EOU Assessment: 1.4 Conditional Statements in Text-Based Programming

Section A: Fill in the Blanks

Instructions: Read each statement carefully. Select the most appropriate term from the Word Bank to complete each blank.

Word Bank: Colon • elif • else • Indentation • Relational • Selection

1. Conditional statements are often referred to as statements because they choose which block of code to run.

2. In Python, the number of spaces by which a line is moved to the right to define a code block is called .

3. Every if, elif, and else statement header in Python must end with a symbol.

4. To test a secondary condition when the first if statement is false, Python uses the keyword .

5. In a multi-branch conditional statement, the block runs only when all preceding conditions evaluate to False.

6. Operators such as >, <, >=, <=, ==, and != used to compare two values are called operators.

Section B: Multiple Choice Questions

Instructions: Choose the single best option (A, B, C, or D) for each question.

7. Which comparison operator is used in Python to test whether two values are equal to each other?

(A) =

(B) ==

(C) =>

(D) equals

8. Look at this Python script:

value = 10
if value < 10:
    print('Tortoise')
else:
    print('Hamster')

What is output when the script executes?

(A) Tortoise

(B) Hamster

(C) Tortoise and Hamster

(D) SyntaxError

9. Look at this Python script:

data1 = 'yes'
data2 = 'no'
total = 0
if data1 == 'no':
    total = 10
elif data2 == 'no':
    total = 20
print(total)

What value is printed on the screen?

(A) 0

(B) 10

(C) 20

(D) 30

10. In a supermarket checkout system, a customer receives a 10% discount if they buy 20 or more items (if numberItems >= 20:). What will the program output if totalCost = 100.00 and numberItems = 30?

(A) Total cost is 100.00

(B) Total cost is 90.0

(C) Total cost is 10.0

(D) Total cost is 70.0

11. Which Boolean operator requires AT LEAST ONE of the conditions to be True for the overall statement to evaluate to True?

(A) and

(B) or

(C) not

(D) both

12. Consider the movie rating script:

age = 15
type = 'Drama'
if age >= 18 and type == 'Drama':
    print('The Brockhurst Diaries')
elif age >= 15 and type == 'Drama':
    print('The Day You Arrived')
elif type == 'Drama':
    print('Potato Pie')

Which film title will be output?

(A) The Brockhurst Diaries

(B) The Day You Arrived

(C) Potato Pie

(D) Invalid Selection

13. A student enters 25 minutes past the clock in an analogue clock program. If the conditions check:

if mins == 0:
    print('On the hour')
elif mins >= 20 and mins <= 40:
    print('Half past')
elif mins >= 10:
    print('Quarter past')

Why does 25 output 'Half past' instead of 'Quarter past'?

(A) Because Python evaluates from top to bottom and stops at the first True condition (mins >= 20 and mins <= 40)

(B) Because 25 is not a valid number in Python

(C) Because elif statements always execute simultaneously

(D) Because the computer clock overrides the script

14. Look at this flawed Python line: if score => 50:. Why does Python raise a SyntaxError on this line?

(A) The keyword score must be in uppercase

(B) The relational operator is written the wrong way round and must be >=

(C) Python does not allow numbers larger than 10 in conditions

(D) The colon : is prohibited in if statements

Section C: One-Word Answers

Instructions: Write the exact single technical term that accurately answers each prompt.

15. What is the lowercase Python keyword used to represent an ELSEIF statement?

16. What specific keyboard key is used in Python code editors to indent a block of code to the right?

17. What Boolean operator inverts or reverses a condition from True to False (or False to True)?

18. What type-conversion function must wrap input() when reading whole numbers for numerical comparison in Python?

Section D: Match the Following

Instructions: Drag the correct description or result from the pool on the right into the corresponding item on the left.

19. if not (guess == 'red'):

Drop description here

20. Relational operator !=

Drop description here

21. Syntax error IF x == 10:

Drop description here

Descriptions Bank

A. Checks if two values are completely different / unequal.

B. Keyword must be written in lowercase (if).

C. Executes if guess contains anything other than 'red'.

Section E: Arrange in Proper Sequence

Instructions: Reorder the following jumbled steps into their correct logical sequence by writing the numbers (1 to 4) in the boxes provided.

24. Arrange the execution flow of a Python multi-branch conditional program (1 to 4):

If the first condition is False, Python evaluates the next elif condition in order.

If all if and elif conditions evaluate to False, the final else: block runs.

Python evaluates the initial if condition expression at the top.

As soon as any condition evaluates to True, its indented code runs and Python exits the conditional structure.

25. A developer wants to write a Python discount algorithm. Arrange the steps to plan and write an IF-ELSE statement (1 to 4):

Identify the code that should execute only when the condition is False (the else: block).

Decide on the condition question (using logical operators) that evaluates strictly to True or False.

Type the if condition: header with a trailing colon and indent the True action block.

Identify the code that should execute only when the condition is True.

Section F: True or False

Instructions: State whether each statement is TRUE or FALSE. For every FALSE statement, write a 1-sentence correction in the space provided.

26. In Python, conditional statements use ENDIF to signify the end of an IF block.

True False

27. A single Python conditional statement can contain multiple elif blocks but at most one else block.

True False

28. The == operator is used to store data in a variable, while = is used to compare values.

True False

29. The or operator evaluates to True only when BOTH conditions on its sides are True.

True False

30. In Python string comparisons, uppercase 'YES' is considered equal to lowercase 'yes'.

True False

31. An unindented line of code following an if block will execute unconditionally regardless of whether the condition was True or False.

True False

Section G: List Any Three / List Any Two

Instructions: Provide clear, concise bullet-point answers based on your programming lessons.

32. List ANY THREE Python Boolean / logical operators and briefly state when each operator evaluates to True.

33. List ANY TWO common syntax errors that programmers make when writing if-elif-else statements in Python.

EOU Assessment: 1.4 Conditional Statements in Text-Based Programming (Python)

Student Details

Section A: Fill in the Blanks

Section B: Multiple Choice Questions

Section C: One-Word Answers

Section D: Match the Following

Descriptions Bank

Section E: Arrange in Proper Sequence

Section F: True or False

Section G: List Any Three / List Any Two