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Robotics Worksheet: Line Follower Program

Robotics lesson 24: Line-follower programs · Set 252 · 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 black and the right sensor sees black. 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 32. What does it do?     (a) turn left (b) turn right
  3. 3.⬛ 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) go forward (c) turn right
  4. 4.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 50) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 55. What does it do?     (a) turn left (b) turn right
  5. 5.⬛ 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) turn right (c) go forward
  6. 6.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 40) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 35. 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 }
    It checks its sensors 5 times (left–right): black–black, white–black, white–white, black–white, white–white. How many times does it turn left?
  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 right (b) turn left (c) go forward
  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 white and the right sensor sees white. What does it do?     (a) go forward (b) turn right (c) turn left
  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): black–black, white–black, white–white, black–white, white–black. How many times does it turn left?
  11. 11.⬛ Left sensor sees black, right sensor sees white. Which way should a line follower turn? (a) right (b) backwards (c) left (d) nowhere
  12. 12.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 50) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 29. What does it do?     (a) turn left (b) turn right
  13. 13.⬛ Why does a line follower wiggle a little as it drives? (a) it is dancing (b) it is too cold (c) its wheels are square (d) it keeps fixing its path
  14. 14.⬛ 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 15. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) turn left (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 60 and the right sensor reads 65. What does it do?     (a) turn left (b) go forward (c) turn right
  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) turn left (b) turn right (c) go forward
  17. 17.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 30) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 42. What does it do?     (a) turn left (b) turn right
  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–black, white–black, white–black, white–black. How many times does it 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 5 times (left–right): black–black, black–black, black–white, white–black, white–black. How many times does it turn left?
  20. 20.⬛ 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) go forward (b) turn right (c) turn left
  21. 21.⬛ 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
  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 50. What does it do?     (a) go forward (b) turn right (c) turn left
  23. 23.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 40) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 18. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) turn left
  24. 24.⬛ 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 right (c) 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 30 and the right sensor reads 10. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) go forward (c) 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 45 and the right sensor reads 30. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) turn left (c) go forward
  27. 27.⬛ Going too fast round a sharp bend, a line follower may … (a) get heavier (b) turn into a car (c) grow wheels (d) lose the line
  28. 28.⬛ 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) turn right (b) go forward (c) turn left
  29. 29.⬛ 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 left (b) 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 30 and the right sensor reads 80. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) go forward (c) turn left
  31. 31.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 50) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 53. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) 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 25 and the right sensor reads 40. 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 < 30) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 22. What does it do?     (a) turn left (b) 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): black–black, white–white, black–white, white–black. How many times does it turn right?
  35. 35.⬛ 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 15. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) turn left (c) go forward
  36. 36.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 50) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 41. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) 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 5 times (left–right): black–black, white–black, white–black, white–black, white–white. How many times does it turn left?
  38. 38.⬛ 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 left (b) turn right
  39. 39.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 30) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 50. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) turn left
  40. 40.⬛ 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

Answer key

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

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