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Robotics Worksheet: Line Follower Program

Robotics lesson 24: Line-follower programs · Set 178 · 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 < 50) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 66. What does it do?
    (a) turn left (b) turn right
  2. 2.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 50) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 69. What does it do?
    (a) turn left (b) turn right
  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 85. What does it do?
    (a) turn right (b) go forward (c) turn left
  4. 4.⬛ 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) go forward (c) turn left
  5. 5.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 30) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 56. What does it do?
    (a) turn right (b) turn left
  6. 6.⬛ 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 45. What does it do?
    (a) turn right (b) go forward (c) turn left
  7. 7.⬛ 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) turn right (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 14. What does it do?
    (a) turn right (b) turn left
  9. 9.⬛ 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) go forward (c) turn right
  10. 10.⬛ 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 right (b) go forward (c) turn left
  11. 11.⬛ 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 80. What does it do?
    (a) turn right (b) turn left (c) go forward
  12. 12.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 30) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 33. What does it do?
    (a) turn right (b) turn left
  13. 13.⬛ Going too fast round a sharp bend, a line follower may … (a) turn into a car (b) get heavier (c) grow wheels (d) lose the line
  14. 14.⬛ 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, white–white, white–black, white–white, white–black. How many times does it turn right?
  15. 15.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 30) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 26. What does it do?
    (a) turn right (b) turn left
  16. 16.⬛ 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 60. What does it do?
    (a) turn right (b) turn left (c) go forward
  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): black–black, white–white, white–black, white–black. How many times does it 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 6 times (left–right): black–white, white–white, black–white, black–black, white–black, black–white. How many times does it turn right?
  19. 19.⬛ 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, white–white. How many times does it turn left?
  20. 20.⬛ 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
  21. 21.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 30) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 18. What does it do?
    (a) turn right (b) turn left
  22. 22.⬛ 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 left (b) go forward (c) turn right
  23. 23.⬛ 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
  24. 24.⬛ 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 10. What does it do?
    (a) turn left (b) turn right (c) go forward
  25. 25.⬛ 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 90. What does it do?
    (a) turn right (b) go forward (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 }
    The left sensor sees black and the right sensor sees white. What does it do?
    (a) turn right (b) turn left (c) go forward
  27. 27.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 30) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 1. What does it do?
    (a) turn left (b) turn right
  28. 28.⬛ 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
  29. 29.⬛ 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
  30. 30.⬛ 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 50. What does it do?
    (a) go forward (b) turn right (c) turn left
  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 6 times (left–right): white–black, black–black, white–white, white–black, white–black, black–white. How many times does it turn right?
  32. 32.⬛ 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 60. What does it do?
    (a) turn right (b) go forward (c) 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 36. 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 20 and the right sensor reads 65. What does it do?
    (a) turn left (b) go forward (c) turn right
  35. 35.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 40) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 11. What does it do?
    (a) turn left (b) turn right
  36. 36.⬛ 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 15. What does it do?
    (a) go forward (b) turn left (c) 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 70 and the right sensor reads 30. What does it do?
    (a) turn left (b) go forward (c) 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 5 times (left–right): white–white, black–white, white–black, black–white, white–white. How many times does it turn left?
  39. 39.⬛ Left sensor sees black, right sensor sees white. Which way should a line follower turn? (a) right (b) backwards (c) left (d) nowhere
  40. 40.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 50) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 40. What does it do?
    (a) turn left (b) turn right

Answer key

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

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