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Robotics Worksheet: Line Follower Program

Robotics lesson 24: Line-follower programs · Set 289 · 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 one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 40) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 54. What does it do?     (a) turn left (b) turn right
  2. 2.⬛ 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 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 white and the right sensor sees white. What does it do?     (a) turn left (b) turn right (c) go forward
  4. 4.⬛ 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 left (c) turn right
  5. 5.⬛ 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) turn right (b) turn left (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 85 and the right sensor reads 55. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) go forward (c) turn left
  7. 7.⬛ 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 40. What does it do?     (a) turn left (b) turn right (c) go forward
  8. 8.⬛ Going too fast round a sharp bend, a line follower may … (a) turn into a car (b) grow wheels (c) get heavier (d) lose the line
  9. 9.⬛ Left sensor sees black, right sensor sees white. Which way should a line follower turn? (a) backwards (b) nowhere (c) left (d) right
  10. 10.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 30) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 21. What does it do?     (a) turn left (b) turn right
  11. 11.⬛ 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–black, white–white. How many times does it turn left?
  12. 12.⬛ 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–white, black–black, white–white, black–black. How many times does it turn right?
  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 black. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) go forward (c) turn left
  14. 14.⬛ 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 60. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) turn left (c) go forward
  15. 15.⬛ 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, white–black. How many times does it turn right?
  16. 16.⬛ 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) go forward (b) turn right (c) turn left
  17. 17.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 50) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 28. What does it do?     (a) turn left (b) turn right
  18. 18.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 40) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 28. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) 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 90 and the right sensor reads 45. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) turn left (c) go forward
  21. 21.⬛ 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 25. 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 5 times (left–right): white–black, black–white, black–black, white–white, black–white. How many times does it turn right?
  23. 23.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 50) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 68. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) turn left
  24. 24.⬛ Why does a line follower wiggle a little as it drives? (a) it is too cold (b) it is dancing (c) its wheels are square (d) it keeps fixing its path
  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 6 times (left–right): white–black, black–white, black–black, black–white, white–white, black–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 4 times (left–right): black–black, black–white, white–white, black–black. 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 39. 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): black–white, white–black, white–white, black–black. How many times does it turn right?
  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 4 times (left–right): black–black, black–white, black–white, white–black. How many times does it 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 4 times (left–right): black–white, white–black, black–black, black–white. How many times does it turn left?
  31. 31.⬛ 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
  32. 32.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 40) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 11. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) turn left
  33. 33.⬛ A line follower runs:
    if (left < 40) { turn left } else if (right < 40) { turn right } else { go forward }
    The left sensor reads 65 and the right sensor reads 75. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) turn left (c) go forward
  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): white–white, white–white, black–black, white–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 }
    The left sensor sees black and the right sensor sees white. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) go forward (c) 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 5 times (left–right): white–black, black–white, black–black, black–white, white–black. How many times does it 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 53. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) 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 26. What does it do?     (a) turn left (b) turn right
  39. 39.⬛ 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 90. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) turn left (c) go forward
  40. 40.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 40) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 51. What does it do?     (a) turn left (b) turn right

Answer key

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

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