VCE Pseudocode Crossword: if-then-else block to Reading and tracing complex pseudocode (Modules 11–28)
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Crossword
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. Accesses the name field of the ______ record, using a dot to connect the record to its field. Word 1 of: _______.name (7)
- 4. A ______ that records the value of each variable at every step of an algorithm, used to check its logic by hand. Word 2 of: _____ _____ (5)
- 5. Word 3 of the term in 3 Down: IF-____-____ (4)
- 7. Nesting one loop type inside a different loop type, such as a FOR loop inside a WHILE loop Word 2 of: Mixed _________ (9)
- 9. An algorithm that checks each element in an array one at a time, from the start, until the target is found or the end is reached. Word 2 of: Linear ______ (6)
- 10. A FOR loop placed entirely inside another FOR loop, so the inner loop runs fully for every repetition of the outer loop Word 1 of: ______ FOR loop (6)
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- 2. A loop that repeats its instructions and checks the condition after each repetition, so the body always runs at least once Word 2 of: REPEAT ... _____ condition (5)
- 3. A selection structure that runs one set of instructions if a condition is true, and a different set if it is false Word 2 of: IF-____-____ (4)
- 6. Accesses the array element at index 1, using square brackets to specify the position. Word 1 of: ______[1] (6)
- 8. Word 1 of the term in 4 Across: _____ _____ (5)
Answer Key
VCE Pseudocode · Modules 11–28
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1STUDENT — Accesses the name field of the ______ record, using a dot to connect the record to its field. Word 1 of: _______.name
4TABLE — A ______ that records the value of each variable at every step of an algorithm, used to check its logic by hand. Word 2 of: _____ _____
5ELSE — Word 3 of the term in 3 Down: IF-____-____
7ITERATION — Nesting one loop type inside a different loop type, such as a FOR loop inside a WHILE loop Word 2 of: Mixed _________
9SEARCH — An algorithm that checks each element in an array one at a time, from the start, until the target is found or the end is reached. Word 2 of: Linear ______
10NESTED — A FOR loop placed entirely inside another FOR loop, so the inner loop runs fully for every repetition of the outer loop Word 1 of: ______ FOR loop
Down
2UNTIL — A loop that repeats its instructions and checks the condition after each repetition, so the body always runs at least once Word 2 of: REPEAT ... _____ condition
3THEN — A selection structure that runs one set of instructions if a condition is true, and a different set if it is false Word 2 of: IF-____-____
6SCORES — Accesses the array element at index 1, using square brackets to specify the position. Word 1 of: ______[1]
8TRACE — Word 1 of the term in 4 Across: _____ _____