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Year 7 Computing — Making decisions in programs

Test whether a condition is true, and work out which branch of an if-otherwise step a program takes.

Name: ________________________

  1. 1.A program says: if the mark is at least 40, print "Pass"; otherwise print "Fail". The mark is 39. What does the program print?

  2. 2.Sort each of these statements by whether it is true or false.

    Groups: True · False

    • 7 is equal to 7
    • 5 is less than 2
    • 8 is more than 3
    • 9 is more than 2
    • 4 is more than 4
    • 10 is less than 10

  3. 3.A program tests a number and takes one of its two branches. In a single run, how many of the two words does it print?

    • a) It changes each time
    • b) Two
    • c) One
    • d) None

  4. 4.A program says: if the mark is at least 40, print "Pass"; otherwise print "Fail". The mark is 40. What does the program print?

  5. 5.A program says: if the number is more than 12, print "Over"; otherwise print "Under". The number is 12. What does the program print?

    • a) Nothing at all
    • b) Under
    • c) Over
    • d) Both words

  6. 6.Match each condition to the smallest whole number that makes it true.

    • More than 5
    • More than 9
    • At least 3
    • More than 0
    • At least 12
    • 6
    • 10
    • 1
    • 3
    • 12

  7. 7.Is 7 more than 10?

    • a) No
    • b) There is no way to tell
    • c) Sometimes
    • d) Yes

  8. 8.In a step that says "if this, do that; otherwise do the other", when does the otherwise part run?

    • a) Only when the condition is true
    • b) Only when the condition is false
    • c) Every single time, after the first part
    • d) Never — it is there for decoration

Answer key — Year 7 Computing — Making decisions in programs

  1. 1. Fail
  2. 2. 8 is more than 3 → True; 5 is less than 2 → False; 7 is equal to 7 → True; 10 is less than 10 → False; 4 is more than 4 → False; 9 is more than 2 → True
  3. 3. c) One
  4. 4. Pass
  5. 5. b) Under
  6. 6. More than 5 → 6; More than 9 → 10; At least 3 → 3; More than 0 → 1; At least 12 → 12
  7. 7. a) No
  8. 8. b) Only when the condition is false