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Robotics Worksheet: Line Follower Program

Robotics lesson 24: Line-follower programs · Set 89 · 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) nowhere (b) left (c) backwards (d) right
  2. 2.⬛ 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 left (b) turn right
  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 black and the right sensor sees white. What does it do?     (a) go forward (b) turn left (c) turn right
  4. 4.⬛ 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) go forward (b) turn left (c) 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 58. What does it do?     (a) turn left (b) turn right
  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–black, white–white, black–white, white–white, black–black. How many times does it turn left?
  7. 7.⬛ 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) turn right (c) go forward
  8. 8.⬛ 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
  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 4 times (left–right): white–black, black–black, white–black, black–black. How many times does it turn right?
  10. 10.⬛ 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
  11. 11.⬛ 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 60. What does it do?     (a) go forward (b) turn right (c) turn left
  12. 12.⬛ Why does a line follower wiggle a little as it drives? (a) it keeps fixing its path (b) its wheels are square (c) it is dancing (d) it is too cold
  13. 13.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 30) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 59. What does it do?     (a) turn left (b) turn right
  14. 14.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 40) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 14. 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, white–white, white–black, black–white. How many times does it turn right?
  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 4 times (left–right): black–white, black–white, white–black, white–white. How many times does it turn left?
  17. 17.⬛ 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 15. What does it do?     (a) go forward (b) turn left (c) turn right
  18. 18.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 30) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 38. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) turn left
  19. 19.⬛ 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 40. What does it do?     (a) turn left (b) go forward (c) turn right
  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 4 times (left–right): black–white, white–white, white–white, black–white. How many times does it turn right?
  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 black and the right sensor sees white. What does it do?     (a) go forward (b) turn right (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 13. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) turn left
  23. 23.⬛ 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
  24. 24.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 50) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 38. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) turn left
  25. 25.⬛ 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, white–white, white–black. How many times does it turn left?
  26. 26.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 50) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 52. What does it do?     (a) turn left (b) turn right
  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 5 times (left–right): black–white, black–black, white–white, black–black, white–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 90 and the right sensor reads 30. What does it do?     (a) go forward (b) turn right (c) turn left
  29. 29.⬛ 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?
  30. 30.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 30) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 25. What does it do?     (a) turn left (b) turn right
  31. 31.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 40) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 23. What does it do?     (a) turn left (b) 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 49. 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 75 and the right sensor reads 40. 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 85 and the right sensor reads 15. What does it do?     (a) go forward (b) turn left (c) turn right
  35. 35.⬛ A one-sensor robot follows the edge of a line:
    if (light < 40) { turn right } else { turn left }
    The sensor reads 34. What does it do?     (a) turn right (b) turn left
  36. 36.⬛ Going too fast round a sharp bend, a line follower may … (a) lose the line (b) turn into a car (c) grow wheels (d) get heavier
  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 4 times (left–right): white–black, white–white, black–black, white–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 }
    The left sensor sees black and the right sensor sees black. What does it do?     (a) turn left (b) go forward (c) turn right
  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): white–white, white–white, black–black, white–white. How many times does it turn left?
  40. 40.⬛ 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–black, white–black, black–black, black–black. How many times does it turn right?

Answer key

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

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