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Robotics Worksheet: Line Follower Program

Robotics lesson 24: Line-follower programs · Set 187 · 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 < 40) { turn left } else if (right < 40) { turn right } else { go forward }
    The left sensor reads 20 and the right sensor reads 50. What does it do?     (a) turn left (b) go forward (c) turn right
  2. 2.⬛ Going too fast round a sharp bend, a line follower may … (a) get heavier (b) turn into a car (c) lose the line (d) grow wheels
  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 5 times (left–right): white–white, black–white, white–black, black–black, black–white. How many times does it 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 20 and the right sensor reads 15. What does it do?     (a) turn left (b) turn right (c) go forward
  5. 5.⬛ 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 20. What does it do?     (a) turn left (b) turn right (c) go forward
  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 white. What does it do?     (a) turn left (b) go forward (c) turn right
  7. 7.⬛ Why does a line follower wiggle a little as it drives? (a) it is dancing (b) its wheels are square (c) it is too cold (d) it keeps fixing its path
  8. 8.⬛ 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 15. What does it do?     (a) turn left (b) turn right (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 black. What does it do?     (a) turn left (b) turn right (c) go forward
  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 6 times (left–right): white–white, black–black, white–white, white–black, white–black, white–white. How many times does it 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 black and the right sensor sees white. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) go forward (c) turn left
  12. 12.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 40) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 37. 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 6 times (left–right): white–white, black–black, white–white, white–white, black–black, white–black. How many times does it turn left?
  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 4 times (left–right): white–white, black–white, white–white, black–white. How many times does it turn right?
  15. 15.⬛ Left sensor sees black, right sensor sees white. Which way should a line follower turn? (a) left (b) backwards (c) right (d) nowhere
  16. 16.⬛ 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 60. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) go forward (c) turn left
  17. 17.⬛ 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 right (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 white and the right sensor sees white. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) turn left (c) go forward
  19. 19.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 30) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 60. What does it do?     (a) turn left (b) turn right
  20. 20.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 50) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 24. What does it do?     (a) turn left (b) turn right
  21. 21.⬛ 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) go forward (c) turn left
  22. 22.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 30) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 51. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) turn left
  23. 23.⬛ 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 right (b) turn left
  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): white–white, black–black, white–black, black–black, white–black. How many times does it turn left?
  25. 25.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 40) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 45. What does it do?     (a) turn left (b) 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) turn right (b) turn left (c) go forward
  27. 27.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 40) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 14. What does it do?     (a) turn left (b) turn right
  28. 28.⬛ 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 40. What does it do?     (a) turn left (b) go forward (c) turn right
  29. 29.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 40) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 15. What does it do?     (a) turn left (b) turn right
  30. 30.⬛ 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 left (b) turn right
  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–white, white–black, white–white, black–white. How many times does it turn right?
  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 4 times (left–right): white–white, white–white, black–white, white–black. How many times does it turn right?
  33. 33.⬛ 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–white, black–white, black–black. How many times does it turn left?
  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 6 times (left–right): black–black, white–black, white–white, black–black, white–black, white–black. How many times does it turn right?
  35. 35.⬛ 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 left (b) turn right
  36. 36.⬛ 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
  37. 37.⬛ 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 30. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) turn left (c) go forward
  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, white–white, white–white, white–black, black–black. How many times does it turn left?
  39. 39.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 50) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 45. What does it do?     (a) turn left (b) turn right
  40. 40.⬛ 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

Answer key

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

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