Assessment – Questions

Sequence

• Read the Python program below:

1 location = "Leeds"
2 print("I live in", location)
When this program is executed, what will be displayed on the screen?
Note: There may be errors in the program and/or it may not behave as expected.

• "I live in", location

• "I live in", "Leeds"
• I live in location
• I live in Leeds

• Read the Python program below:

1 print("Where do you live?")
2 location = input()
3 print("I’ve never been to", location)
When this program is executed, what will be displayed on the screen, as a result of executing
line 3?
Note: There may be errors in the program and/or it may not behave as expected.

• I’ve never been to and whatever the user has typed at the keyboard
• I’ve never been to location
• I’ve never been to input()
• It is not possible to know the output without executing the program.

• Read the Python program below:

1 answer = 3 + 13 * 3
2 print("The Answer is", answer)
When this program is executed, what will be displayed on the screen?
 Note: There may be errors in the program and/or it may not behave as expected.

• The Answer is 3 + 13 * 3
• The Answer is 42
• The Answer is 48
• The Answer is answer

• Read the Python program below:

1 b = 42
2 a = 13
3 print(a,b)
When this program is executed, what will be displayed on the screen?
Note: There may be errors in the program and/or it may not behave as expected.

• 13 42
• 42 13
• ab
• There is an error in the program because variables a and b are not assigned values in
the right order.

• Read the Python program below:

1 print(a,b)
2 b = 42
3 a = 13
When this program is executed, what will be displayed on the screen?
Note: There may be errors in the program and/or it may not behave as expected.

• 13 42
• 42 13
• There is an error in the program because variables a and b are not assigned values in
the right order.
• There is an error in the program because when line 1 is executed, variables a and b have
not been assigned values.

• Read the Python program below:

1 a = 13
2 a = 42
3 print(a)
When this program is executed, what will be displayed on the screen?
 Note: There may be errors in the program and/or it may not behave as expected.

• 13
• 42
• 13 42
• There is an error in the program because variable a cannot hold two values at the same
time.

• Read the Python program below:

1 a = 13
2 b = 42
3 a=b
4 print(a, b)
When this program is executed, what will be displayed on the screen?
Note: There may be errors in the program and/or it may not behave as expected.

• 13 42
• 13 13
• 42 13
• 42 42
• There is an error in the program because when line 4 is executed, variable b no longer
has a value.

• Read the Python program below:

1 a = 13
2 b=a+1
3 print(a, b)
When this program is executed, what will be displayed on the screen?
Note: There may be errors in the program and/or it may not behave as expected.

• 13 14
• 13 a+1
• ab
• There is an error in the program because when line 3 is executed, variable a no longer
has a value.

• Read the Python program below:

 1 a = 13
2 a=a+1
3 print(a)
When this program is executed, what will be displayed on the screen?
Note: There may be errors in the program and/or it may not behave as expected.

• 13
• 14
• 13 14
• There is an error in the program because there are no values for variable a that could be
used in the equation in line 3.

• Read the Python program below:

1 a = 13
2 b=a+1
3 a = 42
4 print(b)
When this program is executed, what will be displayed on the screen?
Note: There may be errors in the program and/or it may not behave as expected.

• 14
• 43
• 14 43
• There is an error in the program because variable b cannot hold two values at the same
time.

• Read the Python program below:

1 a = 13
2 print(2*a)
3 print(a)
When this program is executed, what will be displayed on the screen, as a result of executing
line 3?
Note: There may be errors in the program and/or it may not behave as expected.

• 13
• 26
• 13 26
• Line 3 will not be executed because there is an error in line 2: print cannot display
expressions such as 2*a.
Selection

• Read the Python program below:

1 print("What’s your favourite programming language?")
2 language = input()
3 if language != "Python":
4 print("You should try a little Python too")
5 else:
6 print("Hello Pythonista")
When this program is executed, what will be displayed on the screen, if the user enters
Python at the prompt?
Note: There may be errors in the program and/or it may not behave as expected.

• You should try a little Python too

• Hello Pythonista
• You should try a little Python too
Hello Pythonista
• Hello Pythonista
You should try a little Python too
• There is an error in the program, because there should not be any quotes around
"Python" in line 3.

• Read the Python program below:

1 print("What’s your favourite programming language?")
2 language = input()
3 if language == "Python":
4 print("You should try a little Python too")
5 else:
6 print("Hello Pythonista")
When this program is executed, what will be displayed on the screen, if the user enters
Python at the prompt?
Note: There may be errors in the program and/or it may not behave as expected.

• You should try a little Python too

• Hello Pythonista
• You should try a little Python too
Hello Pythonista
• Hello Pythonista
You should try a little Python too
• There is an error in the program, because there should not be any quotes around
"Python" in line 3.
• Read the Python program below:
1 print("What’s your favourite programming language?")
2 language = input()
3 if language != Python:
4 print("You should try a little Python too")
5 else:
6 print("Hello Pythonista")
When this program is executed, what will be displayed on the screen, if the user enters
Python at the prompt?
Note: There may be errors in the program and/or it may not behave as expected.

• You should try a little Python too

• Hello Pythonista
• You should try a little Python too
Hello Pythonista
• There is an error in the program, because there should be quotes around Python in line
3.

• Read the Python program below:

1 print("What’s your favourite programming language?")
2 language = input()
3 if language != "Python":
4 print("You should try a little Python too")
5 print("Hello Pythonista")
When this program is executed, what will be displayed on the screen, if the user enters
Python at the prompt?
Note: There may be errors in the program and/or it may not behave as expected.

• You should try a little Python too

• Hello Pythonista
• You should try a little Python too
Hello Pythonista
• Nothing will be displayed on the screen
• There is an error in the program, because there is no else.

• Read the Python program below:

1 print("Enter a number")
2 number = int(input())
3 if number > 0:
4 print(number, "is positive")
5 else:
6 print(number, "is negative")
 When this program is executed, what will be displayed on the screen if the user enters 0 at
the prompt?

• 0 is positive
0 is negative
• 0 is positive
• 0 is negative
• The program will not display anything because 0 is neither positive nor negative.

• Read the Python program below:

1 print("Enter a number")
2 number = int(input())
3 if number = 0:
4 print(number, "is zero")
5 else:
6 print(number, "is non-zero")
When this program is executed, what will be displayed on the screen, if the user enters 0 at
the prompt?
Note: There may be errors in the program and/or it may not behave as expected.

• 0 is zero
0 is non-zero
• 0 is zero
• 0 is non-zero
• There is a syntax error in the condition in line 3.

• Read the Python program below:

1 print("How many minutes?")
2 mins = int(input())
3 if mins <= 60:
4 print(mins, "minutes is less than an hour")
5 else:
6 hrs = mins / 60
7 print(mins, "minutes is", hrs, "hours")
When this program is executed, what will be displayed on the screen, if the user enters 30 at
the prompt?
Note: There may be errors in the program and/or it may not behave as expected.

• 30 minutes is 0.5 hours

 • 30 minutes is less than an hour
• 30 minutes is less than an hour
30 minutes is 0.5 hours
• There is a syntax error in the condition in line 3.

• Read the Python program below:

1 print("How many minutes?")
2 mins = int(input())
3 if mins <= 60:
4 print(mins, "minutes is less than an hour")
5 else:
6 hrs = mins / 60
7 print(mins, "minutes is", hrs, "hours")
When this program is executed, what will be displayed on the screen, if the user enters 90 at
the prompt?
Note: There may be errors in the program and/or it may not behave as expected.

• 90 minutes is 1.5 hours

• 90 minutes is less than an hour
• 90 minutes is less than an hour
90 minutes is 1.5 hours
• There is a syntax error in the condition in line 3.

• Read the Python program below:

1 print("How many minutes?")
2 mins = int(input())
3 if mins > 60:
4 print(mins, "minutes is less than an hour")
5 else:
6 hrs = mins / 60
7 print(mins, "minutes is", hrs, "hours")
When this program is executed, what will be displayed on the screen, if the user enters 90 at
the prompt?
Note: There may be errors in the program and/or it may not behave as expected.

• 90 minutes is 1.5 hours

• 90 minutes is less than an hour
• 90 minutes is less than an hour
90 minutes is 1.5 hours
• There is a syntax error in the condition in line 3.
• Read the Python program below:
1 number = 13
2 if number == 0:
3 print("zero")
4 number = 0
When this program is executed, what will be displayed on the screen?
Note: There may be errors in the program and/or it may not behave as expected.

• Nothing will be displayed on the screen.

• zero
• 13
0
• 13
0
zero

• Read the Python program below:

1 number = 13
2 if number == 0:
3 print("zero")
4 else:
5 print(number)
6 number = 0
When this program is executed, what will be displayed on the screen?
Note: There may be errors in the program and/or it may not behave as expected.

• Nothing will be displayed on the screen.

• 13
• 13
zero
• 13
zero
0

• Read the Python program below:

1 if number == 0:
2 print("zero")
 3 else:
4 print(number)
5 number = 13
6 number = 0
When this program is executed, what will be displayed on the screen?
Note: There may be errors in the program and/or it may not behave as expected.

• There is an error in the program because when line 1 is executed, variable number has
not been assigned a value.
• Nothing will be displayed on the screen.
• 13
zero
• 13
zero
0

• Read the Python program below:

1 number = 13
2 if number < 10:
3 print("small")
4 elif number < 100:
5 print("medium")
6 elif number < 1000:
7 print("large")
When this program is executed, what will be displayed on the screen?
Note: There may be errors in the program and/or it may not behave as expected.

• small
• medium
• medium
large
• large

• Read the Python program below:

1 number = 13
2 if number < 10:
3 print("small")
4 if number < 100:
 5 print("medium")
6 if number < 1000:
7 print("large")
When this program is executed, what will be displayed on the screen?
Note: There may be errors in the program and/or it may not behave as expected.

• small
• medium
• medium
large
• large

Iteration

• Read the Python program below:

1 count = 3
2 while count > 0:
3 print(count)
4 count = count-1
How many times will line 3 be executed?
Note: There may be errors in the program and/or it may not behave as expected.

• None (the condition in line 2 will be False the first time it is checked)
• 1
• 3
• 4
• Infinitely (the condition in line 2 will never become False)

• Read the Python program below:

1 count = 3
2 while count > 0:
3 print(count)
How many times will line 3 be executed?
Note: There may be errors in the program and/or it may not behave as expected.
 • None (the condition in line 2 will be False the first time it is checked)
• 1
• 3
• 4
• Infinitely (the condition in line 2 will never become False)

• Read the Python program below:

1 count = 3
2 while count >= 0:
3 print(count)
4 count = count-1
How many times will line 3 be executed?
Note: There may be errors in the program and/or it may not behave as expected.

• None (the condition in line 2 will be False the first time it is checked)
• 1
• 3
• 4
• Infinitely (the condition in line 2 will never become False)

• Read the Python program below:

1 count = 3
2 while count >= 0:
3 print(count)
4 count = count-2
How many times will line 3 be executed?
Note: There may be errors in the program and/or it may not behave as expected.

• None (the condition in line 2 will be False the first time it is checked)
• 1
• 2
• 3
• Infinitely (the condition in line 2 will never become False)

• Read the Python program below:

1 from random import randint
2 number = randint(1,10)
 3 while number != 10:
4 print(number)
5 number = randint(1,10)
How many times will line 4 be executed?
Note: There may be errors in the program and/or it may not behave as expected.

• None (the condition in line 2 will be False the first time it is checked)
• 1
• 10
• It is impossible to determine in advance
• Infinitely (the condition in line 2 will never become False)

• Read the Python program below:

1 from random import randint
2 number = randint(1,10)
3 while number != 10:
4 number = randint(1,10)
5 print(number)
When this program is executed, what will be displayed on the screen, as a result of executing
line 5?
Note: There may be errors in the program and/or it may not behave as expected.

• 10
• 1
• It is impossible to determine in advance
• There is an error in the program, because line 5 should have been indented

• Read the Python program below:

1 pin = "1357"
2 correct = False
3 while correct == False:
4 print("Enter pin")
5 user = input()
6 if user == pin:
7 correct = True
8 print("Welcome")
When this program is executed, how many times will line 4 be executed?
 Note: There may be errors in the program and/or it may not behave as expected.

• Line 4 will be executed once.

• Line 4 will be executed at least once.
• Line 4 will be executed 1357 times.
• Line 4 will be executed an infinite number of times (the while loop will never terminate).

• Read the Python program below:

1 pin = "1357"
2 correct = False
3 while correct == False:
4 print("Enter pin")
5 user = input()
6 if user == pin:
7 print("Welcome")
When this program is executed, how many times will line 4 be executed?
Note: There may be errors in the program and/or it may not behave as expected.

• Line 4 will be executed once.

• Line 4 will be executed at least once.
• Line 4 will be executed 1357 times.
• Line 4 will be executed an infinite number of times (the while loop will never terminate).

• Read the Python program below:

1 pin = "1357"
2 print("Enter pin")
3 user = input()
4 while user != pin:
5 print("Enter pin")
6 user = input()
7 print("Wrong pin, try again")
8 print("Welcome")
When this program is executed, what will be displayed on the screen after line 6 is executed
and the user types 1357 on the keyboard?
 Note: There may be errors in the program and/or it may not behave as expected.

• Wrong pin, try again

• Wrong pin, try again
Welcome
• Welcome
• Wrong pin, try again
Enter pin

• A set of precise instructions that is meant to solve a problem is .

• a computer
• an algorithm
• a program
• an interpreter

• The instructions in an algorithm .

• can be expressed in any language

• can be expressed in any language, as long as they are precise
• can only be expressed using a programming language
• can only be expressed using binary digits

• The instructions in an algorithm, when expressed precisely in English,

.

• can only be carried out by humans

• can only be carried out by computers
• can be carried out by both humans and computers

• The instructions in a program, when expressed in Python, .

• can only be carried out by humans, as long as they understand Python

• can only be carried out by computers
• can be carried out by computers, as long as an interpreter is available
• can be carried out by humans, as long as they understand Python, and computers, as
long as an interpreter is available
• The instructions in a program .

• can be expressed in any language

• can be expressed in any language, as long as they are precise
• can only be expressed using a programming language
• can only be expressed using binary digits

• A Python program requires to be executed.

• a computer
• a program called ‘the Python translator’
• a program called ‘the Python interpreter’
• a program called ‘a development environment’
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