5. repetition

Question 1

What is the definition of repeat?

Answer 1

To repeat is to do something again and again.

Question 2

What is repetition used for in code?

Answer 2

Repetition is used to repeat the code.

Question 3

What are repetition statements called?

Answer 3

Repetition statements are called loops.

Question 4

How does using a loop help?

Answer 4

Using a loop is easier to manage and edit the program.

Question 5

Name 3 types of loops.

Answer 5

● Forever loop
● Counter loop
● Conditional loop

Question 6

What does a forever loop do?

Answer 6

Forever loop makes the code always repeats the command unless you stop the program.

Question 7

What does a counter loop do?

Answer 7

A counter loop repeats the code a set number of times.

Question 8

What is a conditional loop? Give an example from scratch.

Answer 8

A conditional loop is a loop controlled by a logical test.
For example in Scratch, repeat until block repeats the code until the logical test is true.