Cambridge Stage 4 Coding & Robotics Worksheet (Age 9) — 20 Multiple-Choice Questions

Instructions

Read each question carefully and circle the letter of the best answer.

1. A robot designed to help with jobs around the house, like vacuuming, is called a:
• A. Industrial Robot
• B. Domestic Robot
• C. Space Robot


2. Which type of robot is most often used in a factory to build things like cars?
• A. Medical Robot
• B. Toy Robot
• C. Industrial Robot


3. What is the name for a robot that is sent to explore other planets, like Mars?
• A. A Rover
• B. A Drone
• C. An Automaton


4. What is the main part of a computer that acts like its "brain"?
• A. The Monitor
• B. The CPU (Central Processing Unit)
• C. The Keyboard


5. Which computer part do you use to type letters and numbers?
• A. Mouse
• B. Speaker
• C. Keyboard


6. To see your code, games, and pictures, you look at the:
• A. Monitor
• B. Hard Drive
• C. Printer


7. What do you use to move the pointer (cursor) on the screen and click on things?
• A. Keyboard
• B. Mouse
• C. CPU


8. In coding, a set of instructions that a computer follows in order is called a:
• A. Pattern
• B. Sequence
• C. Guess


9. What comes next in this pattern: 5, 10, 15, 20, __?
• A. 21
• B. 30
• C. 25


10. Look at this pattern: â–², â–¼, â–², â–¼, â–², __. What shape comes next?
• A. â–²
• B. â–¼
• C. â– 


11. Why is the order (sequence) of instructions so important when coding a robot?
• A. It makes the code look nice.
• B. The robot must do things in the correct order to complete a task.
• C. It doesn't matter what order the instructions are in.


12. In Scratch, what is the character you give commands to called?
• A. A Sprite
• B. A Block
• C. A Stage


13. Which block in Scratch would you use to start your program when the green flag is clicked?
• A. A "move 10 steps" block
• B. A "when green flag clicked" block
• C. A "say Hello!" block


14. If you want your Scratch sprite to talk using a speech bubble, you would use a:
• A. "Motion" block
• B. "Sound" block
• C. "Looks" block (like "say Hello!")


15. What does a "forever" loop block do in Scratch?
• A. It runs the code inside it just one time.
• B. It stops the program completely.
• C. It repeats the code inside it over and over without stopping.


16. To make a sprite move on the screen, which category of blocks would you look in?
• A. Motion
• B. Events
• C. Looks


17. Robots that explore deep parts of the ocean where humans cannot go are a type of:
• A. Entertainment Robot
• B. Exploration Robot
• C. Hobby Robot


18. This part of the computer stores all your files and programs, even when the power is off.
• A. RAM (Random Access Memory)
• B. The Screen
• C. The Hard Drive


19. If you gave a robot these instructions in the wrong order: 1. Pour milk. 2. Get a bowl. 3. Add cereal. What would happen?
• A. It would make perfect cereal.
• B. It would spill the milk on the table.
• C. The robot would stop working.


20. In Scratch, the background of your project is called the:
• A. Script
• B. Stage
• C. Sprite

Answer Key

1. B. Domestic Robot
2. C. Industrial Robot
3. A. A Rover
4. B. The CPU (Central Processing Unit)
5. C. Keyboard
6. A. Monitor
7. B. Mouse
8. B. Sequence
9. C. 25
10. B. â–¼
11. B. The robot must do things in the correct order to complete a task.
12. A. A Sprite
13. B. A "when green flag clicked" block
14. C. "Looks" block (like "say Hello!")
15. C. It repeats the code inside it over and over without stopping.
16. A. Motion
17. B. Exploration Robot
18. C. The Hard Drive
19. B. It would spill the milk on the table.
20. B. Stage