Grade 3 Coding Worksheet: Inference

Inference Short Answer

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Grade 3 Coding Worksheet: Inference

Inference Short Answer

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Grade: Grade 3

Subject: Coding

Topic: Inference

Time: 20 Minutes

Difficulty: Medium

Questions: 25

Instructions:
Read each coding situation carefully. Use clues from the code, blocks, or story to figure out the best answer. Write your answer in a short sentence or a few words.

Skills Practiced:

Inference
Coding
Critical Thinking
Problem Solving

1Question

A robot has these steps: move forward 2 steps, then turn right. What can you infer the robot will do first?

2Question

A program says: when the green flag is clicked, the cat says 'Hello!' What do you think happens when the green flag is clicked?

3Question

A student wants a character to move after a button is pressed. What can you infer about the button in the code?

4Question

A game uses the same code again and again to make a ball jump. What can you infer about the code?

5Question

A sprite moves right every time the space key is pressed. What can you infer will happen if the space key is pressed three times?

6Question

A code block says: if touching the wall, then turn around. What can you infer the program does when the character reaches the edge?

7Question

A robot follows the commands: move forward, move forward, say 'Done!'. What can you infer happens last?

8Question

A program is made to draw a square. What can you infer about the steps it may use?

9Question

A sprite gets smaller each time it touches a star. What can you infer happens after touching many stars?

10Question

A character changes color when the score reaches 10. What can you infer about the score?

11Question

A coder uses an 'if' block to check if it is raining, then shows an umbrella. What can you infer the umbrella means?

12Question

A game ends when the timer reaches 0. What can you infer about the timer at the end of the game?

13Question

A sprite moves up when the up arrow is pressed and down when the down arrow is pressed. What can you infer about the controls?

14Question

A program has two characters. One says 'Hi' and the other says 'Bye.' What can you infer about the order of the messages?

15Question

A robot repeats: turn left, move forward, turn left, move forward. What can you infer about the path?

16Question

A game gives points when a player collects a coin. What can you infer will happen when a coin is collected?

17Question

A sprite changes to a sad face after losing all lives. What can you infer about the sprite’s situation?

18Question

A code block says: repeat 5 times, move 10 steps. What can you infer the character will do?

19Question

A maze game uses the same turn and move steps many times. What can you infer the coder is trying to do?

20Question

A program only runs when a start button is pressed. What can you infer happens before the program begins?

21Question

A sprite makes a sound every time it jumps. If it jumps twice, what can you infer about the sound?

22Question

A coding project has an 'if score is greater than 20' rule. What can you infer must happen before this rule works?

23Question

A character moves faster after each level. What can you infer about the game as the levels increase?

24Question

A program changes the background from day to night after 30 seconds. What can you infer about the 30 seconds?

25Question

A student looks at a code and sees a loop, a sound, and a score change all together. What can you infer about the game?

Answer Key

#	Answer
1	It will move forward 2 steps first.
2	The cat says 'Hello!'
3	The button starts the movement.
4	It repeats the jumping action.
5	The sprite will move right three times.
6	It turns around.
7	The robot says 'Done!'
8	It likely uses four straight sides and turns.
9	The sprite gets smaller and smaller.
10	The score must reach 10 for the color to change.
11	It means it is raining.
12	The timer is 0.
13	The arrow keys control the direction.
14	The 'Hi' message comes first, then 'Bye'.
15	The robot is making a corner or square-like path.
16	The score will go up.
17	It has lost the game or is in trouble.
18	It will move forward 5 times.
19	The coder is trying to help the character get through the maze.
20	The start button must be pressed first.
21	The sound will play twice.
22	The score must be more than 20.
23	The game gets faster or harder.
24	Thirty seconds must pass first.
25	The game has repeated actions, feedback, and scoring.