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Robotics Worksheet: Line Follower Program

Robotics lesson 24: Line-follower programs · Set 58 · 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 5 times (left–right): white–black, black–black, black–white, white–black, white–white. How many times does it turn left?
  2. 2.⬛ Going too fast round a sharp bend, a line follower may … (a) lose the line (b) grow wheels (c) get heavier (d) turn into a car
  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) go forward (c) turn left
  4. 4.⬛ 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 right (b) 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 white. What does it do?
    (a) turn right (b) turn left (c) go forward
  6. 6.⬛ 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) go forward (c) turn left
  7. 7.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 30) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 18. What does it do?
    (a) turn right (b) turn left
  8. 8.⬛ Left sensor sees black, right sensor sees white. Which way should a line follower turn? (a) backwards (b) nowhere (c) right (d) left
  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 6 times (left–right): black–white, black–black, white–white, black–black, white–black, white–white. How many times does it turn left?
  10. 10.⬛ Why does a line follower wiggle a little as it drives? (a) its wheels are square (b) it keeps fixing its path (c) it is too cold (d) it is dancing
  11. 11.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 30) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 40. What does it do?
    (a) turn left (b) turn right
  12. 12.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 40) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 29. What does it do?
    (a) turn right (b) turn left
  13. 13.⬛ 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 left (b) go forward (c) 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 65 and the right sensor reads 15. What does it do?
    (a) go forward (b) turn right (c) turn left
  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 6 times (left–right): black–white, black–white, white–white, white–white, white–black, white–white. How many times does it turn right?
  16. 16.⬛ 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
  17. 17.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 30) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 9. 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): white–white, black–black, white–black, white–white, white–black. How many times does it turn left?
  19. 19.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 50) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 77. What does it do?
    (a) turn right (b) turn left
  20. 20.⬛ 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 40. What does it do?
    (a) go forward (b) turn right (c) turn left
  21. 21.⬛ 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–white, white–white. How many times does it turn right?
  22. 22.⬛ 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 90. What does it do?
    (a) turn right (b) turn left (c) go forward
  23. 23.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 30) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 28. What does it do?
    (a) turn left (b) turn right
  24. 24.⬛ 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 60. What does it do?
    (a) turn right (b) go forward (c) turn left
  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 white. What does it do?
    (a) turn left (b) go forward (c) 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 70. What does it do?
    (a) turn right (b) 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–white, white–white, white–white, black–white, white–white. How many times does it turn right?
  28. 28.⬛ 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, black–black, black–white, black–black, black–white. How many times does it turn right?
  29. 29.⬛ 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) go forward (c) turn left
  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): white–white, black–black, black–white, black–white. How many times does it 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 1. What does it do?
    (a) turn left (b) turn right
  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 5 times (left–right): black–white, black–black, white–white, white–black, black–white. How many times does it turn left?
  33. 33.⬛ 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 50. What does it do?
    (a) go forward (b) turn left (c) turn right
  34. 34.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 30) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 58. 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 4 times (left–right): white–white, black–black, black–black, white–white. How many times does it turn right?
  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, black–white, white–black, black–white, black–black. How many times does it turn left?
  37. 37.⬛ 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 50. What does it do?
    (a) turn left (b) go forward (c) 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–black, white–white, white–white, black–black, white–black. How many times does it turn right?
  39. 39.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 50) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 36. What does it do?
    (a) turn right (b) turn left
  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 black and the right sensor sees black. What does it do?
    (a) turn right (b) go forward (c) turn left

Answer key

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

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