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SECOND TERM EXAMINATION 2022 / 2023

SRI LANKAN SCHOOL MUSCAT

CLASSES YEAR 6 – B/G/R

SUBJECT COMPUTING
PAPER THEORY PAPER
DURATION 45 MINUTES

Marks
% GRADE Questions
Allocated Obtained

Question 1-5 10
Question 6 15
Question 7 10
Question 8 15
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES…………
 Complete your candidate details on the cover sheet Total 50
provided.
 Answer all questions.
 You must not use the internet during the examination.

INFORMATION
 The total mark for this paper is 50.
 The marks for each question are shown in brackets
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.
ADVICE
 Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
 Try to answer every question.
 Check your answers if you have time at the end.

Paper set by – Ms. Gayana Dharmasena

 SECTION A

Answer ALL Questions.

For each question, choose an answer A, B, C or D and put a cross in the box .

Mark only one answer for each question. If you change your mind about an answer,
put a line through the box  and then mark your new answer with a cross .

1 What are nanobots?

□ A The requirement that tells you what the program must do.

□ B It is a microscopic robot which works inside a patient’s

bloodstreams to fight infections or carry out a surgery.

□ C It is a coding of a program.

□ D It is an error in a code.
(Total for Question 1 = 2 marks)

2 How do we make a website available to everyone?

□ A Decorating a web page.

□ B Deleting a web page.

□ C Publishing a web page.

□ D Designing a web page.

(Total for Question 2 = 2 marks)

3 Proximity sensor is used to?

□ A Tell the robot how close an object is.

□ B Tell the robot that it has collided with something.

□ C Brain of the robot.

□ D Are the muscles of a robot. They make the robot move.

(Total for Question 3 = 2 marks)

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4 What are collaborative robots?
□ A Muscles of a robot.

□ B Brain of a robot.

□ C Robots which works together.

□ D Smart homes.
(Total for Question 4 = 2 marks)

5 Select the definition of a repetitive task?

□ A Tasks which perform again and again.

□ B Tasks which are accurate.

□ C Tasks which are dangerous.

□ D Perform calculations on data.

(Total for Question 5 = 2 marks)

TOTAL FOR SECTION A = 10 MARKS

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 SECTION B
Answer ALL Questions. Write your answers in the space
provided.
6. Scratch is an application which we use to develop different computer
games.
a) What is the definition of a program requirment? (2)
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b)What is an algorithm? (1)

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c) Write two advantages of planning a project before it starts. (2)

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d) State one reason why a programmer use loops when doing scratch
program? (1)

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e) What are the two types of loops? (2)
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f) Explain the term sequence in scratch (2)

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g) What is a variable? (1)

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h) X and y coordinates are used to move a sprite in the stage. Select

the correct term from the given list and fill in the table given below.
(4)
(change x coordinate by -10, change y coordinate by -10, Change y
coordinate by 10, change x coordinate by 10)
Movement Code

Move upward

Move downward

Move right side

Move Left side

(Total for Question 6 = 15 marks)

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7. Writing a program is a lot of work. So programmers reuse and
repurpose their programs.
a) What is the meaning of reuse in scratch? (1)

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b)What is the meaning of repurpose in scratch? (1)

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 d) What is a module in scratch program? (2)

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e) Write three advantages of modules (3)

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(Total for Question 7 = 10 marks)

8. We can create different types of applications using scratch.

a) Write an algorithm asking user to enter five numbers using a loop
and display total. (6)
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 b)Write two advantages of Robots. (2)
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c) Write two advantages of websites. (2)
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d) Describe about the following terms
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e) Write one advantage of smart home. (1)
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(Total for Question 8 = 15 marks)

(Total Marks = 50 marks)

(End of the Paper)

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