OCR Exam Reference Language

Question 1

Casting example

Answer 1

str(29)
int(“102”)
float(30)
bool(“False”)

Question 2

Random number

Answer 2

number = random(1100)

Question 3

Iteration (for loop) example

Answer 3

for i = 1 to 10 step 1
input item
next i

Question 4

Iteration (while loop) example

Answer 4

while firstname != “Steven”
firstname = input(“Try again:”)
endwhile

Question 5

Length of a string example

Answer 5

word = “dictionary”
print(word.length)

Question 6

String cases example

Answer 6

phrase = “The Cat Sat On The Mat”
print(phrase.lower)
prin(phrase.upper)

Question 7

ASCII Conversion

Answer 7

ASC(“C”) returns 67
CHR(100) returns “d”

Question 8

File handling - writing to a (new) file example

Answer 8

newFile(“paint.txt”)
file2 = open(“paint.txt”)
paint = input(“Enter a paint colour:”)
file.writeLine(paint)
file2.close()

Question 9

Declare arrays

Answer 9

array names[3]
array names = “Ella”, “Sam”, “Ali”