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Section 2
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1. The first step to using a top-down approach to programming is to create a ta

True
False (*)
Incorrect. Refer to Section 2 Lesson 4.

2. In Alice, the procedures' arguments allow the programmer to adjust the obje

True (*)
False
Correct
3. In Alice, Do In Order and Do Together:

Are move statements

Are control statements (*)
Are complex statements
None of the above
Incorrect. Refer to Section 2 Lesson 6.

4. In Alice, a computer program requires functions to tell it how to perform the

True
False (*)

Correct
5. Which of the following statements about methods is false?

Classes must be defined directly within a met

Methods whose return type is not void are req

The order in which methods are listed within

Java does not permit nesting one method defi

Incorrect. Refer to Section 2 Lesson 14.
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Section 2
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6. When you want specific code to be executed only if certain condi

while loop
if (*)
array
boolean
Correct

7. From your Alice lessons, if you examined a science process that h

1. Present the problem as an anim

2. Further refine and define the ta
3. Identify the high level steps for
1. Identify the detailed steps for th
2. Present the problem as an anim
1. Present the problem as an anim

1. Identify the high level steps for

2. Further refine and define the ta
3. Present the problem as an anim
Correct

8. From your Alice lessons, functional decomposition is the process

True
False (*)
Correct

9. From your Alice lessons, inheritance means that the superclass in

True
False (*)

Incorrect. Refer to Section 2 L

10. In Alice, objects inherit the characteristics of their:

Code
Project
Class (*)
Program
Correct
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Section 2
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11. In Alice, procedural abstraction is the concept of making code eas

True (*)
False
Correct
12. An Alice event is considered what?

A party with at least 20 people.

An object's orientation.
Error handling.
A keystroke or mouse click. (*)
Correct

13. In Alice, functions are dragged into the control statement, not the

True
False (*)
Correct
14. Which of the following is not a relational operator?

<
// (*)
>
=
Correct

15. Which of the following is not a valid arithmetic operator in Java?

+
/
*
%
None of the above (*)
Correct
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Section 2
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16. In Alice, each class has a set of pre-defined procedures and functi

True (*)
False

Incorrect. Refer to Section 2 L

17. A loop can be infinite (continue forever) or conditional (stops upo

True (*)
False
Correct
18. From your Alice lessons, what is a one-shot procedural method?

A procedure that is invoked when

A procedure that is used to make a

A procedure that is dragged into t

A procedure that is used to launch

Correct
19. Identify an example of an Alice expression.

"I feel happy."

If or Where
3x3=9 (*)
None of the above

Incorrect. Refer to Section 2 L

20. In Alice, we can avoid object collision using what?

Slowing movements down.

Using math operators. (*)

Downloading the Alice 3 collision

Using object detection.
Correct
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21. A variable is a named location inside the computer's memory; onc

True (*)
False
Correct

22. From your Alice lessons, variables are fixed and cannot be chang

True
False (*)
Correct

Section 3
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23. What type of parameter does the Greenfoot playSound method ex

name of a sound file (as String) (*

name of an integer (as int)

name of a keyboard key (as String

name of the class (as String)
Correct

24. Use your Greenfoot knowledge to answer the question: String con

True (*)
False
Correct

25. From your Greenfoot lessons, which symbol represents string con

Symbol &
Symbol <

Symbol =
Symbol + (*)
Correct
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Section 3
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26. From your Greenfoot lessons, which of the following logic opera

&
&& (*)
=
!
Correct

27. From your Greenfoot lessons, what types of values cannot be stor

(Choose all correct answers)

Class name
Objects
Integers
World name
method (*)
Correct

28. From your Greenfoot lessons, which of the following is not a step

Right-click on a superclass.
Click New subclass...
Name the class.
Select an image for the class.

Program the class to move forwar

Correct

29. In Greenfoot, you must first create an instance before you create a

True
False (*)

Incorrect. Refer to Section 3 L

30. From your Greenfoot lessons, how do you test that your code doe

Write the code.

Inspect the instances.
Review the documentation.
Compile the code. (*)
Correct
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31. From your Greenfoot lessons, a problem statement defines the pu

True (*)
False
Correct
32. From your Greenfoot lessons, what can methods belong to?

(Choose all correct answers)

Galleries
Classes (*)
Scenarios
Objects (*)
All of the above
Correct

33. From your Greenfoot lessons, which programming statement crea

addObject (new Duke( ), 120, 100

addClass (new Duke( ), 120, 100)

addWorld (new Duke( ), 120, 100

Move(120,100);
Correct

34. From your Greenfoot lessons, dot notation allows you to use a me

True (*)
False
Correct

35. Use you Greenfoot knowledge: What range of numbers does the f
Greenfoot.getRandomNumber(30)

A random number between 1 and

A random number between 0 and
A random number between 0 and
A random number between 1 and
Correct
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36. From your Greenfoot lessons, which of the following are exampl

(Choose all correct answers)

Playing a range of sounds when k

A single instance displays a single

Assigning a different keyboard ke

Programming a single movement

Assigning a different image file to

Incorrect. Refer to Section 3 L

37. From your Greenfoot lessons, which of the following is an examp

Methods
Classes
Integers (*)
Scenarios
Correct

38. From your Greenfoot lessons, which of the following are properti

Size
Color
Image file
Methods
All of the above (*)
Correct

39. In the Greenfoot IDE, which of the following is not a property of

Position
Inherited methods
Scenario name (*)
Defined methods
Correct

40. In the following Greenfoot method signature, which is the metho

void turnLeft()
()
void
turnLeft (*)
Left

Incorrect. Refer to Section 3 L

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Section 3
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41. From your Greenfoot lessons, if the condition in an if-statement i

True (*)
False
Correct

42. From your Greenfoot lessons, which of the following methods re

World getClass()
World getWorld()
int getRotation() (*)
getXY()
Correct

43. From your Greenfoot lessons, how do you call a defined method?

Call the method from the act meth

Call the method from the defined

Write the method in the World sup

Write the method in the instance.

Write the method in the source co

Correct

44. From your Greenfoot lessons, to save space in the act method, yo

Class method
Instance method
Defined method (*)
World method
Code method
Correct

45. In Greenfoot, a constructor has a void return type. True or false?

True
False (*)

Incorrect. Refer to Section 3 L

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Section 3
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46. In Greenfoot, which method is used to add a new instance to a scenario when

addClass
addWorld
addObject (*)
addInstance
Incorrect. Refer to Section 3 Lesson 8.
47. Greenfoot Actor instances get their images from which of the following?

Their class (*)

Their source code
Their image editor
Their methods
Incorrect. Refer to Section 3 Lesson 8.

48. In Greenfoot, the image below is an example of what construct?

Method
Conditional (*)
Variable Assignment
Class
Correct

49. In Greenfoot, dot notation is used to call a _____________ from another class

Method (*)
Class
Signature
Parameter
Correct

50. Use your Greenfoot skills to answer the question. What is incorrect in this cod

Spacing missing
Curly brace missing
Parenthesis missing (*)
Comma missing
Correct

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