3rd Grade CS Pre-Test
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How does computer hardware and software work together to accomplish a task?
29The computer hardware controls the software to accomplish a task.
The computer hardware does not need the software to accomplish a task.
The computer software controls the hardware to accomplish a task.
The computer software does not need the hardware to accomplish a task.
- Q1
How does computer hardware and software work together to accomplish a task?
The computer hardware controls the software to accomplish a task.
The computer hardware does not need the software to accomplish a task.
The computer software controls the hardware to accomplish a task.
The computer software does not need the hardware to accomplish a task.
60s - Q2
How have TVs changed over the years?
TVs are now thinner and have a bigger screen with better picture quality.
TVs are in a big box and have grainy picture quality.
TVs have remained the same.
TVs today have a black and white picture instead of everything in color.
60s - Q3
Based off the picture, what finger do you use to type the number 6?
The left hand pointer finger
The left hand thumb
The right hand pinky finger
The right hand pointer finger
60s - Q4
A student created a presentation that he/she copied and pasted from the internet and did not give credit to the original author. Which term below matches the definition of what the student did?
plagiarism
common creative
email
public domain
60s - Q5
The Bee Bot needs to go to the red circle. Which student's algorithm is the most efficient?
60s - Q6
Where is the error in this program and how should it be fixed?
There should not be a move forward as the first movement.
Turn right should be a turn left movement.
There should be a move forward after the turn left move.
There should be two move forward at the end.
60s - Q7
What would your program look like to solve this maze using the fewest number of blocks?
60s - Q8
A 3rd grade class is learning about erosion and sinkholes. The class broke up into small groups and created presentations about the difference of sinkholes in Georgia to the sinkholes in Florida. What is the best and safest way for the students to view and comment on each other's work?
Create a PowerPoint presentation and post it on a social media site.
Create a presentation using Google Slide, then share it with the teacher and ask her to add it to Google Classroom
Create a video and upload it to YouTube.
Create a list of books and websites that talk about sink holes.
60s - Q9
A student read on the internet that there was recently a tsunami in Alaska and told the class. What is one way that the class can verify that this is correct information?
Search tsunamis on social media.
Look up tsunamis in Alaska with the correct date on news networks and weather sites.
Ask other teachers in the building.
Look up tsunamis in an encyclopedia.
60s - Q10
Which block in Scratch is used to start a new script?
Red Flag
Go button
Green Flag
Play button
60s - Q11
What is Scratch?
A programming language used for creating websites
A visual programming language used to create animations and games
A type of itch that needs scratching
How you bake a cake using only fresh ingredients
60s - Q12
What is the purpose of loops in programming
To run a program multiple times
To repeat a set of instructions multiple times
To stop a script from running
To join coding blocks
60s - Q13
Which word means to break a problem down into a smaller pieces so it is easier to solve?
Coding
Debugging
Decompose
Abstraction
60s - Q14
What word describes step-by-step procedure for solving a problem?
Function
Algorithm
Scratch
Procedure
60s - Q15
Which code block will allow an action to repeat indefinitely. The action will only stop when the program is stopped.
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