Years 7–8 Creating Digital Solutions Crossword: Defining and decomposing problems and Designing and tracing algorithms (Modules 3–47)
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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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- 1. A loop written inside an if branch only runs when that branch's condition is true. If the condition is false, the loop is skipped. An else branch can hold a loop too. Word 7 of: if x > 0 ____ for i ____ 1 to x (4)
- 6. A diamond on the loop path is asked on every pass. Both its Yes and No branches rejoin, then go back to the loop test, usually after the counter update. Word 2 of: ________ ______ a loop (6)
- 7. Check the condition using the current values, record TRUE or FALSE in the ______ table, then follow only the branch that is true and skip the other branch. Word 1 of: _____ an if (5)
- 8. A tree with the whole problem at the top and boxes below for its smaller sub-problems. Each level adds detail, and you stop splitting when a part is simple. Word 2 of: decomposition _______ (7)
- 9. An if block written inside another if block. The inner condition is only checked when the outer condition is true. Indent the inner block and give each if its own end if. Word 1 of: ______ if (6)
- 10. Word 1 of the term in 2 Down: ___-functional ___________ (3)
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- 2. A rule about how well a solution must work, such as how fast, easy to use or reliable it is. It is not about what the solution does, which is a functional ______. Word 3 of: ___-functional ___________ (11)
- 3. Word 4 of the term in 1 Across: if x > 0 ____ for i ____ 1 to x (4)
- 4. A conversation where you ask one user questions and listen to their answers to learn about their problem. (9)
- 5. A diamond placed on the Yes or No path of another diamond, so the second question is only asked after the first answer. Every path still ends at the End shape. Word 2 of: ______ ________ (8)
Answer Key
Years 7–8 Creating Digital Solutions · Modules 3–47
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1FROM — A loop written inside an if branch only runs when that branch's condition is true. If the condition is false, the loop is skipped. An else branch can hold a loop too. Word 7 of: if x > 0 ____ for i ____ 1 to x
6INSIDE — A diamond on the loop path is asked on every pass. Both its Yes and No branches rejoin, then go back to the loop test, usually after the counter update. Word 2 of: ________ ______ a loop
7TRACE — Check the condition using the current values, record TRUE or FALSE in the ______ table, then follow only the branch that is true and skip the other branch. Word 1 of: _____ an if
8DIAGRAM — A tree with the whole problem at the top and boxes below for its smaller sub-problems. Each level adds detail, and you stop splitting when a part is simple. Word 2 of: decomposition _______
9NESTED — An if block written inside another if block. The inner condition is only checked when the outer condition is true. Indent the inner block and give each if its own end if. Word 1 of: ______ if
10NON — Word 1 of the term in 2 Down: ___-functional ___________
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2REQUIREMENT — A rule about how well a solution must work, such as how fast, easy to use or reliable it is. It is not about what the solution does, which is a functional ______. Word 3 of: ___-functional ___________
3THEN — Word 4 of the term in 1 Across: if x > 0 ____ for i ____ 1 to x
4INTERVIEW — A conversation where you ask one user questions and listen to their answers to learn about their problem.
5DECISION — A diamond placed on the Yes or No path of another diamond, so the second question is only asked after the first answer. Every path still ends at the End shape. Word 2 of: ______ ________