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Robotics Worksheet: Line Follower Program

Robotics lesson 24: Line-follower programs · Set 347 · 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 }
    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.⬛ Left sensor sees black, right sensor sees white. Which way should a line follower turn? (a) right (b) left (c) backwards (d) nowhere
  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 white and the right sensor sees black. What does it do?
    (a) turn right (b) turn left (c) go forward
  4. 4.⬛ 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, white–white, black–black, black–white, black–white. How many times does it turn right?
  5. 5.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 40) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 68. What does it do?
    (a) turn left (b) turn right
  6. 6.⬛ Going too fast round a sharp bend, a line follower may … (a) turn into a car (b) get heavier (c) grow wheels (d) lose the line
  7. 7.⬛ 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 35. What does it do?
    (a) turn left (b) turn right (c) go forward
  8. 8.⬛ 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 90. 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 white. What does it do?
    (a) turn right (b) turn left (c) go forward
  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 5 times (left–right): white–black, black–black, white–white, white–white, white–white. How many times does it turn left?
  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 75 and the right sensor reads 25. What does it do?
    (a) turn left (b) go forward (c) turn right
  13. 13.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 50) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 76. What does it do?
    (a) turn left (b) turn right
  14. 14.⬛ 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 60. 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 15 and the right sensor reads 65. What does it do?
    (a) go forward (b) turn right (c) 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 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, white–white, white–white, white–white, white–black. 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 5 times (left–right): black–black, black–white, black–white, white–black, white–white. How many times does it turn right?
  19. 19.⬛ 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 60. What does it do?
    (a) turn right (b) go forward (c) turn left
  20. 20.⬛ 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–black, white–white, white–white. How many times does it turn left?
  21. 21.⬛ 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
  22. 22.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 30) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 56. 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 4 times (left–right): white–white, white–white, white–black, black–black. How many times does it turn left?
  24. 24.⬛ 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 30. What does it do?
    (a) turn left (b) go forward (c) turn right
  25. 25.⬛ 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) go forward (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 20 and the right sensor reads 25. What does it do?
    (a) turn right (b) go forward (c) turn left
  27. 27.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 50) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 40. What does it do?
    (a) turn right (b) turn left
  28. 28.⬛ Why does a line follower wiggle a little as it drives? (a) it keeps fixing its path (b) it is too cold (c) its wheels are square (d) it is dancing
  29. 29.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 50) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 59. What does it do?
    (a) turn right (b) turn left
  30. 30.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 30) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 13. What does it do?
    (a) turn left (b) turn right
  31. 31.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 30) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 20. What does it do?
    (a) turn right (b) turn left
  32. 32.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 50) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 29. What does it do?
    (a) turn left (b) turn right
  33. 33.⬛ 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 55. 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 35 and the right sensor reads 50. What does it do?
    (a) turn left (b) go forward (c) turn right
  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): white–white, white–white, white–white, white–black, black–white, black–black. How many times does it turn right?
  36. 36.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 30) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 14. What does it do?
    (a) turn right (b) 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 5 times (left–right): white–black, white–black, black–white, white–black, black–white. How many times does it turn left?
  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 6 times (left–right): black–white, white–black, white–black, white–black, white–white, white–white. How many times does it turn right?
  39. 39.⬛ 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
  40. 40.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 30) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 39. What does it do?
    (a) turn left (b) turn right

Answer key

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

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