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Robotics Worksheet: Line Follower Program

Robotics lesson 24: Line-follower programs · Set 173 · 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 left (b) turn right (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) go forward (b) turn right (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 50 and the right sensor reads 40. What does it do?
    (a) turn left (b) turn right (c) go forward
  4. 4.⬛ Going too fast round a sharp bend, a line follower may … (a) lose the line (b) get heavier (c) turn into a car (d) grow wheels
  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, white–white, white–white. How many times does it turn right?
  6. 6.⬛ 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
  7. 7.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 40) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 66. What does it do?
    (a) turn right (b) turn left
  8. 8.⬛ 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 25. What does it do?
    (a) turn left (b) go forward (c) turn right
  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 5 times (left–right): white–black, white–black, white–white, white–white, 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 35. What does it do?
    (a) turn left (b) turn right
  11. 11.⬛ 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) go forward (c) turn right
  12. 12.⬛ Left sensor sees black, right sensor sees white. Which way should a line follower turn? (a) right (b) nowhere (c) left (d) backwards
  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 6 times (left–right): white–white, black–white, black–black, white–black, white–black, white–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 20 and the right sensor reads 15. What does it do?
    (a) turn right (b) turn left (c) go forward
  15. 15.⬛ 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 55. What does it do?
    (a) turn left (b) turn right (c) go forward
  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 black and the right sensor sees black. 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 70 and the right sensor reads 35. What does it do?
    (a) go forward (b) turn right (c) turn left
  18. 18.⬛ 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
  19. 19.⬛ 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 15. What does it do?
    (a) turn right (b) go forward (c) turn left
  20. 20.⬛ 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 right (c) turn left
  21. 21.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 40) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 19. What does it do?
    (a) turn left (b) 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 45 and the right sensor reads 25. What does it do?
    (a) turn left (b) go forward (c) turn right
  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): black–black, black–white, white–black, white–black, black–white, white–black. How many times does it turn left?
  24. 24.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 30) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 59. What does it do?
    (a) turn left (b) turn right
  25. 25.⬛ 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 75. What does it do?
    (a) turn right (b) turn left (c) go forward
  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 white. What does it do?
    (a) turn left (b) go forward (c) turn right
  27. 27.⬛ 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) go forward (c) turn left
  28. 28.⬛ 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
  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): white–black, white–white, black–black, black–black, white–white, black–white. How many times does it turn right?
  30. 30.⬛ 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 10. What does it do?
    (a) turn left (b) turn right (c) go forward
  31. 31.⬛ 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 10. What does it do?
    (a) turn right (b) go forward (c) turn left
  32. 32.⬛ 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, black–black, white–white, white–black. How many times does it turn left?
  33. 33.⬛ 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
  34. 34.⬛ 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
  35. 35.⬛ 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 15. What does it do?
    (a) go forward (b) turn right (c) 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 30 and the right sensor reads 25. What does it do?
    (a) go forward (b) turn left (c) turn right
  37. 37.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 50) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 66. What does it do?
    (a) turn left (b) 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 6 times (left–right): white–white, black–white, black–black, white–black, white–black, white–black. How many times does it turn right?
  39. 39.⬛ 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 left (b) 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 75 and the right sensor reads 80. What does it do?
    (a) go forward (b) turn left (c) turn right

Answer key

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

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