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Robotics Worksheet: Line Follower Program

Robotics lesson 24: Line-follower programs · Set 239 · 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.⬛ Going too fast round a sharp bend, a line follower may … (a) turn into a car (b) lose the line (c) grow wheels (d) get heavier
  2. 2.⬛ Why does a line follower wiggle a little as it drives? (a) it is too cold (b) its wheels are square (c) it is dancing (d) it keeps fixing its path
  3. 3.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 50) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 27. What does it do?     (a) turn left (b) turn right
  4. 4.⬛ 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, black–white, white–black, black–white. How many times does it 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 85 and the right sensor reads 25. What does it do?     (a) turn left (b) go forward (c) turn right
  6. 6.⬛ 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
  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) go forward (c) turn right
  8. 8.⬛ 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
  9. 9.⬛ 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) 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 4 times (left–right): black–white, black–white, white–black, black–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 35 and the right sensor reads 80. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) turn left (c) go forward
  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 black and the right sensor sees white. What does it do?     (a) turn left (b) go forward (c) 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): white–white, white–black, white–black, black–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): black–white, black–black, white–white, white–black. How many times does it turn left?
  15. 15.⬛ 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
  16. 16.⬛ Left sensor sees black, right sensor sees white. Which way should a line follower turn? (a) backwards (b) right (c) nowhere (d) left
  17. 17.⬛ 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) 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 }
    It checks its sensors 6 times (left–right): white–white, black–black, white–black, white–black, black–white, black–black. How many times does it turn left?
  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–black, black–white, black–black, black–black, white–black, black–black. 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 white and the right sensor sees white. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) go forward (c) turn left
  21. 21.⬛ 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 85. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) turn left (c) go forward
  22. 22.⬛ 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 right?
  23. 23.⬛ 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–black. How many times does it turn right?
  24. 24.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 40) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 19. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) turn left
  25. 25.⬛ 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) go forward (b) turn left (c) turn right
  26. 26.⬛ 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 65. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) turn left (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 70 and the right sensor reads 10. What does it do?     (a) go forward (b) turn right (c) turn left
  28. 28.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 30) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 55. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) turn left
  29. 29.⬛ 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) go forward (c) turn right
  30. 30.⬛ 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–white, white–black, black–black. How many times does it 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 5 times (left–right): black–white, white–white, black–white, white–black, black–black. 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 6 times (left–right): black–white, white–black, white–black, white–black, black–black, white–white. How many times does it turn left?
  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 4 times (left–right): white–black, black–white, black–white, black–white. How many times does it 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 5 times (left–right): black–black, black–white, white–black, black–white, black–black. 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 4 times (left–right): black–black, black–black, white–white, white–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 10 and the right sensor reads 60. What does it do?     (a) turn left (b) go forward (c) turn right
  37. 37.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 40) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 23. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) 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 5 times (left–right): black–white, white–white, white–white, white–black, black–black. How many times does it turn left?
  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 40. What does it do?     (a) go forward (b) turn left (c) turn right
  40. 40.⬛ 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

Answer key

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

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