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Robotics Worksheet: Line Follower Program

Robotics lesson 24: Line-follower programs · Set 356 · 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.⬛ Left sensor sees black, right sensor sees white. Which way should a line follower turn? (a) backwards (b) right (c) nowhere (d) left
  2. 2.⬛ 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 right (b) turn left
  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): black–black, white–black, white–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 black. What does it do?
    (a) go forward (b) turn right (c) turn left
  5. 5.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 30) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 55. What does it do?
    (a) turn left (b) turn right
  6. 6.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 30) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 49. What does it do?
    (a) turn left (b) 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) turn right (b) go forward (c) turn left
  8. 8.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 40) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 63. What does it do?
    (a) turn right (b) turn left
  9. 9.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 50) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 35. 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 6 times (left–right): black–white, white–black, black–white, white–white, white–white, black–black. 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 black and the right sensor sees black. What does it do?
    (a) go forward (b) turn right (c) turn left
  12. 12.⬛ Going too fast round a sharp bend, a line follower may … (a) grow wheels (b) lose the line (c) turn into a car (d) get heavier
  13. 13.⬛ 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–black, white–white, white–black, black–black, white–black. How many times does it turn left?
  14. 14.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 50) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 74. What does it do?
    (a) turn left (b) 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–black, white–white, white–white. How many times does it turn left?
  16. 16.⬛ 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, black–black, white–black, white–black, black–black, white–black. How many times does it turn left?
  17. 17.⬛ 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 right (b) 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–white, black–black, white–white, black–black, black–white. How many times does it turn right?
  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–white, white–black, white–black, black–black. How many times does it 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, white–white, white–black, white–black. How many times does it turn right?
  21. 21.⬛ Why does a line follower wiggle a little as it drives? (a) it is dancing (b) its wheels are square (c) it is too cold (d) it keeps fixing its path
  22. 22.⬛ 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 55. What does it do?
    (a) go forward (b) turn left (c) turn right
  23. 23.⬛ 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 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 4 times (left–right): black–white, white–black, black–white, 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 48. What does it do?
    (a) turn left (b) turn right
  26. 26.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 40) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 61. What does it do?
    (a) turn left (b) turn right
  27. 27.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 40) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 13. What does it do?
    (a) turn right (b) 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 90. What does it do?
    (a) turn right (b) turn left (c) go forward
  29. 29.⬛ 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 80. What does it do?
    (a) go forward (b) turn right (c) 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 10 and the right sensor reads 15. What does it do?
    (a) go forward (b) turn right (c) turn left
  31. 31.⬛ 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–black, black–white, white–white, white–white. How many times does it turn right?
  32. 32.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 30) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 24. What does it do?
    (a) turn left (b) turn right
  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, black–white, white–white, white–black, white–white. How many times does it turn left?
  34. 34.⬛ 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) go forward (c) 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 5 times (left–right): black–white, white–black, white–white, white–black, black–black. How many times does it turn right?
  36. 36.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 40) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 70. What does it do?
    (a) turn left (b) 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–white, white–black, white–white, black–white, white–white, white–black. 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 6 times (left–right): black–black, white–white, white–white, white–black, white–white, black–white. How many times does it turn left?
  39. 39.⬛ 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–black, black–black, white–black, black–white. How many times does it turn left?
  40. 40.⬛ 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 90. What does it do?
    (a) go forward (b) turn right (c) turn left

Answer key

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

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