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Robotics Worksheet: Line Follower Program

Robotics lesson 24: Line-follower programs · Set 26 · 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 is too cold (c) it keeps fixing its path (d) it is dancing
  2. 2.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 30) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 28. What does it do?     (a) turn left (b) turn right
  3. 3.⬛ 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, white–black, white–black, white–white, white–white, black–white. How many times does it turn left?
  4. 4.⬛ Left sensor sees black, right sensor sees white. Which way should a line follower turn? (a) right (b) left (c) backwards (d) nowhere
  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 35. What does it do?     (a) turn left (b) turn right (c) go forward
  6. 6.⬛ 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 90. What does it do?     (a) turn left (b) turn right (c) go forward
  7. 7.⬛ 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 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 20 and the right sensor reads 25. What does it do?     (a) go forward (b) turn right (c) turn left
  9. 9.⬛ 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–white, black–white, black–black, white–white, black–white. How many times does it turn left?
  10. 10.⬛ 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 right (b) turn left (c) go forward
  11. 11.⬛ 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) turn right (b) go forward (c) turn left
  12. 12.⬛ 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 55. What does it do?     (a) turn left (b) turn right (c) go forward
  13. 13.⬛ 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 left (c) turn right
  14. 14.⬛ Going too fast round a sharp bend, a line follower may … (a) grow wheels (b) turn into a car (c) get heavier (d) lose the line
  15. 15.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 30) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 45. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) turn left
  16. 16.⬛ 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 15. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) turn left (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 11. What does it do?     (a) turn left (b) turn right
  18. 18.⬛ 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 45. What does it do?     (a) go forward (b) turn right (c) turn left
  19. 19.⬛ 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) 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 45 and the right sensor reads 15. What does it do?     (a) go forward (b) turn left (c) turn right
  21. 21.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 40) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 63. 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 20 and the right sensor reads 70. What does it do?     (a) go forward (b) turn right (c) turn left
  23. 23.⬛ 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) go forward (c) turn left
  24. 24.⬛ 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 35. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) turn left (c) go forward
  25. 25.⬛ 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 65. What does it do?     (a) turn left (b) turn right (c) go forward
  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–white, white–white, white–black, white–black. How many times does it turn right?
  27. 27.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 30) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 40. What does it do?     (a) turn left (b) turn right
  28. 28.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 30) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 27. 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 }
    It checks its sensors 6 times (left–right): black–white, white–white, white–white, white–white, white–black, white–white. How many times does it turn left?
  30. 30.⬛ 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
  31. 31.⬛ 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 75. 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 64. What does it do?     (a) turn left (b) turn right
  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): black–black, white–black, white–white, black–white. How many times does it turn left?
  34. 34.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 50) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 26. What does it do?     (a) turn left (b) turn right
  35. 35.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 30) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 8. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) turn left
  36. 36.⬛ 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, white–black, black–white, black–white, black–black. How many times does it turn right?
  37. 37.⬛ 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 60. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) go forward (c) turn left
  38. 38.⬛ 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 30. What does it do?     (a) go forward (b) turn left (c) turn right
  39. 39.⬛ 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) go forward (b) turn left (c) turn right
  40. 40.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 30) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 9. What does it do?     (a) turn left (b) turn right

Answer key

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

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