SCRATCH QUESTIONS

1. What do you call the list of commands in scratch?

a) Sprite
b) Script
c) Scratch
d) Help

2. What is character in scratch called?

a) Bat
b) Cat
c) Sprite
d) crab

3. How many colour coded blocks in scratch?

a) 6
b) 8
c) 5
d) 4

4. Where do you find the images of characters to insert in scratch?

a) Costumes.
b) Backdrop
c) Gallery
d) Script

5. What is Scratch?

6. What is Animation?

7. Write the name of all components of Scratch.

8. What is Sprites?

9. What is Costume in Scratch?

10. How many Editing tool for a sprite? Name them.

11. What is the function of background in scratch?

12. What is the extension of Scratch file?

13. Write the steps to save a Scratch project.

14. Write the steps to open a project.

15. What is pixel?
Ans. A pixel is one of the small units that make up an image on a computer or, television
screen.

16. How many ways are available to create personal sprites and, backgrounds? Explain them

17. What is the main use of Scratch?

18. What is stage in scratch?

19. How many types of Block in Scratch? Name them.

20. Fill in the blanks:-

a. The pen block tool is a great tool for …………………….

b. You use ……………………. blocks to program Scratch.

c. The cat in Scratch is an example of a …………………...

d. …………………. is a collection or stack of blocks that all interlock with one another.

e. ………………….. area are sprites ad scripts stored in a Scratch screen.

f. The green flag symbol ……………………….. the program in Scratch.

21. True or False.
a. A costume is a different way a sprite looks. ………………………..
b. In Scratch, a character or object is called Sprite. ……………………..
c. Sound block plays audio files. ………………………
d. Sprites are not the images on the scratch computer program screen. …………………

22. Define scratch.

23. Write 3 features of the Scratch?

24. Match the following.

Color coded Block i. Extension
Graphical Object ii. Script
Interlocked Blocks iii. 8
.Sb, iv. Sprite
Costume, v. Sprite Dress.

25. What is the name of the software that you use to create the game?
a. Sprite
b. Scratch
c. Stage

26. What would you call the track (background) in your racing car game?
a. Sprite
b. Stage
c. Script
d.
27. What is the car in the racing car game?
a. Stage
b. Sprite
c. Script
d.
28. What is the function of the 'when green flag clicked' command block?
a. Points sprite in the specified direction
b. If condition is true, runs the blocks inside
c. Runs the script
29. What is the function of the 'Move 10 steps' command block?
a. Runs the blocks inside over and over
b. Move spite forward
c. Runs script below when specified key is pressed
d.
30. What happens to the car if the number increases in the 'Move _ steps' command block?
a. The car moves quicker
b. The car stops
c. The car moves backwards
d.
31. What is the function of the 'forever' command block?
a. Runs the script inside over and over
b. Point sprite in specified direction
c. If condition is true, runs the blocks inside.
d.
32. Which command block enables you to control the car?
a. Point in direction
b. Wait_secs
c. When_key is pressed
d.
33. What will happen if we place the instruction blocks in the scratch at the wrong order?
a. The program will start working slowly.
b. The program will not work well.
c. The program will terminate.
d. The speed of the program will increase.
e.
34. Name the place where sprites and scripts are stored in a Scratch screen.
a. Blocks palette
b. BackPack
c. Stage and sprite list
d. Sounds editor
1. Write a program that makes your new sprite move in a square. How many blocks did
you use? (5 marks) (save your work as Square)

2. Try out the program below to make the sprite move in a square. The green pen
commands are located in the Pen menu. You can use them to draw a sprite’s path on the
screen.

Modify your program to make the sprite move in a square exactly one time. Can you make
the sprite move in a hexagon. (5 marks ) (save your work as square two)

3. Write a program that uses loops to make a sprite dance to music.

You can also use the play note and rest blocks (Sound menu) to create music. The play
noteblock requires two numbers. The number on the left determines the pitch of the note;
it should be between 15 and 130. Instead of entering a number, you can also select a piano
key on the pop-up menu. The number on the right determines the length of the note; it can
be any positive number. (5 marks) (save your work as Sprite dancing)

4. Use the play note and rest blocks to create a short song. Place the set tempo block
(Sound menu) at the start of your song. How does changing the number in this block affect
the music?
Make a sprite move in rhythm with your song, and then use a loop to make the sprite
repeat the song and dance. (5 marks) (save your work as singing)
5. Make a flappy bird in Scratch
Your friend asks you to create for her and to control a parrot bird that is flapping its wings and flying
and landing on pillars and blocks with a good background, and every time the bird lands on a pillar it
gets a score using cratch commands, Help her build this game and update the score every time the
bird flies through them. (save your work as Flappy bird)

6. Make a Predator – Prey game.

Ali wants to code a game in Scratch where a shark sprite will move around the screen gobbling up a
bunch of fishes, help him create this by controlling the sprite with the keyboard and if the shark
touches one of the fishes, the fish to disappear as if eaten by the shark.(save as Shark and fish)

7. Dancer
Create a program for a person dancing in a party with the stars flashing and changing colours and
the floor also to be changing its colours and the jelly fish to be moving right and left. (save your work
as Dancer)

8. Greeting card
Create a happy birthday card for your friend in scratch. The first page should have a nice picture and
at the bottom of the first page to have an arrow typed as “click to open”
The second page should have a birthday cake with candles and shuld be singing the happy birthday
tune when it opens. (save your work as Happy birthday)
Ans. Scratch is the computer programming language that makes it easy and fun to, create
interactive stories, games and animations and share them online.

Ans. Animation is a way of making a movie by using a series of drawings or, photographs of
object that are slightly moves.
Ans. Components of Scratch:
a. Block Pane,
b. Script Area,
c. Sprite,
d. Stage,
e. Title Bar

Ans. A sprite is a small graphical object that moves independently around the, stage, producing
animation effect.

Ans. A costume is an alternate appearance of a sprite. It means different types of, sprite dresses.

Ans. Editing Tools:-

a. Duplicate,
b. Delete,
c. Grow Sprite,
d. Shrink Sprite,

Ans. The function of Background to provide the stage area colorful and attractive.

Ans. (.Sb) is the extension of scratch file.

Ans. Saving a project:

a. Step:-1 click the File menu,
b. Step:-2 Click the Save As…… option, Or,, Press “Ctrl + S” key on keyboard.
c. Select the location and enter a File name,
d. Enter your name in the field project author,
e. Enter some information about the project in the field about the project,
f. Click the ok button.

Ans. Opening a project:

a. Step:-1 click on the File menu,
b. Step:-2 click the open option.
c. Step:-3 Select the location and desire file.
d. Step:-4 Click ok button.

Ans. There are two ways to create personal sprites and background as follows.
 a. Users can draw their own sprite manually with “Paint Editor” provided.
b. User can choose a sprite from the Scratch library that contains default, sprite.

Ans. Scratch introduces the basics of programming in an easy and fun manner as, it provides
a graphical user environment that makes the learning of scratch easy.
It also helps students to think creatively and work collaboratively.

Ans. Stages is the main working area where the sprite moves and performs, actions.

Ans. There are eight types of Block in Scratch:

a. Motion,
b. Pen,
c. Control,
d. Variable,
e. Sensing,
f. Operator,
g. Sound,
h. Look.

Ans:
a. Drawing
b. Code
c. Sprite
d. Script
e. Backpack
f. Starts

Ans:
a. True
b. True
c. True
d. False

Ans. Scratch is a free software that enables children to create their own games,, animated
stories and interactive art.

Features of scratch.,
• It is available free of cost.
• It is very easy to understand and learn.
• It increases the student’s interest in programming by providing graphical, environment.

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1. What is computer programming –

2. What is internet?

3. Name 7 useful uses of the internet:-

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b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)

4. Name and explain 5 possible dangers of the internet

a)

b)

c)

d)

e)

5. Name 7 personal information not good to share on the internet

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c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
6. Name 5 information that is safe to share on the internet
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

7. Write five ways in which we can stay safe while using the internet
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

8. Write six ways of how you can keep your data safe on the computer and internet
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)

9. What is a Program?

10. Give five examples of Programs you know.

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b)
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d)
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11. What is a computer?

12. State two uses f a computer

a)

b)
13. Write three types of computers
a)
b)
c)

14. State three places where computers are used

a)
b)
c)

15. Name the four parts of a computer

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b)
c)
d)

16. What does alignment mean in Computing

17. Name four ways of aligning your text

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b)
c)
d)

18. Name the uses of the following keys:

a) Caps Lock
b) Shift key
c) Space bar
d) Enter key
e) Delete
f) Backspace
g) Tab

19. How many arrow keys are there on a keyboard?

20. How many alphabet keys are on the keyboard?

21. What is a taskbar?

22. Name five icons on the taskbar menu
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

23. Explain the steps how you can arrange your documents on the screen:

24. How does one pin an application or folder to the taskbar

25. How does one unpin an application or folder to the taskbar