backwards (b) left (c) nowhere (d) right
  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 white and the right sensor sees black. What does it do?
    (a) turn left (b) go forward (c) turn right
  33. 33.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 30) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 12. What does it do?
    (a) turn left (b) 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): black–black, black–white, white–white, white–black. How many times does it turn left?
  35. 35.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 40) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 57. What does it do?
    (a) turn left (b) turn right
  36. 36.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 50) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 56. What does it do?
    (a) turn left (b) 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 80 and the right sensor reads 10. What does it do?
    (a) turn right (b) turn left (c) go forward
  38. 38.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 30) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 45. What does it do?
    (a) turn left (b) turn right
  39. 39.⬛ 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 85. What does it do?
    (a) turn left (b) turn right (c) go forward
  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 6 times (left–right): black–black, black–white, black–black, white–black, black–black, black–white. How many times does it turn left?

Answer key

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

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