Primary 4 Basic Digital Literacy Flashcards: Algorithms, Blocks and Coding with Scratch

Question 1

What is coding?

Accepted Answer

giving a computer instructions in a language it understands

Question 2

What is Scratch?

Accepted Answer

a visual programming language that uses connecting blocks

Question 3

What is stepwise thinking?

Accepted Answer

breaking a large task into smaller ordered steps

Question 4

What is an algorithm?

Accepted Answer

a clear ordered set of instructions for solving a problem or task

Question 5

How does stepwise thinking help create an algorithm?

Accepted Answer

it identifies the smaller steps and their correct order

Question 6

Why must the steps in an algorithm be clear?

Accepted Answer

so the user or computer knows exactly what to do

Question 7

In a school-morning algorithm, brushing the teeth should happen before ____.

Accepted Answer

leaving for school

Question 8

Which part of Scratch is the scene where sprites perform actions?

Accepted Answer

Stage

Question 9

What is a sprite in Scratch?

Accepted Answer

a character or object that performs programmed actions

Question 10

Where are Scratch code blocks grouped into categories?

Accepted Answer

Block Palette

Question 11

Which category contains blocks that move a sprite?

Accepted Answer

Motion

Question 12

Which category contains blocks that change a sprite’s appearance?

Accepted Answer

Looks

Question 13

Which category provides the “when green flag clicked” starter block?

Accepted Answer

Events

Question 14

Which block lets a sprite display words in a speech bubble?

Accepted Answer

say block

Question 15

A sprite can communicate sadness by changing to a ____.

Accepted Answer

sad costume

Question 16

Which block sets a ball’s exact starting position?

Accepted Answer

go to x: y:

Question 17

Which block makes a ball travel forward in a straight line?

Accepted Answer

move steps

Question 18

To begin the ball program with a click, the top block should be ____.

Accepted Answer

when green flag clicked

Question 19

The correct order for the ball script is ____.

Accepted Answer

green flag, go to starting position, then move steps

Question 20

What should a pupil do after joining the blocks for the ball program?

Accepted Answer

click the green flag and observe the result

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