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Robotics Worksheet: Line Follower Program

Robotics lesson 24: Line-follower programs · Set 290 · 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 (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
  2. 2.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 40) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 62. 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 }
    The left sensor sees black and the right sensor sees black. What does it do?     (a) go forward (b) turn left (c) turn right
  4. 4.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 40) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 10. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) turn left
  5. 5.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 40) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 66. 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) backwards (b) right (c) nowhere (d) left
  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–white, black–black, black–white, white–black, black–black. How many times does it turn right?
  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 left (b) go forward (c) turn right
  9. 9.⬛ Going too fast round a sharp bend, a line follower may … (a) turn into a car (b) lose the line (c) grow wheels (d) get heavier
  10. 10.⬛ Why does a line follower wiggle a little as it drives? (a) it is dancing (b) it keeps fixing its path (c) it is too cold (d) its wheels are square
  11. 11.⬛ A line follower runs:
    if (left < 40) { turn left } else if (right < 40) { turn right } else { go forward }
    The left sensor reads 55 and the right sensor reads 25. What does it do?     (a) turn left (b) go forward (c) turn right
  12. 12.⬛ 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
  13. 13.⬛ 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–white, black–white, black–black, black–black, white–black. How many times does it 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 30 and the right sensor reads 25. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) go forward (c) turn left
  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): white–black, white–white, white–black, white–white. How many times does it turn left?
  16. 16.⬛ 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
  17. 17.⬛ 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) go forward (c) 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): black–black, black–white, white–black, 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 6 times (left–right): white–black, white–black, black–black, white–white, white–black, white–black. How many times does it turn left?
  20. 20.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 30) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 24. 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 50 and the right sensor reads 35. What does it do?     (a) turn left (b) go forward (c) turn right
  22. 22.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 40) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 70. What does it do?     (a) turn left (b) turn right
  23. 23.⬛ 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–black, white–white, black–white, black–white. How many times does it turn left?
  24. 24.⬛ 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–white. How many times does it turn right?
  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 5 times (left–right): white–black, white–black, white–white, white–black, black–white. How many times does it turn right?
  26. 26.⬛ 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
  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 6 times (left–right): white–white, black–black, black–white, white–white, white–black, black–black. How many times does it 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 46. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) turn left
  29. 29.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 30) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 38. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) turn left
  30. 30.⬛ 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 40. What does it do?     (a) turn left (b) turn right (c) go forward
  31. 31.⬛ 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 left (c) turn right
  32. 32.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 40) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 53. What does it do?     (a) turn left (b) turn right
  33. 33.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 30) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 37. What does it do?     (a) turn left (b) turn right
  34. 34.⬛ 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
  35. 35.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 40) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 56. 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 4 times (left–right): white–black, white–black, black–black, black–white. How many times does it turn left?
  37. 37.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 30) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 2. What does it do?     (a) turn left (b) turn right
  38. 38.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 30) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 35. What does it do?     (a) turn left (b) turn right
  39. 39.⬛ 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
  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 6 times (left–right): white–white, black–black, black–white, white–white, black–white, white–black. How many times does it turn right?

Answer key

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

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