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Robotics Worksheet: Line Follower Program

Robotics lesson 24: Line-follower programs · Set 19 · 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 58. What does it do?
    (a) turn left (b) turn right
  2. 2.⬛ 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–black, white–black, black–black. How many times does it turn left?
  3. 3.⬛ 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 right (b) turn left (c) go forward
  4. 4.⬛ 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 85. What does it do?
    (a) go forward (b) turn right (c) turn left
  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 5 times (left–right): white–white, black–white, white–black, black–white, white–white. How many times does it turn left?
  6. 6.⬛ Why does a line follower wiggle a little as it drives? (a) it keeps fixing its path (b) it is too cold (c) its wheels are square (d) it is dancing
  7. 7.⬛ 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–white. How many times does it turn right?
  8. 8.⬛ A line follower runs:
    if (left < 40) { turn left } else if (right < 40) { turn right } else { go forward }
    The left sensor reads 55 and the right sensor reads 85. What does it do?
    (a) go forward (b) turn left (c) turn right
  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 black and the right sensor sees white. What does it do?
    (a) go forward (b) turn left (c) turn right
  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 5 times (left–right): white–black, white–black, white–white, white–white, white–white. How many times does it 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 15 and the right sensor reads 55. What does it do?
    (a) turn right (b) go forward (c) turn left
  12. 12.⬛ 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 right (b) go forward (c) turn left
  13. 13.⬛ Going too fast round a sharp bend, a line follower may … (a) lose the line (b) get heavier (c) grow wheels (d) turn into a car
  14. 14.⬛ Left sensor sees black, right sensor sees white. Which way should a line follower turn? (a) right (b) left (c) nowhere (d) backwards
  15. 15.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 50) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 67. 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 15 and the right sensor reads 60. What does it do?
    (a) turn left (b) turn right (c) go forward
  17. 17.⬛ 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) turn right (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 }
    The left sensor sees black and the right sensor sees white. What does it do?
    (a) go forward (b) turn left (c) turn right
  19. 19.⬛ 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 20. What does it do?
    (a) turn right (b) go forward (c) turn left
  20. 20.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 50) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 20. What does it do?
    (a) turn left (b) turn right
  21. 21.⬛ 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 30. What does it do?
    (a) turn left (b) turn right (c) go forward
  22. 22.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 30) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 6. What does it do?
    (a) turn right (b) turn left
  23. 23.⬛ 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 35. What does it do?
    (a) go forward (b) turn right (c) 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 56. What does it do?
    (a) turn left (b) turn right
  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 right (b) turn left
  26. 26.⬛ 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 30. What does it do?
    (a) turn right (b) go forward (c) turn left
  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): white–white, black–white, black–black, white–black. How many times does it 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 45 and the right sensor reads 35. What does it do?
    (a) go forward (b) turn left (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 25. What does it do?
    (a) turn left (b) turn right
  30. 30.⬛ 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 left (b) turn right
  31. 31.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 50) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 30. What does it do?
    (a) turn left (b) 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 66. What does it do?
    (a) turn left (b) turn right
  33. 33.⬛ 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 40. What does it do?
    (a) turn left (b) go forward (c) 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): white–black, white–white, white–black, black–white. How many times does it turn left?
  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 5 times (left–right): black–black, black–white, white–black, black–black, black–black. How many times does it 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 40 and the right sensor reads 90. What does it do?
    (a) turn left (b) go forward (c) turn right
  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 4 times (left–right): white–black, black–black, white–white, white–white. How many times does it turn left?
  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 4 times (left–right): white–black, black–white, black–black, black–black. How many times does it 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 40 and the right sensor reads 65. What does it do?
    (a) go forward (b) turn left (c) turn right
  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 4 times (left–right): white–black, black–white, black–black, white–black. How many times does it turn right?

Answer key

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

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