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Computing Quiz - Computers For Learning (Questions)

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 using computers and digital devices for learning and finding things out. It is one of 20 quizzes to help you find out about how computers work, and how they affect all our lives.

Computers are very useful to help you learn. There are lots of different ways to learn. Using computers and other digital devices can be a big help. You can find things out on a computer. You can look things up. You can find out how to do things on a computer. This quiz is about some of the ways using computers and digital devices can help you learn at school or at home.

1. Ella wants to find out about The Great Fire Of London. She looks it up on the ________.
[ ] Cooker
[ ] Globe
[ ] Internet
[ ] Playground
2. Sunil is finding out about magnets. He goes on a site about _______.
[ ] History
[ ] Geography
[ ] French
[ ] Science
3. Luke’s school is twinned with a school in Zimbabwe. Luke can use ________ to talk to children in Zimbabwe. Luke can see and speak to the children in the school in Zimbabwe.
[ ] Televisions
[ ] Radios
[ ] Computers
[ ] Calculators
4. Harry is at school. His teacher asks him to see how good he is at sums. Harry does lots of questions about adding up and taking away on a computer. This helps Harry with his _____.
[ ] English
[ ] History
[ ] Maths
[ ] PE
5. Katie makes a list of all the minibeasts she has found. It has the name of the minibeast, where she found it, and how many legs it had. Katie puts this list on a computer. Katie has made a ________ of minibeasts.
[ ] Painting
[ ] Database
[ ] Story
[ ] Text
6. Aysha is using a paint program on a computer. She paints a picture of a rainbow. Then she prints the picture on a piece of _____.
[ ] Metal
[ ] Rock
[ ] Paper
[ ] Carpet
7. Jack is learning about shapes. He is using a computer program. The computer asks him to point to a triangle. Which one of these should he point at?
[ ] ●
[ ] ■
[ ] ▲
[ ] ★
8. Harriet is keeping a weather diary. She types what she writes on a keyboard. She checks what she writes on the ______.
[ ] Wall
[ ] Ceiling
[ ] Door
[ ] Screen
9. Luke wants to find out where Zimbabwe is. What can he use to find this out?
[ ] An atlas.
[ ] A globe.
[ ] A computer.
[ ] All three of these.
10. Alice has been finding out about flowers in springtime. How can she tell her teacher what she has found out?
[ ] Write about flowers in springtime.
[ ] Paint a picture of flowers in springtime.
[ ] Make a video of flowers in springtime.
[ ] All three of these.

You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - What is digital technology?

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Computing Quiz - Computers For Learning (Answers)
1. Ella wants to find out about The Great Fire Of London. She looks it up on the ________.
[ ] Cooker
[ ] Globe
[x] Internet
[ ] Playground
Ella could also read a book about the history of London
2. Sunil is finding out about magnets. He goes on a site about _______.
[ ] History
[ ] Geography
[ ] French
[x] Science
What do you know about magnets?
3. Luke’s school is twinned with a school in Zimbabwe. Luke can use ________ to talk to children in Zimbabwe. Luke can see and speak to the children in the school in Zimbabwe.
[ ] Televisions
[ ] Radios
[x] Computers
[ ] Calculators
Have you ever spoken to children in another country?
4. Harry is at school. His teacher asks him to see how good he is at sums. Harry does lots of questions about adding up and taking away on a computer. This helps Harry with his _____.
[ ] English
[ ] History
[x] Maths
[ ] PE
How good are you at sums? Have you tried our maths quizzes yet?
5. Katie makes a list of all the minibeasts she has found. It has the name of the minibeast, where she found it, and how many legs it had. Katie puts this list on a computer. Katie has made a ________ of minibeasts.
[ ] Painting
[x] Database
[ ] Story
[ ] Text
What is the most interesting minibeast you have ever found? Where was it?
6. Aysha is using a paint program on a computer. She paints a picture of a rainbow. Then she prints the picture on a piece of _____.
[ ] Metal
[ ] Rock
[x] Paper
[ ] Carpet
What would you like to paint using a computer?
7. Jack is learning about shapes. He is using a computer program. The computer asks him to point to a triangle. Which one of these should he point at?
[ ] ●
[ ] ■
[x] ▲
[ ] ★
Easy one! How many sides has a triangle?
8. Harriet is keeping a weather diary. She types what she writes on a keyboard. She checks what she writes on the ______.
[ ] Wall
[ ] Ceiling
[ ] Door
[x] Screen
Are you good at spelling? Why is it a good idea to check your work?
9. Luke wants to find out where Zimbabwe is. What can he use to find this out?
[ ] An atlas.
[ ] A globe.
[ ] A computer.
[x] All three of these.
On which continent is the country of Zimbabwe?
10. Alice has been finding out about flowers in springtime. How can she tell her teacher what she has found out?
[ ] Write about flowers in springtime.
[ ] Paint a picture of flowers in springtime.
[ ] Make a video of flowers in springtime.
[x] All three of these.
You can do all three of these on a computer
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