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Robotics Worksheet: Line Follower Program

Robotics lesson 24: Line-follower programs · Set 251 · 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 }
    It checks its sensors 6 times (left–right): black–white, black–white, black–white, black–white, black–black, white–white. How many times does it turn left?
  2. 2.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 50) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 79. What does it do?
    (a) turn left (b) turn right
  3. 3.⬛ Why does a line follower wiggle a little as it drives? (a) its wheels are square (b) it is too cold (c) it keeps fixing its path (d) it is dancing
  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 6 times (left–right): black–white, white–white, white–white, black–white, white–white, black–white. How many times does it turn right?
  5. 5.⬛ 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 left (b) turn right (c) go forward
  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 right (b) go forward (c) turn left
  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 white and the right sensor sees white. What does it do?
    (a) turn right (b) go forward (c) turn left
  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 30. What does it do?
    (a) go forward (b) turn right (c) turn left
  9. 9.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 40) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 43. What does it do?
    (a) turn right (b) turn left
  10. 10.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 40) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 47. What does it do?
    (a) turn left (b) turn right
  11. 11.⬛ 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
  12. 12.⬛ 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 left (b) turn right
  13. 13.⬛ Left sensor sees black, right sensor sees white. Which way should a line follower turn? (a) left (b) nowhere (c) right (d) backwards
  14. 14.⬛ 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 left (b) turn right (c) go forward
  15. 15.⬛ 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 45. What does it do?
    (a) go forward (b) turn right (c) turn left
  16. 16.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 40) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 67. What does it do?
    (a) turn right (b) turn left
  17. 17.⬛ Going too fast round a sharp bend, a line follower may … (a) get heavier (b) grow wheels (c) lose the line (d) turn into a car
  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 4 times (left–right): white–white, white–white, white–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 5 times (left–right): white–white, black–white, black–white, white–white, white–white. How many times does it 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 43. 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 10 and the right sensor reads 80. What does it do?
    (a) go forward (b) turn right (c) turn left
  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 6 times (left–right): white–white, black–black, black–black, black–white, black–black, white–black. 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 }
    The left sensor sees black and the right sensor sees black. What does it do?
    (a) go forward (b) turn left (c) turn right
  24. 24.⬛ 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
  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): black–white, black–white, white–black, black–black. How many times does it turn left?
  26. 26.⬛ 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, black–black, black–white. How many times does it turn right?
  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, white–white, white–white, 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 25 and the right sensor reads 75. What does it do?
    (a) turn right (b) go forward (c) 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) go forward (b) turn right (c) turn left
  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 4 times (left–right): black–black, white–black, black–white, black–white. How many times does it turn left?
  31. 31.⬛ 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 70. What does it do?
    (a) go forward (b) turn right (c) turn left
  32. 32.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 30) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 10. What does it do?
    (a) turn right (b) turn left
  33. 33.⬛ 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
  34. 34.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 40) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 21. What does it do?
    (a) turn left (b) turn right
  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–white, white–black, black–black, white–white. How many times does it turn left?
  36. 36.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 40) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 24. What does it do?
    (a) turn left (b) turn right
  37. 37.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 50) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 33. What does it do?
    (a) turn left (b) turn right
  38. 38.⬛ 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 30. What does it do?
    (a) turn right (b) go forward (c) 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 70. 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): black–black, black–black, black–black, black–white, white–white. How many times does it turn right?

Answer key

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

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