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Robotics Worksheet: Line Follower Program

Robotics lesson 24: Line-follower programs · Set 299 · 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 < 50) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 64. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) turn left
  2. 2.⬛ 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 85. What does it do?     (a) go forward (b) turn right (c) turn left
  3. 3.⬛ Why does a line follower wiggle a little as it drives? (a) its wheels are square (b) it is dancing (c) it is too cold (d) it keeps fixing its path
  4. 4.⬛ Going too fast round a sharp bend, a line follower may … (a) get heavier (b) grow wheels (c) turn into a car (d) lose the line
  5. 5.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 40) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 64. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) turn left
  6. 6.⬛ A line follower runs:
    if (left < 40) { turn left } else if (right < 40) { turn right } else { go forward }
    The left sensor reads 75 and the right sensor reads 70. What does it do?     (a) turn left (b) go forward (c) turn right
  7. 7.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 40) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 42. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) turn left
  8. 8.⬛ 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
  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–black, white–white, black–white, black–black, black–black, black–white. How many times does it 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 6 times (left–right): black–black, white–black, white–black, white–black, white–black, black–white. How many times does it turn right?
  11. 11.⬛ 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
  12. 12.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 40) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 12. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) turn left
  13. 13.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 30) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 32. What does it do?     (a) turn left (b) turn right
  14. 14.⬛ 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 left (b) turn right (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 25 and the right sensor reads 75. What does it do?     (a) go forward (b) turn left (c) turn right
  16. 16.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 40) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 47. 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 }
    It checks its sensors 5 times (left–right): black–black, black–black, black–white, white–white, white–white. How many times does it 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 6 times (left–right): black–black, white–black, black–white, white–white, black–white, black–black. How many times does it turn left?
  19. 19.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 50) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 75. What does it do?     (a) turn left (b) turn right
  20. 20.⬛ 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 right (b) go forward (c) turn left
  21. 21.⬛ 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 left (b) 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 6 times (left–right): black–white, white–white, white–black, black–white, white–white, black–white. How many times does it turn right?
  23. 23.⬛ Left sensor sees black, right sensor sees white. Which way should a line follower turn? (a) right (b) nowhere (c) left (d) backwards
  24. 24.⬛ 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 80. 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 10 and the right sensor reads 85. What does it do?     (a) go forward (b) turn right (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 85 and the right sensor reads 70. What does it do?     (a) turn left (b) turn right (c) go forward
  27. 27.⬛ 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 60. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) turn left (c) go forward
  28. 28.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 40) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 16. 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): white–black, black–white, white–white, white–white, white–white, black–black. 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 }
    It checks its sensors 6 times (left–right): white–black, black–white, black–white, black–white, black–white, white–black. How many times does it turn left?
  31. 31.⬛ 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
  32. 32.⬛ 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, white–black, black–white, white–white. How many times does it turn left?
  33. 33.⬛ 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
  34. 34.⬛ 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 80. What does it do?     (a) turn left (b) turn right (c) go forward
  35. 35.⬛ 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–white, black–white, white–white, white–white. How many times does it turn left?
  36. 36.⬛ 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) turn right (c) go forward
  37. 37.⬛ 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 20. What does it do?     (a) go forward (b) turn right (c) turn left
  38. 38.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 30) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 12. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) turn left
  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 black. What does it do?     (a) go forward (b) turn right (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–black, white–black, white–white, black–black, black–white, black–white. How many times does it turn left?

Answer key

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

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