ACARA Digital Technologies Years 7–8 Crossword: Structured Data and Queries and Algorithms, Flowcharts and Pseudocode (Modules 365–411)
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Read each clue and write the matching term in the grid. Numbers in brackets show the letters in each word.
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- 3. A ______ diamond on the loop path is asked on every pass. Its Yes and No paths both rejoin before the arrow returns to the loop test. Word 2 of: ________ ______ a loop (6)
- 6. Write keywords like IF, THEN, ELSE and REPEAT in capitals, one step per line, and indent the steps inside each structure so ELSE lines up with its IF. Word 1 of: __________ ______ (10)
- 7. Word 2 of the term in 5 Down: ______ _____ _____ BY (5)
- 8. Word 2 of the term in 6 Across: __________ ______ (6)
- 10. A REPEAT placed inside another REPEAT. The inner loop runs all its repeats again for every repeat of the outer loop, so an outer 3 and an inner 4 gives 12 inner passes. Word 1 of: ______ loop (6)
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- 1. Each IF and each ______ needs its own end line. Close the innermost block first, so END IF comes before END ______ when an IF is inside a loop. A missing end line is an error. Word 4 of: END IF / END ______ (6)
- 2. Starts a Mermaid script that draws a ______ top-down. Shapes are an id plus text, like A[Step] or B{Question?}, joined by --> arrows. Word 1 of: _________ TD (9)
- 4. Word 1 of the term in 3 Across: ________ ______ a loop (8)
- 5. Read a query one clause at a time: ______ names which fields are shown, ______ picks which records, and ______ BY sets the ______ the results appear in. Word 1 of: ______ _____ _____ BY (6)
- 9. Word 3 of the term in 5 Down: ______ _____ _____ BY (5)
Answer Key
ACARA Digital Technologies Years 7–8 · Modules 365–411
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3INSIDE — A ______ diamond on the loop path is asked on every pass. Its Yes and No paths both rejoin before the arrow returns to the loop test. Word 2 of: ________ ______ a loop
6PSEUDOCODE — Write keywords like IF, THEN, ELSE and REPEAT in capitals, one step per line, and indent the steps inside each structure so ELSE lines up with its IF. Word 1 of: __________ ______
7WHERE — Word 2 of the term in 5 Down: ______ _____ _____ BY
8LAYOUT — Word 2 of the term in 6 Across: __________ ______
10NESTED — A REPEAT placed inside another REPEAT. The inner loop runs all its repeats again for every repeat of the outer loop, so an outer 3 and an inner 4 gives 12 inner passes. Word 1 of: ______ loop
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1REPEAT — Each IF and each ______ needs its own end line. Close the innermost block first, so END IF comes before END ______ when an IF is inside a loop. A missing end line is an error. Word 4 of: END IF / END ______
2FLOWCHART — Starts a Mermaid script that draws a ______ top-down. Shapes are an id plus text, like A[Step] or B{Question?}, joined by --> arrows. Word 1 of: _________ TD
4DECISION — Word 1 of the term in 3 Across: ________ ______ a loop
5SELECT — Read a query one clause at a time: ______ names which fields are shown, ______ picks which records, and ______ BY sets the ______ the results appear in. Word 1 of: ______ _____ _____ BY
9ORDER — Word 3 of the term in 5 Down: ______ _____ _____ BY