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Robotics Worksheet: Line Follower Program

Robotics lesson 24: Line-follower programs · Set 228 · 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 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
  3. 3.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 50) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 37. What does it do?     (a) turn left (b) 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 60 and the right sensor reads 10. What does it do?     (a) go forward (b) turn left (c) turn right
  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 4 times (left–right): black–black, black–black, white–black, white–black. How many times does it turn left?
  6. 6.⬛ Left sensor sees black, right sensor sees white. Which way should a line follower turn? (a) backwards (b) left (c) nowhere (d) right
  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): white–black, white–white, white–white, black–white. How many times does it turn left?
  8. 8.⬛ Going too fast round a sharp bend, a line follower may … (a) lose the line (b) grow wheels (c) turn into a car (d) get heavier
  9. 9.⬛ 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 80. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) go forward (c) 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 55 and the right sensor reads 55. What does it do?     (a) turn left (b) turn right (c) go forward
  11. 11.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 40) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 62. What does it do?     (a) turn left (b) turn right
  12. 12.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 40) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 44. 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 4 times (left–right): black–white, white–white, black–black, white–black. How many times does it turn right?
  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 black. What does it do?     (a) go forward (b) turn left (c) turn right
  15. 15.⬛ Why does a line follower wiggle a little as it drives? (a) it is too cold (b) it keeps fixing its path (c) it is dancing (d) its wheels are square
  16. 16.⬛ 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) go forward (b) turn right (c) turn left
  17. 17.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 30) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 25. What does it do?     (a) turn left (b) 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 27. What does it do?     (a) turn left (b) 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 6 times (left–right): black–white, white–black, white–black, black–white, black–black, white–white. How many times does it turn right?
  20. 20.⬛ 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 90. What does it do?     (a) turn left (b) turn right (c) go forward
  21. 21.⬛ 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 70. 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 60 and the right sensor reads 45. What does it do?     (a) go forward (b) turn left (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 48. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) turn left
  24. 24.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 50) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 54. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) turn left
  25. 25.⬛ 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
  26. 26.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 40) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 53. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) turn left
  27. 27.⬛ 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
  28. 28.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 30) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 34. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) turn left
  29. 29.⬛ 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) turn left (b) turn right (c) go forward
  30. 30.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 40) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 70. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) turn left
  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) turn right (b) turn left (c) go forward
  32. 32.⬛ 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 right (b) 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 44. 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 10 and the right sensor reads 90. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) turn left (c) go forward
  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 6 times (left–right): black–white, black–white, black–white, black–black, white–black, black–black. How many times does it 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 85. What does it do?     (a) go forward (b) turn right (c) turn left
  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): black–white, black–white, white–white, black–black. How many times does it turn right?
  38. 38.⬛ 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 right (c) turn left
  39. 39.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 40) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 30. 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 }
    It checks its sensors 5 times (left–right): white–black, black–black, white–white, white–white, white–black. How many times does it turn right?

Answer key

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

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