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Robotics Worksheet: Line Follower Program

Robotics lesson 24: Line-follower programs · Set 256 · 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) its wheels are square (b) it keeps fixing its path (c) it is dancing (d) it is too cold
  2. 2.⬛ 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 80. What does it do?     (a) turn left (b) go forward (c) turn right
  3. 3.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 30) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 11. 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 6 times (left–right): black–white, white–black, white–white, black–black, white–white, white–white. How many times does it turn left?
  5. 5.⬛ 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
  6. 6.⬛ Left sensor sees black, right sensor sees white. Which way should a line follower turn? (a) nowhere (b) left (c) backwards (d) right
  7. 7.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 40) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 36. What does it do?     (a) turn left (b) turn right
  8. 8.⬛ 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
  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 black and the right sensor sees black. What does it do?     (a) go forward (b) turn left (c) turn right
  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 6 times (left–right): black–black, black–black, black–black, black–white, white–black, black–black. How many times does it turn left?
  11. 11.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 50) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 67. What does it do?     (a) turn left (b) turn right
  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 white and the right sensor sees black. What does it do?     (a) go forward (b) turn right (c) turn left
  13. 13.⬛ Going too fast round a sharp bend, a line follower may … (a) grow wheels (b) lose the line (c) turn into a car (d) get heavier
  14. 14.⬛ 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 80. What does it do?     (a) go forward (b) turn left (c) turn right
  15. 15.⬛ 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
  16. 16.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 30) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 23. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) turn left
  17. 17.⬛ 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) go forward (c) turn left
  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): black–white, white–black, black–white, white–black. How many times does it turn left?
  19. 19.⬛ 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 20. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) turn left (c) go forward
  20. 20.⬛ 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 90. What does it do?     (a) turn left (b) turn right (c) go forward
  21. 21.⬛ 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–white, black–white, white–white, black–black. How many times does it turn right?
  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 5 times (left–right): black–black, white–white, white–black, white–black, black–white. How many times does it turn left?
  23. 23.⬛ 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 left (b) turn right
  24. 24.⬛ 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 45. What does it do?     (a) go forward (b) turn right (c) 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, black–white, white–black. How many times does it turn right?
  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 6 times (left–right): black–black, black–white, white–white, white–black, white–white, white–white. How many times does it turn right?
  27. 27.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 50) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 44. What does it do?     (a) turn left (b) turn right
  28. 28.⬛ 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–black. How many times does it 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 white. 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–white, black–black, white–black, white–white, white–white, black–black. How many times does it turn right?
  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 6 times (left–right): white–black, black–white, black–black, white–white, black–black, white–white. How many times does it 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 50 and the right sensor reads 15. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) turn left (c) go forward
  33. 33.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 30) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 60. 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–black, white–black, white–black. How many times does it turn left?
  35. 35.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 50) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 72. What does it do?     (a) turn left (b) turn right
  36. 36.⬛ 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 35. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) turn left (c) go forward
  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–white, white–black, black–white, white–white, white–white, white–white. 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 74. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) turn left
  39. 39.⬛ 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–black, white–white, black–black, black–black, black–white. How many times does it turn right?
  40. 40.⬛ 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 40. What does it do?     (a) go forward (b) turn right (c) turn left

Answer key

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

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