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This is a rectangle, but could you write a program to draw one?

Writing Code - 1

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Ella is using a computer to draw shapes. A hedgehog on the computer screen walks round the different shapes. Ella is writing code to get the hedgehog to draw the correct shape on the computer screen. In this quiz, Ella is programming the hedgehog to draw a rectangle. The rectangle must be 30cm long and 20cm deep.

1 .

The hedgehog starts in the top left-hand corner of the screen. The hedgehog is ready to go. Remember, the rectangle must be 30cm long. What is Ella’s first line of code?

Forward 20cm

Forward 30cm

Forward 50cm

Stop

The hedgehog walks 30cm right across the top of the screen

2 .

The hedgehog is in the top-right corner. Ella wants to make the hedgehog turn the corner so it is ready to walk down the screen. What does Ella code?

Turn right

Turn left

Go back 30cm

Go back 50cm

The hedgehog turns right, ready to go down the screen

3 .

The rectangle must be 20cm deep. What does Ella code next?

Forward 10cm

Forward 20cm

Forward 30cm

Forward 50cm

The hedgehog moves down the screen 20cm. Ella has drawn two sides of the rectangle

4 .

The hedgehog is now in the bottom right of the screen. Ella needs to turn the hedgehog so it is facing left, along the bottom of the screen. What code does Ella write?

Turn right

Stop

Turn left

Tricky! If the hedgehog turns left, it will go off the screen in the wrong direction!

5 .

Ella now writes the code: Forward 30cm.

What does the hedgehog do?

Moves 30cm backwards

Moves 20cm forwards

Moves 30cm forwards

Moves 50cm forwards

The hedgehog has now drawn another side of the rectangle

6 .

The hedgehog is now in the bottom left-hand corner of the screen.

How many sides of the rectangle has the hedgehog drawn so far?

Altogether, a rectangle has 4 sides. The hedgehog has drawn 3 of the sides so far

7 .

The hedgehog is still in the bottom left-hand corner of the screen. The hedgehog is still facing to the left. Ella wants to make the hedgehog face upwards. What should Ella code?

Turn right

Turn left

Turn round

Turn back

If the hedgehog turns right, it is soon facing in the right direction

8 .

Ella makes the hedgehog finish the rectangle. The rectangle is 20cm deep. What is her last line of code?

Forward 30cm

Stop

Back 20cm

Forward 20cm

The hedgehog is now back where it started

9 .

The hedgehog has now drawn a complete rectangle. How many sides has it drawn?

A rectangle has 4 sides. How many sides has a triangle?

10 .

Ella has drawn a rectangle 30cm by 20cm. Her teacher now asks Ella to draw a rectangle 15cm by 10cm using the hedgehog.

Ella’s first line of code was: Forward 30cm.

What is Ella’s new first line of code?

Back 15cm

Back 30cm

Forward 15cm

Forward 20cm

How much smaller is 15cm than 30cm? - It is half as long

Author: David Bland