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Robotics Worksheet: Line Follower Program

Robotics lesson 24: Line-follower programs · Set 345 · 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 (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, black–black, black–white, white–white, white–black, black–black. How many times does it turn right?
  2. 2.⬛ Left sensor sees black, right sensor sees white. Which way should a line follower turn? (a) right (b) nowhere (c) left (d) backwards
  3. 3.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 40) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 26. What does it do?     (a) turn left (b) turn right
  4. 4.⬛ 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 50. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) turn left (c) go forward
  5. 5.⬛ 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 right (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 6 times (left–right): black–white, white–white, white–black, black–white, white–white, white–white. How many times does it turn left?
  7. 7.⬛ Why does a line follower wiggle a little as it drives? (a) it keeps fixing its path (b) it is dancing (c) it is too cold (d) its wheels are square
  8. 8.⬛ 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 70. What does it do?     (a) go forward (b) turn right (c) turn left
  9. 9.⬛ 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) turn right (b) turn left (c) go forward
  10. 10.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 40) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 55. What does it do?     (a) turn left (b) 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) go forward (b) turn left (c) turn right
  12. 12.⬛ 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 45. What does it do?     (a) turn left (b) turn right (c) go forward
  13. 13.⬛ 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
  14. 14.⬛ 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 70. What does it do?     (a) turn left (b) go forward (c) turn right
  15. 15.⬛ 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 75. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) turn left (c) go forward
  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 black. 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 < 50) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 75. What does it do?     (a) turn left (b) 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 6 times (left–right): white–black, black–white, black–white, black–black, black–white, white–white. How many times does it turn right?
  19. 19.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 30) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 7. What does it do?     (a) turn left (b) turn right
  20. 20.⬛ 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
  21. 21.⬛ 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
  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): black–white, black–black, black–white, white–white, white–black. How many times does it turn right?
  23. 23.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 30) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 4. What does it do?     (a) turn left (b) turn right
  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–black, black–black, black–black, black–black. How many times does it turn left?
  25. 25.⬛ 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 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 6 times (left–right): white–white, black–white, white–black, black–black, black–white, 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 6 times (left–right): black–white, white–black, black–white, black–black, white–black, black–black. How many times does it turn left?
  28. 28.⬛ 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 50. What does it do?     (a) turn left (b) go forward (c) turn right
  29. 29.⬛ 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) go forward (c) 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–white, white–black, white–white. How many times does it turn left?
  31. 31.⬛ 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 40. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) go forward (c) turn left
  32. 32.⬛ 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
  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 6 times (left–right): black–white, white–white, white–black, white–white, black–black, black–white. How many times does it turn left?
  34. 34.⬛ 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
  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 6 times (left–right): black–white, white–white, white–black, black–white, black–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 }
    It checks its sensors 5 times (left–right): white–black, white–black, white–white, white–white, black–black. How many times does it 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 6 times (left–right): white–black, white–white, white–black, white–white, white–white, black–white. How many times does it turn right?
  38. 38.⬛ 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–white, black–white, white–white, white–white, black–white. How many times does it turn left?
  39. 39.⬛ 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) turn left (c) go forward
  40. 40.⬛ 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

Answer key

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

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