Text Adventure Game Design

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Quick Questions

Shade in the A or B circle for each question.

1. Which function is used to display story text to the player in a text adventure?

A print()

B input()

2. Which function captures the player's choice in a text adventure?

A input()

B print()

3. Which keyword structure sends the player down different story paths?

A while/for

B if/elif/else

4. What is the purpose of while True: in a text adventure game?

A To keep the game running in a continuous loop

B To check if the player's choice is true

5. Should you plan your game's rooms and paths before writing any code?

A No — just start coding and figure it out as you go

B Yes — plan on paper first using a map or flowchart

Match the Pairs

Draw a line connecting each item on the left to its match on the right.

Left column		Right column
1print("You are in a cave.")		Aif choice == "left": print("Safe!") elif choice == "right": print("Danger!")
2choice = input("> ")		BPauses the game and stores whatever the player types as a string
3if/elif/else creates branching story paths		CDisplays the story location and description to the player
4while True: keeps the game running until the player quits		Dwhile True: choice = input("> ")
5if choice = "run":		EWrong — while must be all lowercase; While with a capital W is a syntax error
6While True:		FWrong — use == for comparison, not = which is assignment

Definitions

text adventure

Fill in the Blanks

Complete each line of code by filling in the missing parts.

print("You are in a forest.") choice = _____("> ") if choice == "run":

print("You are at a door.") if choice == "open": _____("You enter the room.")

if choice == "left": print("Safe path!") ____ choice == "right":

while ____: print("Game is running.") choice = input("> ")

if choice == "north": print("A river!") ____: print("Invalid.")

Spot the Error

Shade in the letter of the line that contains an error.

Question 1

A print("You are in a cave.")

B choice = input("> ")

C print(choice == "run"):

Question 2

A # Game loop

B while True:

C choice = input("> ")

D whileEnd

Question 3

A print("You reach a bridge.")

B choice = input("> ")

C if choice = "cross":

Question 4

A if choice == "left":

B print("You go left.")

C elif:

D print("Other path.")

Question 5

A print("A dark corridor.")

B choice = Input("> ")

C if choice == "go":

D print("You walk forward.")

Answer Key

Text Adventure Game Design

Section A: Quick Questions

A — print()

A — input()

B — if/elif/else

A — To keep the game running in a continuous loop

B — Yes — plan on paper first using a map or flowchart

Section B: Match the Pairs

print("You are in a cave.") → Displays the story location and description to the player

choice = input("> ") → Pauses the game and stores whatever the player types as a string

if/elif/else creates branching story paths → if choice == "left": print("Safe!") elif choice == "right": print("Danger!")

while True: keeps the game running until the player quits → while True: choice = input("> ")

if choice = "run": → Wrong — use == for comparison, not = which is assignment

While True: → Wrong — while must be all lowercase; While with a capital W is a syntax error

Section C: Definitions

text adventure — A type of program where the player reads story text and types choices; built using print() for output, input() for choices, and if/elif/else for branching paths

Section D: Fill in the Blanks

print("You are in a forest.")
choice = input("> ")
if choice == "run":

print("You are at a door.")
if choice == "open":
    print("You enter the room.")

if choice == "left":
    print("Safe path!")
elif choice == "right":

while True:
    print("Game is running.")
    choice = input("> ")

if choice == "north":
    print("A river!")
else:
    print("Invalid.")

Section E: Spot the Error

C — The branching logic needs an if statement, not print(). It should be: if choice == "run": with an indented block below. Line 2 is wrong.

D — Python while loops do not have a closing whileEnd keyword. The loop body is defined by indentation alone. Line 3 is wrong.

C — A single = is assignment, not comparison. The condition must use == to compare: if choice == "cross":. Line 2 is wrong.

C — elif must have a condition to test — elif: with no condition is invalid. It should be elif choice == "right": or similar. Line 2 is wrong.

B — input() must be all lowercase. Input() with a capital I is not recognised and will cause an error. Line 1 is wrong.