ACARA Digital Technologies Years 7–8 Crossword: Programming with Control Structures and Functions (JavaScript) (Modules 562–580)
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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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- 4. Statements run one after another from top to bottom, so changing the order of lines can change the result. A variable must be set before it is used. (8)
- 5. Reassigns an existing let variable. The right side is worked out first using the old value, then the new value replaces it. Don't write let again. Word 1 of: _____ = _____ + 1; (5)
- 6. A shorthand update. Operators like +=, -=, ++ and -- change a variable using its own value, so ______ means ______ = ______ + ______. count++ adds 1 and count-- takes away 1. Word 2 of: _____ += _____ (5)
- 7. Declares a variable whose value is set once and cannot be reassigned. Use it for fixed values like a maximum score. Changing it later causes a TypeError. (5)
- 10. A data type with only two values, true or false, written in lowercase with no quotes. Comparisons like 5 > 3 give a ______, and true is not the same as the string "true". (7)
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- 1. JavaScript is case-sensitive, so ______.______ must be typed exactly. Every opening quote, bracket or brace needs a matching closing one, like the quotes and ( ) here. Word 1 of: _______.___("Hi"); (7)
- 2. Blocks have typed JavaScript equivalents: a say block becomes console.log, an ask block becomes prompt, and a set variable block becomes ______ (or an assignment with =). Word 4 of: _______.___, prompt, ___ (3)
- 3. Shows a message box, waits for the user to type, then returns what they typed as a string. Store it in a variable. Cancel returns null. Word 2 of: prompt("________") (8)
- 8. Word 1 of the term in 6 Across: _____ += _____ (5)
- 9. Word 2 of the term in 1 Down: _______.___("Hi"); (3)
Answer Key
ACARA Digital Technologies Years 7–8 · Modules 562–580
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4SEQUENCE — Statements run one after another from top to bottom, so changing the order of lines can change the result. A variable must be set before it is used.
5SCORE — Reassigns an existing let variable. The right side is worked out first using the old value, then the new value replaces it. Don't write let again. Word 1 of: _____ = _____ + 1;
6PRICE — A shorthand update. Operators like +=, -=, ++ and -- change a variable using its own value, so ______ means ______ = ______ + ______. count++ adds 1 and count-- takes away 1. Word 2 of: _____ += _____
7CONST — Declares a variable whose value is set once and cannot be reassigned. Use it for fixed values like a maximum score. Changing it later causes a TypeError.
10BOOLEAN — A data type with only two values, true or false, written in lowercase with no quotes. Comparisons like 5 > 3 give a ______, and true is not the same as the string "true".
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1CONSOLE — JavaScript is case-sensitive, so ______.______ must be typed exactly. Every opening quote, bracket or brace needs a matching closing one, like the quotes and ( ) here. Word 1 of: _______.___("Hi");
2LET — Blocks have typed JavaScript equivalents: a say block becomes console.log, an ask block becomes prompt, and a set variable block becomes ______ (or an assignment with =). Word 4 of: _______.___, prompt, ___
3QUESTION — Shows a message box, waits for the user to type, then returns what they typed as a string. Store it in a variable. Cancel returns null. Word 2 of: prompt("________")
8TOTAL — Word 1 of the term in 6 Across: _____ += _____
9LOG — Word 2 of the term in 1 Down: _______.___("Hi");