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Robotics Worksheet: Line Follower Program

Robotics lesson 24: Line-follower programs · Set 305 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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 black and the right sensor sees white. What does it do?
    (a) turn right (b) turn left (c) go forward
  2. 2.⬛ 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 60. What does it do?
    (a) turn right (b) turn left (c) go forward
  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 right (b) turn left (c) go forward
  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 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) turn right (b) go forward (c) turn left
  6. 6.⬛ 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–black, black–white, black–white. How many times does it turn right?
  7. 7.⬛ 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 right (c) turn left
  8. 8.⬛ 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, white–black, white–white, black–white, black–black. How many times does it 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 4 times (left–right): white–black, white–white, black–black, white–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 left (b) turn right (c) go forward
  11. 11.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 30) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 26. What does it do?
    (a) turn right (b) turn left
  12. 12.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 30) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 6. What does it do?
    (a) turn right (b) turn left
  13. 13.⬛ 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
  14. 14.⬛ 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) go forward (b) turn right (c) turn left
  15. 15.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 40) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 21. What does it do?
    (a) turn left (b) turn right
  16. 16.⬛ 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 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 46. What does it do?
    (a) turn right (b) turn left
  18. 18.⬛ 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 50. 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 }
    It checks its sensors 5 times (left–right): white–black, black–black, black–black, black–black, black–black. How many times does it turn right?
  20. 20.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 30) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 10. What does it do?
    (a) turn right (b) turn left
  21. 21.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 50) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 80. 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 60 and the right sensor reads 25. What does it do?
    (a) turn right (b) turn left (c) go forward
  23. 23.⬛ Left sensor sees black, right sensor sees white. Which way should a line follower turn? (a) nowhere (b) left (c) right (d) backwards
  24. 24.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 40) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 45. What does it do?
    (a) turn right (b) turn left
  25. 25.⬛ 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
  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): white–black, white–white, white–black, black–white, black–black, white–white. How many times does it 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 4 times (left–right): white–white, black–black, black–white, white–black. How many times does it turn left?
  28. 28.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 30) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 17. What does it do?
    (a) turn left (b) turn right
  29. 29.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 40) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 24. 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 55 and the right sensor reads 20. What does it do?
    (a) turn left (b) go forward (c) turn right
  31. 31.⬛ 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) go forward (b) turn right (c) 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 6 times (left–right): black–white, white–white, black–white, black–black, black–white, black–black. How many times does it turn right?
  33. 33.⬛ Why does a line follower wiggle a little as it drives? (a) it is too cold (b) it is dancing (c) it keeps fixing its path (d) its wheels are square
  34. 34.⬛ 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 80. What does it do?
    (a) go forward (b) turn left (c) turn right
  35. 35.⬛ 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 65. What does it do?
    (a) turn left (b) turn right (c) go forward
  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 black and the right sensor sees black. What does it do?
    (a) go forward (b) turn right (c) turn left
  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 4 times (left–right): white–black, white–white, white–black, white–black. How many times does it turn right?
  38. 38.⬛ 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 90. What does it do?
    (a) turn right (b) go forward (c) turn left
  39. 39.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 50) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 45. What does it do?
    (a) turn left (b) turn right
  40. 40.⬛ 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 left (c) turn right

Answer key

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

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