Years 5–6 Creating Digital Solutions Crossword: Designing algorithms with branching and iteration (Modules 11–20)
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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. ______ is an input step: it asks the user for a value and stores it in a variable. ______ is an output step: it displays a result, like a message, on the screen. Word 1 of: ___ and ____ (3)
- 5. Runs the indented ______ only when the condition is true. If the condition is false, the ______ is skipped. Write IF and THEN in capitals, indent the ______, and finish with END IF. Word 4 of: IF condition THEN ______ END IF (6)
- 7. To carry out each step exactly as written, in order, without skipping steps or guessing. You can track values on paper, check the final result, or act it out with a partner. Word 3 of: follow an _________ (9)
- 8. Word 5 of the term in 5 Down: IF condition THEN _______ ____ _______ (4)
- 9. Word 4 of the term in 5 Down: IF condition THEN _______ ____ _______ (7)
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- 1. A loop that keeps repeating its steps ______ a condition becomes true. Use it when you don't know how many times. Make sure the condition can happen, or the loop never stops. Word 2 of: REPEAT ... _____ (5)
- 3. Word 3 of the term in 2 Across: ___ and ____ (4)
- 4. Repeating a set of steps instead of writing them out again and again. The repeated steps are called the loop body. Loops save effort. (9)
- 5. Chooses between two paths. If the condition is true, ______ runs. If it is false, the ______ path runs ______ instead. Exactly one of the two paths runs. Word 6 of: IF condition THEN _______ ____ _______ (7)
- 6. Runs the indented steps under it exactly n ______, then moves on to the next step. Use END REPEAT to show where the loop stops. Example: REPEAT 5 ______. Word 3 of: REPEAT n _____ (5)
Answer Key
Years 5–6 Creating Digital Solutions · Modules 11–20
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2ASK — ______ is an input step: it asks the user for a value and stores it in a variable. ______ is an output step: it displays a result, like a message, on the screen. Word 1 of: ___ and ____
5ACTION — Runs the indented ______ only when the condition is true. If the condition is false, the ______ is skipped. Write IF and THEN in capitals, indent the ______, and finish with END IF. Word 4 of: IF condition THEN ______ END IF
7ALGORITHM — To carry out each step exactly as written, in order, without skipping steps or guessing. You can track values on paper, check the final result, or act it out with a partner. Word 3 of: follow an _________
8ELSE — Word 5 of the term in 5 Down: IF condition THEN _______ ____ _______
9ACTION1 — Word 4 of the term in 5 Down: IF condition THEN _______ ____ _______
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1UNTIL — A loop that keeps repeating its steps ______ a condition becomes true. Use it when you don't know how many times. Make sure the condition can happen, or the loop never stops. Word 2 of: REPEAT ... _____
3SHOW — Word 3 of the term in 2 Across: ___ and ____
4ITERATION — Repeating a set of steps instead of writing them out again and again. The repeated steps are called the loop body. Loops save effort.
5ACTION2 — Chooses between two paths. If the condition is true, ______ runs. If it is false, the ______ path runs ______ instead. Exactly one of the two paths runs. Word 6 of: IF condition THEN _______ ____ _______
6TIMES — Runs the indented steps under it exactly n ______, then moves on to the next step. Use END REPEAT to show where the loop stops. Example: REPEAT 5 ______. Word 3 of: REPEAT n _____