ACARA Digital Technologies Years 7–8 Crossword: Programming with Control Structures and Functions (Python) and Programming with Control Structures and Functions (JavaScript) (Modules 522–560)
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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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- 2. Calls a function that returns True for a right answer, then adds 1 to score when it does. Put this in a loop to ______ every question and total the quiz score. Word 2 of: if ___(q, a): score += 1 (3)
- 4. The panel beside the editor where your program's output appears after you press Run. Each ______.log shows in order, and you run the program again after every change. (7)
- 6. Use for when you know how many times to repeat, like 10 times. Use ______ when repeating depends on a condition that can change, like until the user types quit. Word 3 of: for vs _____ (5)
- 7. Hands a value back to the caller so it can be stored in a variable or used in a calculation. print() inside a function only shows the value on screen, and the function then gives back None. (6)
- 8. A statement is one instruction in JavaScript, usually written on its own line and ended with a semicolon (;). This line is one statement. Word 1 of: ___ score = 0; (3)
- 10. Word 2 of the term in 5 Down: _____ _____ != ______: (5)
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- 1. A text-based language where each block you snapped together becomes one line of code that you type exactly, and the computer follows it literally. (10)
- 3. Makes a Python function, like defining a Scratch My Block once. Run it any time by calling its name, e.g. greet(). Inputs become parameters, so you reuse the code instead of copying blocks. (3)
- 5. The loop at the heart of a guessing game. It keeps asking until the ______ matches the random ______ number. If/elif/else gives hints and a counter adds 1 each turn. Word 3 of: _____ _____ != ______: (6)
- 9. Calls a function that returns True or False right inside an if condition. The indented code runs only when the function returns True, so no extra variable is needed. Word 3 of: if is_____(n): (4)
Answer Key
ACARA Digital Technologies Years 7–8 · Modules 522–560
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2ASK — Calls a function that returns True for a right answer, then adds 1 to score when it does. Put this in a loop to ______ every question and total the quiz score. Word 2 of: if ___(q, a): score += 1
4CONSOLE — The panel beside the editor where your program's output appears after you press Run. Each ______.log shows in order, and you run the program again after every change.
6WHILE — Use for when you know how many times to repeat, like 10 times. Use ______ when repeating depends on a condition that can change, like until the user types quit. Word 3 of: for vs _____
7RETURN — Hands a value back to the caller so it can be stored in a variable or used in a calculation. print() inside a function only shows the value on screen, and the function then gives back None.
8LET — A statement is one instruction in JavaScript, usually written on its own line and ended with a semicolon (;). This line is one statement. Word 1 of: ___ score = 0;
10GUESS — Word 2 of the term in 5 Down: _____ _____ != ______:
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1JAVASCRIPT — A text-based language where each block you snapped together becomes one line of code that you type exactly, and the computer follows it literally.
3DEF — Makes a Python function, like defining a Scratch My Block once. Run it any time by calling its name, e.g. greet(). Inputs become parameters, so you reuse the code instead of copying blocks.
5SECRET — The loop at the heart of a guessing game. It keeps asking until the ______ matches the random ______ number. If/elif/else gives hints and a counter adds 1 each turn. Word 3 of: _____ _____ != ______:
9EVEN — Calls a function that returns True or False right inside an if condition. The indented code runs only when the function returns True, so no extra variable is needed. Word 3 of: if is_____(n):