EOU Assessment: 1.1 Assigning Variables

Section A: Fill in the Blanks

Instructions: Complete the sentences below using the correct word from the Word Bank. Each word is used only once.

1. A named storage container in a program or algorithm that holds data that can change is called a .

2. The actual data stored inside a container-such as the number 8 or the text string "Miah"-is known as a .

3. A variable holds a value, which means the data is not kept forever and can be changed as the program runs.

4. To make code easy for others to read, programmers must give every variable a name that describes the data inside.

5. The specific action of giving a value to a variable to store is called .

Section B: Multiple Choice Questions

Instructions: Circle the single best option for each question.

1. How many items of data can a single variable hold at one time?

A) As many as needed

B) Exactly one item of data

C) Up to two items of data

D) Exactly ten items of data

2. What happens when an algorithm executes the instruction set Score to 15 after previously executing set Score to 10?

A) The value 10 is added to 15, making the total 25.

B) Both 10 and 15 stay inside the variable together.

C) The value 10 is erased and completely replaced by 15.

D) The computer shows an error because the variable is full.

3. A student wants to store the player's remaining health points in a video game. Which variable name is the most meaningful?

A) X

B) Data1

C) PlayerHealth

D) Thing

4. Examine the following algorithm sequence:
Line 1: set Count to 5
Line 2: set Count to 4
What value is stored in the variable Count after Line 2 finishes running?

A) 5

B) 4

C) 9

D) 0

5. In Scratch, if a button sprite is intended to reset the game score, which command block correctly assigns the score variable back to its starting state?

A) set my variable to 0

B) set Score to 0

C) change Score by 1

D) say Score

6. In a digital birthday card program, the code says: say "Happy Birthday", Name. If Name is assigned the value "Mike", what will be displayed on screen?

A) Happy Birthday Name

B) Happy Birthday Mike

C) Happy Birthday "Mike"

D) say "Happy Birthday", "Mike"

7. In a sports scoreboard program showing TEAM 1: Python, SCORE: 2, Time remaining: 30:00, which of the following values is most likely stored in a variable that changes frequently during the match?

A) The name "Python"

B) The team name "Sprite"

C) The score value 2

D) The string "TEAM 1"

Section C: One-Word Answers

Instructions: Write the single correct word or number for each question.

1. What type of value (Number or Word) is "broccoli"?

2. What structure repeats instructions an exact number of times using a variable like Count?

3. In the Scratch Basketball game, what single-word variable name is best used to keep track of points?

4. If a variable holds "Apple" and you set it to "Banana", how many words remain inside the variable?

Section D: Match the Following

Instructions: Drag the terms from Column B into the correct slot matching Column A descriptions.

1. The actual text or numbers put inside a box

Drop matching term here

2. A loop that runs an exact, stored number of times

Drop matching term here

3. Writing set MyFavouriteVegetable to carrot

Drop matching term here

4. A labeled container displaying 30:00 for a timer

Drop matching term here

5. Choosing ShotCounter instead of SC

Drop matching term here

Column B (Terms)

A) Count-Controlled Loop

B) Variable Assignment

C) Value

D) Meaningful Name

E) Variable

Section E: Arrange in Proper Sequence

Instructions: Number the steps in order from 1 to 3 for each procedure.

Sequence 1: Creating and using a variable to score points in Scratch

Change the variable Score by 1 when the basketball sprite is clicked.

Click on 'Variables' and select 'Make a Variable' with the meaningful name Score.

Set Score to 0 when the reset button is clicked.

Sequence 2: Updating a variable's value in computer memory

The previous value (e.g., 10) is completely removed and overwritten.

The program reads an assignment command (e.g., set Score to 15).

The new value (15) is placed inside the named variable box.

Section F: True or False

Instructions: State whether each statement is True or False. If False, write a complete 1-sentence correction on the line below.

1. A variable can store multiple items of data at the same time.

True False

2. Values stored inside variables can be either numbers or text words.

True False

3. Using X as a variable name for player score is better than using PlayerScore.

True False

4. The term "temporary" means the value in a variable is permanently saved and cannot change.

True False

5. In the command set Age to 9, the word Age is the variable name and 9 is the value.

True False

6. If an algorithm executes set Count to 5 followed by REPEAT Count, the loop will repeat 4 times.

True False

Section G: Short Recall & Scenario Questions

Instructions: Answer the short recall prompt below.

1. List any three items from a school or game context that can be stored as a Value in a variable (e.g., shoe size, name).

Student Details

Section A: Fill in the Blanks

Section B: Multiple Choice Questions

Section C: One-Word Answers

Section D: Match the Following

Column B (Terms)

Section E: Arrange in Proper Sequence

Section F: True or False

Section G: Short Recall & Scenario Questions