Chapter – 7
Conditional Control statements in QB64
### A. Fill in the blanks:
1. A **Variable** has a unique name, a type, and a size, which is used to identify it in a
program.
2. A string variable contains values, **text** or **symbols** within double quotes.
3. IF-THEN statement is used for making **decisions** as well as **comparisons**.
4. If the condition specified after IF is true, then the instruction after **Then** is
executed.
5. **IF THEN ELSE** is a conditional decision-making statement.
6. **Control** statements help to control the flow of a program.
### B. State True or False:
1. Constants can change their values during the execution of a program. **False**
2. Numeric variable can hold only numbers. **True**
3. The condition in IF THEN ELSE statement is given by the logical operators. **True**
4. GOTO statement transfers the program control from one statement to another.
**True**
5. In READ – DATA statement, the data is provided in a program at the time of
execution. **True**
### C. Application Based Questions:
1. Vishal has created a program in QB64. He wants that the output of the program should
be displayed subject to true and false conditions. Suggest him the appropriate statement.
- **IF…THEN…ELSE** statement would be appropriate for displaying output based on true
and false conditions.
2. Smriti wants to give output of a program in infinite loop. Which statement will you
suggest her to use?
- **GOTO** statement can be used to create an infinite loop by redirecting the program
flow back to a previous label.
### D. Multiple Choice Questions:
1. **$** sign is used to represent an alphabet in a string.
- b. $
2. **IF…THEN** statement is used for making decision based on comparisons.
- c. IF…THEN
3. In IF…THEN…ELSE statement, if the condition is False, then the **ELSE** statement will
be processed.
- a. ELSE
4. **GOTO** statement is used to transfer the program control from one statement to
another.
- c. GOTO
5. **ELSEIF** statement is used when we want to have more choices in the IF…THEN
statement.
- a. ELSEIF
### E. Identify the errors:
1. IF A=5 Rs THEN GOTO START
- **Error:** The condition should be properly formatted. It should be `IF A = 5 THEN GOTO
START`.
2. IF A>B THEN PRINT A IS GREATER
- **Error:** The text to be printed should be enclosed in quotes. It should be `IF A > B
THEN PRINT “A IS GREATER”`.
3. IF A=10A THEN PRINT AS ELSE PRINT B
- **Error:** The condition and variable names are incorrect. It should be `IF A = 10 THEN
PRINT A ELSE PRINT B`.
4. IF Y$=”KABIR” THEN GOTO A : OTHERWISE GOTO B :
- **Error:** The `OTHERWISE` keyword is not valid in QB64. It should be `IF Y$ = “KABIR”
THEN GOTO A ELSE GOTO B`.
5. IF X=”SUNDAY” THEN PRINT, “HAVE FUN” ELSE PRINT, “FOLLOW THE ROUTINE”
- **Error:** The `PRINT` statement should not have a comma after it. It should be `IF X =
“SUNDAY” THEN PRINT “HAVE FUN” ELSE PRINT “FOLLOW THE ROUTINE”`.
### Answer the following:
1. **Constants and Variables:**
- **Constants** are fixed values that do not change during the execution of a program.
- **Variables** are storage locations that can hold data which may change during the
execution of a program.
2. **Use of Control Statements:**
- Control statements are used to manage the flow of execution in a program. They include
conditional statements (like IF…THEN) and loops (like FOR…NEXT).
3. **IF…THEN Statement:**
- The IF…THEN statement is used to execute a block of code only if a specified condition is
true. For example:
IF X > 10 THEN PRINT “X is greater than 10”
4. **IF…THEN…ELSE Statement:**
- The IF…THEN…ELSE statement allows for two possible execution paths based on a
condition. If the condition is true, the code after THEN is executed; otherwise, the code
after ELSE is executed.
For example:
IF X > 10 THEN PRINT “X is greater than 10” ELSE PRINT “X is 10 or less”
5. **END IF Statement:**
- The END IF statement is used to mark the end of an IF…THEN block, especially when
multiple lines of code are to be executed conditionally.
For example:
IF X > 10 THEN
PRINT “X is greater than 10”
PRINT “End of condition”
END IF
6. **GOTO Statement:**
- The GOTO statement is used to transfer control to a specific line or label in the program.
For example:
GOTO START
START:
PRINT “Program starts here”
