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Checkpoint 1 - Getting started with Python for micro:bit

Quiz by Jonathan Saurine

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  • Q1
    What will the following line of code do when it is run?
    from microbit import *
    import everything from the microbit library
    import animations from the microbit library
    import sounds from the microbit library
    import images from the microbit library
    30s
  • Q2
    Which of the following is the correct syntax for displaying an image?
    show(Image.NO)
    show(image.NO)
    display(image.STICKFIGURE)
    display(Image.stickfigure)
    30s
  • Q3
    Where is the error in the code below?
    The asterisk is missing from the first line so the library is not imported correctly.
    On line 3, sleep(2000) should be replaced with wait(2000).
    On lines 2 and 4, only display is needed, instead of display.show.
    On line 4, there is no ANGRY image in the microbit library.
    30s
  • Q4

    What is the purpose of line 2 in the following code?

    The microbit will display the image for 3000 seconds before running the following line of code.
    The microbit will hide the image for 3000 seconds before running the following line of code.
    The microbit will display the image for 3 seconds before running the following line of code.
    The microbit will hide the image for 3 seconds before running the following line of code.
    30s
  • Q5
    How could the code below be changed to make the heart beat faster? 
    from microbit import* display.show(Image.HEART_SMALL) sleep(500) display.show(Image.HEART) sleep(500) display.show(Image.HEART_SMALL) sleep(500) display.show(Image.HEART)
    sleep(500)
    increase the sleep time to 1000
    decrease the sleep time to 1000
    decrease the sleep time to 250
    increase the sleep time to 250
    30s
  • Q6
    Which of the following will display text moving horizontally across the display?
    scroll(Hello, micro:bit!)
    scroll('Hello, micro:bit!')
    vertical('Hello, micro:bit!')
    horizontal('Hello, micro:bit!')
    30s
  • Q7
    What will the following code produce on the microbit display? 
    from microbit import* display.scroll('I') display.show(Image.HEART) sleep(1000) display.scroll('MUSIC!')
    I ♥ music! scrolling across the display.
    I ♥ MUSIC! scrolling across the display.
    A scrolling I, then ♥ for 1 second, followed by the word MUSIC scrolling across the display.
    An I for 1 second, then ♥ for 1 second, followed by the MUSIC image.
    30s
  • Q8
    Which of the following lines of code will correctly display a string?
    scroll(‘HEART')
    show(‘YES')
    show(Image.HEART)
    scroll(Image.'YES')
    30s
  • Q9
    How can we display the number 5 on the micro:bit LED display?
    display.show(5)
    display.image(5)
    display.show(Image.5)
    display.scroll(5)
    30s
  • Q10
    How long will the micro:bit wait in the following code? 
    from microbit import* sleep(1500)
    15 seconds
    150 seconds
    1.5 seconds
    1500 seconds
    30s
  • Q11
    Which of the following lines of code will correctly display a built-in sad face image?
    display.image(SAD)
    display.show(Image.SAD)
    display.show(sad)
    display.scroll(SAD)
    30s
  • Q12
    Which statement will clear the micro:bit display?
    display.remove
    display.clear
    display.hide
    display.off
    30s
  • Q13
    What will the following code display? 
    from microbit import* display.show(Image.CONFUSED) sleep(2000) display.clear()
    A clear screen the entire time.
    A happy face for 2 seconds.
    A scrolling CONFUSED text.
    A confused face for 2 seconds.
    30s
  • Q14
    What does the Image.ALL_CLOCKS represent?
    A list of images representing all 60-minute clock positions.
    A list of all available images in the library.
    A list of images representing all 12-hour clock positions.
    A list of images of different types of clocks.
    30s
  • Q15
    What will the following code display on the microbit? 
    from microbit import* display.show(Image.CLOCK12) sleep(2000) display.show(Image.CLOCK3)
    The image of a clock pointing at 12 indefinitely.
    The image of a clock pointing at 12 for 2 seconds, then the image of a clock pointing at 3.
    The image of a clock pointing at 12 for 2 milliseconds, then the image of a clock pointing at 3.
    Only the image of a clock pointing at 3.
    30s

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