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Robotics Worksheet: Line Follower Program

Robotics lesson 24: Line-follower programs · Set 355 · 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 < 40) { turn left } else if (right < 40) { turn right } else { go forward }
    The left sensor reads 30 and the right sensor reads 85. What does it do?
    (a) turn right (b) go forward (c) turn left
  2. 2.⬛ Why does a line follower wiggle a little as it drives? (a) it is too cold (b) it keeps fixing its path (c) it is dancing (d) its wheels are square
  3. 3.⬛ 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–white, black–black, white–black. How many times does it turn right?
  4. 4.⬛ 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
  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 black. What does it do?
    (a) turn right (b) turn left (c) go forward
  6. 6.⬛ Going too fast round a sharp bend, a line follower may … (a) lose the line (b) get heavier (c) grow wheels (d) turn into a car
  7. 7.⬛ 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 10. What does it do?
    (a) turn left (b) go forward (c) turn right
  8. 8.⬛ 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 25. What does it do?
    (a) turn right (b) turn left (c) go forward
  9. 9.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 30) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 11. What does it do?
    (a) turn left (b) turn right
  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, white–black, white–black, white–black, white–white. How many times does it turn right?
  11. 11.⬛ 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 60. What does it do?
    (a) turn right (b) turn left (c) go forward
  12. 12.⬛ 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 90. What does it do?
    (a) turn right (b) go forward (c) 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 25 and the right sensor reads 25. What does it do?
    (a) turn right (b) turn left (c) go forward
  14. 14.⬛ 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–white, white–black, black–black, black–white, black–black. How many times does it turn right?
  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 5 times (left–right): black–white, white–white, black–white, white–white, white–white. How many times does it turn right?
  16. 16.⬛ 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 35. What does it do?
    (a) go forward (b) turn right (c) turn left
  17. 17.⬛ Left sensor sees black, right sensor sees white. Which way should a line follower turn? (a) nowhere (b) backwards (c) left (d) right
  18. 18.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 50) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 78. What does it do?
    (a) turn right (b) turn left
  19. 19.⬛ 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) 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 }
    The left sensor sees white and the right sensor sees white. What does it do?
    (a) turn right (b) turn left (c) go forward
  21. 21.⬛ 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 10. What does it do?
    (a) turn left (b) turn right (c) go forward
  22. 22.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 30) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 16. What does it do?
    (a) turn left (b) turn right
  23. 23.⬛ 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 left (b) go forward (c) 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 5 times (left–right): white–black, white–black, black–white, black–black, white–black. How many times does it turn right?
  25. 25.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 50) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 46. What does it do?
    (a) turn right (b) 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 55. What does it do?
    (a) turn right (b) go forward (c) 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, white–white, white–white, black–white, black–white, black–black. How many times does it turn right?
  28. 28.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 40) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 49. What does it do?
    (a) turn left (b) 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 white. What does it do?
    (a) turn right (b) go forward (c) turn left
  30. 30.⬛ 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) go forward (b) turn left (c) turn right
  31. 31.⬛ 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
  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): white–black, black–white, white–black, black–white, black–white, black–white. How many times does it turn right?
  33. 33.⬛ 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
  34. 34.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 50) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 32. What does it do?
    (a) turn left (b) turn right
  35. 35.⬛ 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 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): black–white, black–white, black–white, black–white. How many times does it turn right?
  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, black–black, white–white, white–black, black–white, 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 5 times (left–right): white–white, black–white, white–black, black–white, white–black. 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 75 and the right sensor reads 35. What does it do?
    (a) go forward (b) turn left (c) turn right
  40. 40.⬛ 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 65. What does it do?
    (a) turn right (b) turn left (c) go forward

Answer key

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

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