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Robotics Worksheet: Line Follower Program

Robotics lesson 24: Line-follower programs · Set 201 · 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.⬛ Why does a line follower wiggle a little as it drives? (a) it is dancing (b) it is too cold (c) it keeps fixing its path (d) its wheels are square
  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 white and the right sensor sees white. What does it do?     (a) go forward (b) turn left (c) turn right
  3. 3.⬛ Left sensor sees black, right sensor sees white. Which way should a line follower turn? (a) nowhere (b) backwards (c) left (d) right
  4. 4.⬛ 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 right (b) turn left
  5. 5.⬛ 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 25. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) turn left (c) go forward
  6. 6.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 30) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 39. 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 black. What does it do?     (a) go forward (b) turn right (c) turn left
  8. 8.⬛ 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, black–black, white–white, black–black. How many times does it 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 4 times (left–right): white–white, white–white, black–black, white–black. How many times does it turn left?
  10. 10.⬛ 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 55. What does it do?     (a) turn left (b) go forward (c) turn right
  11. 11.⬛ 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
  12. 12.⬛ 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 right (b) 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 6 times (left–right): black–black, white–black, black–white, white–white, white–black, black–white. 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 }
    The left sensor sees black and the right sensor sees white. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) go forward (c) turn left
  15. 15.⬛ 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 75. What does it do?     (a) turn left (b) turn right (c) go forward
  16. 16.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 40) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 46. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) turn left
  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 6 times (left–right): white–black, black–black, white–white, white–white, black–black, white–white. How many times does it turn right?
  18. 18.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 40) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 65. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) turn left
  19. 19.⬛ Going too fast round a sharp bend, a line follower may … (a) turn into a car (b) lose the line (c) get heavier (d) grow wheels
  20. 20.⬛ 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 10. What does it do?     (a) turn left (b) turn right (c) go forward
  21. 21.⬛ 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) go forward (c) 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 90 and the right sensor reads 40. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) turn left (c) go forward
  23. 23.⬛ 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
  24. 24.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 50) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 76. What does it do?     (a) turn left (b) turn right
  25. 25.⬛ 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–black, white–black, white–white. How many times does it 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 30 and the right sensor reads 40. What does it do?     (a) turn left (b) turn right (c) go forward
  27. 27.⬛ 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 80. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) go forward (c) turn left
  28. 28.⬛ 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 45. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) turn left (c) go forward
  29. 29.⬛ 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 left (b) go forward (c) 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 75 and the right sensor reads 15. What does it do?     (a) turn left (b) go forward (c) turn right
  31. 31.⬛ 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 right (c) turn left
  32. 32.⬛ 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 65. What does it do?     (a) go forward (b) turn right (c) turn left
  33. 33.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 50) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 58. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) 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 5 times (left–right): white–white, white–black, white–white, white–white, white–white. How many times does it turn left?
  35. 35.⬛ 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) turn right (c) go forward
  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 60. What does it do?     (a) go forward (b) turn left (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 6 times (left–right): white–black, white–black, white–white, white–black, black–black, black–black. How many times does it turn left?
  38. 38.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 50) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 65. 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 20 and the right sensor reads 10. 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 6 times (left–right): white–white, white–white, white–white, black–white, black–white, black–white. How many times does it turn right?

Answer key

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

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