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Class 6 Computer Science — Reading HTML tags

Read a line of HTML: find the opening and closing tags of an element, and say what a browser will show.

Name: ________________________

  1. 1.In the line "<b>Arena</b> is a school", which single word will a browser show in bold?

  2. 2.Here is some HTML: "<ul><li>Tea</li><li>Milk</li><li>Sugar</li></ul>". How many items are in the list?

  3. 3.An element opens with the tag "<b>". Write the tag that closes it.

  4. 4.Here is some HTML: "<ul><li>Red</li><li>Green</li></ul>". How many items are in the list?

  5. 5.Here is a line of HTML: "<p>Hello</p>". Every element has an opening tag and a closing tag. Write the closing tag from that line.

  6. 6.Sort each tag by whether it opens an element or closes one.

    Groups: Opening tag · Closing tag

    • <p>
    • </li>
    • <h1>
    • </h1>
    • </p>
    • <li>

  7. 7.Which one of these is a closing tag?

    • a) </h1>
    • b) <h1>
    • c) h1
    • d) <h1

  8. 8.In the line "<h1>Welcome</h1>", which single word will a browser show as the heading?

Answer key — Class 6 Computer Science — Reading HTML tags

  1. 1. Arena
  2. 2. 3
  3. 3. </b>
  4. 4. 2
  5. 5. </p>
  6. 6. <p> → Opening tag; </p> → Closing tag; <h1> → Opening tag; </h1> → Closing tag; <li> → Opening tag; </li> → Closing tag
  7. 7. a) </h1>
  8. 8. Welcome