This quiz addresses part of the requirements of the National Curriculum KS1 for children aged 5 and 6 in years 1 and 2 in Computing. Specifically it looks at how to write a simple code to animate a character on a computer screen. It is one of 20 quizzes to help you find out about how computers work, and how they affect all our lives.
Tom has a character on his computer screen. The character is called Henry. Tom wants to animate Henry and make him walk around the screen. What code is Tom writing to make Henry walk? Remember, all the steps in a program have to be in the correct order.
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You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - What is a computer program?
Henry has put his left leg forward
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Henry is now walking
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Henry is walking really well!
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There is a pattern - left, right, left, right
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Tom is pleased: Henry is walking
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Now Tom can just type Walk and Henry takes two steps forwards
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Henry stands on the spot
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Henry has gone round a corner
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Tom is getting good at controlling Henry
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Tom’s codes must be in the right order - they must be in the correct sequence
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