Term 3 - Turtle Logo

Question 1

What does FD stand for in logo code?

Answer 1

Forward (this needs a value e.g. FD 50)

Question 2

What does BK stand for in logo code?

Answer 2

Backward (this needs a value e.g. BK 50)

Question 3

What does PU stand for in logo code?

Answer 3

Pen Up

Question 4

What does PD stand for in logo code?

Answer 4

Pen Down

Question 5

What does RT stand for in logo code?

Answer 5

Right Turn (this needs a value e.g. RT 90)

Question 6

What does LT stand for in logo code?

Answer 6

Left Turn (this needs a value e.g. LT 45)

Question 7

What does CS stand for in logo code?

Answer 7

Clear Screen

Question 8

What does HT stand for in logo code?

Answer 8

Hide Turtle

Question 9

What does ST stand for in logo code?

Answer 9

Show Turtle

Question 10

What does the instruction setcolor do in logo code?

Answer 10

Sets the colour of the line turtle draws e.g. setcolor 10 makes the line go green (you do NOT need to learn the codes for the colours)

Question 11

What logo command makes the turtle reappear?

Answer 11

st or showturtle

Question 12

What logo command makes the turtle move forwards?

Answer 12

fd or forward (this needs a value e.g. fd 50)

Question 13

What logo command makes the turtle turn right?

Answer 13

rt or right (this needs a value e.g. rt 90)

Question 14

What logo command makes the turtle disappear?

Answer 14

ht or hideturtle

Question 15

What logo command makes the turtle move backwards?

Answer 15

bk or back (this needs a value e.g. bk 50)

Question 16

What logo command makes the turtle turn left?

Answer 16

lt or left (this needs a value e.g. lt 90)

Question 17

What command is used to get turtle to do the same thing?

Answer 17

Repeat

Question 18

How do you write the code to draw a square with a side length of 50 using “repeat”?

Answer 18

repeat 4 [fd 50 rt 90] - you could use lt 90 instead of rt 90

Question 19

What is it called when we “teach turtle blocks of code”?

Answer 19

a procedure

Question 20

How would you “teach the turtle” the command needed to draw a square of side length 50?

Answer 20

to square repeat 4[FD 50 RT 90] end

Question 21

When coding a new procedure what is the first word used?

Answer 21

to (you are teaching turtle TO do something)

Question 22

When coding a new procedure what is the last word used?

Answer 22

end (the lesson to teach turtle comes to the END)

Question 23

When you are teaching turtle a new procedure what is the second thing you type?

Answer 23

the name of the procedure e.g. to SQUARE repeat 4[ fd 50 rt 90] end teaches the turtle to draw a square but you have to use the exact spelling (including case - here capitals) so you must type SQUARE for turtle to follow this procedure