Overview

Whether you believe that assessment should form part of coding education, there is no doubt that assessment
is an invaluable tool in the coding teacher’s arsenal and can be used to reinforce coding concepts, evaluate
the students' understanding and determine whether, or not, students are ready for more in-depth projects.
Questions can also be used as offline activities to develop students’ Computational Thinking by reading and
understanding the purpose of the code presented.

This ebook will present 101 Scratch questions that can be used, as is, to effectively assess your students
grasp of the subject matter or as a guide to the types of questions that you can ask as you create your own
assessments. Our examples focus on Scratch and Mathematics but depending on how your coding program is
implemented you can use Scratch based assessments for any subject.

There are 101 questions, as the name implies, however we would suggest that you select 10 to 15 to assign to
students at any one time. The questions have been categorized into beginner, intermediate and advanced
sections. What those categories mean to you, and more importantly your students, will be largely based on the
age of your students, how long they have been coding, the types of projects they have been exposed to and
which Scratch blocks they have covered. Review the questions and choose the ones which best suit your
students’ level of experience.

Better yet, you can create your own questions which are variations of the ones listed here or questions entirely
of your own creation. To aid in your editing we will provide a link to the Google Doc that this ebook was saved
from and the Scratch scripts used to produce the images.

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of Scratch script images directly in those apps. Simply search for it in the Add-on section.

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go to [random position]
point towards [mouse
pointer]
forever
move (10) steps
if on edge bounce

Table 1

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 Question: 1

Which block is used to make a sprite invisible?

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 Question: 2

What type of block is the below an example of?

A Reporter Block

B C Block

C Boolean Block

D Stacking Block

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 Question: 3

What type of block is the below an example of?

A Reporter Block

B C Block

C Boolean Block

D Stacking Block

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 Question: 4

What type of block is the below an example of?

A Reporter Block

B C Block

C Boolean Block

D Stacking Block

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 Question: 5

What type of block is the below an example of?

A Reporter Block

B Cap Block

C Hat Block

D Stacking Block

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 Question: 6

What type of block is the below an example of?

A Reporter Block

B Cap Block

C Hat Block

D Stacking Block

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 Question: 7

What type of block is the below an example of?

A Reporter Block

B Cap Block

C Hat Block

D Stacking Block

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 Question: 8

What block would you use to position a sprite in the top

left-hand corner of the Stage?

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 Question: 9

What block would you use to position a sprite in the bottom

right-hand corner of the Stage?

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 Question: 10

What block would you use to position a sprite in the bottom

left-hand corner of the Stage?

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 Question: 11

Which of these blocks can be used to move a sprite?

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 Question: 12

Which of these blocks would cause a sprite positioned at

coordinates x=200, y=0 to move? Select all that apply.

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 Question: 13

Which of these blocks would cause a sprite positioned at

coordinates x=200, y=0 to move? Select all that apply.

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 Question: 14

Which of these blocks would cause a sprite positioned at

coordinates x=100, y=0 to move? Select all that apply.

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 Question: 15

What does the following block do?

A Causes a sprite to move 10 steps to its right

B Causes a sprite to move 10 steps up

C Causes a sprite to move 10 steps to the left

D Causes a sprite to move 10 steps in whatever

direction it is facing

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 Question: 16

When the following code is executed, in what direction will

the sprite move?

A Up

B Down

C Right

D The same direction it was facing before

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 Question: 17

What value would you put in the following block to cause the
sprite to face West?

A 90

B 0

C 180

D -90

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 Question: 18

Which Hat block would you use to execute some code when
the user clicks on a sprite with their mouse.

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 Question: 19

If you could only move a sprite 5 steps at a time, what value

would you need in the repeat block to move the sprite 100
steps?

A 20

B 100

C 10

D 25

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 Question: 20

What will be the position of the sprite after the following code
is run?

A x = -105, y = 11

B x = 105, y = 111

C x = 205, y = 100

D x = 205, y = 11

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 Question: 21

What value will the variable “Score” have if the sprite is

clicked 3 times?

A 0

B 30

C 20

D 100

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 Question: 22

What value will the variable “Score” have if the sprite is

clicked 3 times?

A 0

B 30

C 20

D 100

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 Question: 23

Which of the following blocks CANNOT be used to move a

sprite?

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 Question: 24

What does the following code do when the Down Arrow key
is pressed?

A Moves the sprite up 10 steps

B Moves the sprite down 10 steps

C Moves the sprite right 10 steps

D The sprite will not move

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 Question: 25

Which value below is NOT a possible value when running

the block below?

A 21

B 49

C 20

D 19

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 Question: 26

The below code is supposed to turn a sprite 165 degrees in

5-degree increments. What value would you need to put in
the repeat?

A 30

B 33

C 20

D 11

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 Question: 27

Select the code block below which will move a sprite 100
units upward?

A B

C D

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 Question: 28

Read the code below, which one will result in a line being
drawn? The sprite is originally positioned at x (0) y (0)?

A B

C D

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 Question: 29

Which of the below is an example of a C block?

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 Question: 30

Which blocks would you add to the code below to make a

Ball sprite move from the top left corner of the stage to the
bottom right corner?

A B

C D

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 Question: 31

You want a block that initializes a variable "Score" to 0.

Which block would do it?

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 Question: 32

What direction will the sprite be facing after the following

code executes?

A Right

B Up

C Down

D Left

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 Question: 33

Where will a sprite located at x = 199, y = -21 be located

after the following code executes?

A x = 199, y = 99

B x = 199, y = -121

C x = 99, y = -21

D x = 199, y = 79

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 Question: 34

The cat below is facing up but we want it to face to the right.

Which of the below blocks should we use to accomplish
that?

Incorrect Correct

A B

C D

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 Question: 35

What shape will be drawn when the following code runs?

A B
Triangle Square

C D
No shape will be drawn Rectangle

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 Question: 36

Which of the blocks below will NOT cause a sprite

positioned at x = -100, y=20 to move?

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 Question: 37

The following code is located in the Laser sprite. What does

the code do when the Space key is pressed?

A B
The Rocketship will move It does nothing
to the edge of the Stage
and disappear

C D
A clone of the Laser will The Rocketship will
move from the Rocketship disappear
to the edge of the Stage
and disappear

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 Question: 38

The following code is supposed to make the Fish sprite

move from the left side of the stage to the right side but it
doesn't work. Which block needs to be changed?

A B
Change Block 3 to Change the Block 2

C D
Change the Block 2 to No change is needed. The
code should work as is.

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 Question: 39

What shape will be drawn when the following code runs?

A B
Triangle Square

C D
No shape will be drawn Hexagon

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 Question: 40

We want a sprite to fall until its "y position" is below -175.

Which of the following code blocks accomplishes this?

A B

C D

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 Question: 41

The following code is supposed to make an apple sprite fall,

however nothing happens when the flag is clicked. How
would you correct the code?

A B
Change Block 3 to Change Block 3 to

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 C D
Change Block 4 to Change Block 2

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 Question: 42

Which block below allows a sprite to send a signal to

another sprite?

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 Question: 43

Which block below allows a sprite to do something when it

receives a signal from another sprite?

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 Question: 44

Which two blocks are needed when creating clones?

A B

C D

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 Question: 45

If you use the block below to move a sprite from x = -20, y =

0 to x = 100, y = 0 what value would you place in the
highlighted space?

A 120

B 100

C -100

D 0

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 Question: 46

Which reporter block should you use in the below code to

make the sprite glide on a horizontal line ?

A B

C D

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 Question: 47

Which backdrop will be showing after the following code

executes?

A B
Ocean Canyon

C D
Forest Another backdrop

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 Question: 48

What block is this block equivalent to?

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 Question: 49

If a sprite is located at x = -223, y = 81 where will it be

positioned after the following code executes?

A x = 343, y = 186

B x = -103, y = -14

C x = 120, y = -105

D x = -103, y = 186

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 Question: 50

The script shown below is supposed to draw a square but it

doesn't work. What change would you make to correct it?

A B
Change Block 2 to Change Block 3 to

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 C D
Change Block 4 to Change Block 2 to

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 Question: 51

How many steps will a sprite move when the following code
executes?

A 40

B 400

C 100

D 4000

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 Question: 52

How can the below code be written more efficiently?

A B

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 C D

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 Question: 53

How many units will the sprite move after the following code
executes?

A 100

B 10

C 50

D 20

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 Question: 54

The below code is supposed to fire a Laser when the Up

Arrow key is pressed? It is not working. How can it be
corrected?

A B
Change Block 2 to Change Block 1 to

C D
Change Block 1 to Change Block 2 to

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 Instruction

Read the following script and answer the following 4

questions.

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 Question: 56

What will the program say if the Score is 50?

A B
Good job You need to put in some
more work

C D
Not bad but continue to You did an excellent job
study

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 Question: 56

What will the program say if the Score is 80?

A B
Good job You need to put in some
more work

C D
Not bad but continue to You did an excellent job
study

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 Question: 57

What will the program say if the Score is 92?

A B
Good job You need to put in some
more work

C D
Not bad but continue to You did an excellent job
study

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 Question: 58

What will the program say if the Score is 40?

A B
Good job You need to put in some
more work

C D
Not bad but continue to You did an excellent job
study

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 Question: 59

How far will a sprite move after the following block

executes?

A 300 steps

B 200 steps

C 100 steps

D 10 steps

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 Question: 60

How far will a sprite turn after the following block executes?

A Turn right 120 degrees

B Turn left 30 degrees

C Turn right 40 degrees

D Turn right 30 degrees

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 Question: 61

What direction will the sprite point in after the block

executes?

A 170 degrees

B 150 degrees

C 215 degrees

D 45 degrees

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 Question: 62

The code below is supposed to set the sprite's size to half its
original size when the sprite is clicked; however, each time it
runs the sprite keeps getting bigger and bigger. What
change would you make to fix the issue?

A B

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 C D

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 Question: 63

Which of the programs below would move a sprite from the

left of the Stage to the right when the green flag is clicked?

A B

C D

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 Question: 64

What is the following block used for?

A It can be used to delete any sprite

B It can be used to hide a sprite

C It can be used to stop a sprite from moving

D It can be used to only delete clones

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 Question: 65

The blocks below cause a ball to fall from the top of the
Stage to the bottom. What happens if we change the
seconds in the glide block from 4 to 2?

A The ball will fall faster

B The ball will fall at the same rate

C The ball will stop falling

D The ball will fall slower

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 Question: 66

Which of the following blocks CANNOT be used to rotate a

sprite?

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 Question: 67

What does the following block do?

A It causes the sprite to point in a random direction

B It causes the sprite to point in direction -180

C It causes the sprite to rotate 180 degrees

D It causes the sprite to move to a random position

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 Question: 68

Describe what happens when the following code is

executed?

A The Meow sound is played immediately when the

flag is clicked

B No sound is played

C Five seconds after clicking the green flag the

Meow sound is played

D The Meow sound is played for five seconds

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 Question: 69

What is the following block used for in a program?

A It causes execution of the code to pause until the

given condition is false

B If doesn't affect the execution of a program

C It causes the program to wait for one seconds

D If causes execution of the code to pause until the

given condition is true

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 Question: 70

If a sprite's current direction is 90, which of the blocks given

in the possible answers would result in the same orientation
after the below block is run?

A B

C D

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 Question: 71

Read the code below which moves a sprite 200 steps. What
change would we need to make to the “repeat (20)”, if we
changed the "move (10) steps" to "move (5) steps" and still
wanted to move the sprite 200 steps?

A B

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 C D

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 Question: 72

The below block is intended to cause a sprite positioned at

X: 0, Y: 180 to move to the bottom of the stage but it is not
working. How would you fix it?

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 Question: 73

Which block would you use to complete a square?

A B

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 C D

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 Question: 74

What code could be used to simplify the below code?

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 A B

C D

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 Question: 75

Of the blocks listed, which is the only one that can be used
to move a sprite diagonally?

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 Question: 76

Which of these blocks is equivalent to the following block?

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 Question: 77

Which Operator block below can be used to concatenate two

strings?

A B

C D

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 Question: 78

What will be the X and Y coordinates of the sprite after the

below code is run?

A B
X = 98, Y = -11 X = 133, Y = -11

C D
X = 98, Y = -46 X = 63, Y = -11

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 Question: 79

Which block is the below equivalent to?

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 Question: 80

Which block is the below equivalent to?

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 Question: 81

Which block is the below block equivalent to?

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 C

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 Question: 82

Which block is the below block equivalent to?

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 Question: 83

Which script below is equivalent to the following?

A B

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 C D

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 Question: 84

At what vertical position (y coordinate) will the sprite stop at

when the following code is run ?

A B
-5 -20

C D
-10 0

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 Question: 85

Read the following code block which is for clones of an

Asteroid sprite. What happens when the Rocketship and
Asteroid clones are touching?

A The Rocketship is deleted

B The Life increases by 10 and the Asteroid clone is

deleted
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 C The Life decreases by 10

D The Life decreases by 10 and the Asteroid clone

is deleted

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 Question: 86

Give the order that the following blocks should be arranged

in to cause a Balloon sprite to rise from the bottom of the
Stage to the top when the green flag is clicked?

A B
5, 4, 3, 2, 1 1, 4, 2, 3, 5

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 D
5, 4, 1, 2, 3 5, 1, 3, 4, 2

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 Question: 87

Which block is used to make a sprite invisible without using

the "hide" block?

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 Question: 88

The below code is supposed to switch to the backdrop

"Underwater" when the variable "environment" is set to sea
and to the "Beach Malibu" backdrop when the variable
environment is set to "beach" but it is not working. Choose
the correct change below in order to fix it.

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 A B
Change Block B to Change Block A to

C D
Change Block A to Change Block A to

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 Question: 89

The Cat Flying sprite is being hidden behind the Buildings

sprites (see image below). What block would you use to
bring the Cat Flying to the front?

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 Question: 90

The below code is supposed to make a ball move from the

right side to the left side of the stage but it’s not working.
Please correct it.

A B
Change Block B to Change Block C to

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 C D
Change Block C to Change Block A to

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 Question: 91

The following code is supposed to make a car sprite move

from the right side of the Stage to the left side but nothing
happens when the flag is clicked. How would you correct the
code?

A Change Block A to

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 B Change Block B to

C Change Block B to

D Change Block A to

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 Question: 92

The following code is supposed to make a balloon sprite rise

from the bottom of the Stage to the top but nothing happens
when the flag is clicked. How would you correct the code?

A Change Block B to

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 B Change Block A to

C Change Block A to

D Change Block A to

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 Question: 93

The following code is supposed to make a sprite move

across the Stage from left to right however the sprite does
not move when the flag is clicked. How would you correct
the code?

A Change Block A to

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 B Change Block A to

C Change Block B to

D Change Block B to

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 Question: 94

Below is an excerpt of an algorithm for playing a version of

the Rock, Paper, Scissors game that uses unconventional
rules. What will be said by the sprite if the ComputerChoice
is "rock" and the PlayerChoice is "quit"?

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 A Nothing is said

B You win - your rock is harder than mine

C It’s a tie - the rock and scissors are even

D Computer wins - Rock folds paper

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 Question: 95

What will the following code do?

A Cause the sprite to move from the top of the

Stage to the bottom

B Cause the sprite to continuously bounce around

the Stage

C Cause the sprite to stop moving when it’s touching

the edge

D The code won't do anything

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 Question: 96

What values of I and J will cause the timer to reset?

A I = 22, J = 22

B I = 11, J = 10

C I = 5, J = 9

D I = 17, J = 5

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 Question: 97

When will the below code "Touching laser" for 2 seconds?

A When touching Laser is true and Touched = true

B When touching Laser is false and Touched = false

C When touching Laser is true and Touched = false

D When touching Laser is false and Touched = true

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 Question: 98

The below code is supposed to make a balloon rise from the

bottom of the Stage to the top but it is not working. Please
correct it.

A B
Change Block C to Change Block A to

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 C D
Change Block C to Change Block B to

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 Question: 99

The below code is a timer that counts down from sixty to

zero. But it is not working. Please correct it.

A B
Change Block C to Change Block D to

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 C D
Change Block B to Change Block A to

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 Question: 100

The code below has an error; when it runs no clones are

seen on the Stage. What block would you put in the space
below in order to correct the code?

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 C

D None of the above will fix the error

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 Question: 101

What shape will be drawn when the following code runs?

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 A B
Triangle Square

C D
No shape will be drawn Rectangle

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