Python Placement Test

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Welcome to your Python Placement Test.

Don't feel any pressure - the purpose is to know what course you need to start with; so just answer the questions that you know and skip the ones you don't know.

Note: Any question you don't answer will be assumed to be skipped. Also, only your first attempt counts.

Name

Age

Phone

Please enter the text shown:

What will be the value of the "total" variable at the end of the following code?

None

Study the following Python code. What will happen if the value of boys is the same as the value of girls?

"Result #2" will be displayed

"Result #3" will be displayed

"Result #1" will be displayed

Nothing

None

What will be the data type of "boys" if the user answers "12" when the code below is run?

Float

Integer

Boolean

String

None

Which of the following are valid variable names in Python? Select TWO correct answers.

boys_girls

boys girls

4boysgirls

BoysGirls

What will be the result of the following code?

"The total istotal."

"The total is25."

Error

"The total is 25."

None

What will happen if the user answers "No" when the following code is run?

"Ok! Let's go again." will be displayed

Both "Bye!" and "Ok! Let's go again." will be displayed

"Bye!" will be displayed

You cannot mix the lower() and startswith() methods together

None

Look at the following Python code?

Which of the following will access "Bond"?

my_list[1][2][1]

my_list[0][2][1]

my_list[1][1][1]

my_list[0][1][1]

None

What will be the result of the following code?

Infinite loop

Four numbers will be displayed

Three numbers will be displayed

Fifteen numbers will be displayed

None

Which of the following modules can be used to add randomness to a project in Python?

randrange

randomness

rand

random

None

10.

What will be the result of the following code?

"Hello! John" will be displayed

"John" will be displayed

"Hello! name" will be displayed

Error

None

11.

Which of the following is true if this code is run in the Python console? Select TWO answers.

The dictionary will not be created because there is an error in the code

The dictionary will have four key-value pairs

The key "age" will have a value of 7

The dictionary will have three key-value pairs

The key "age" will have a value of 6

12.

Study this dictionary defined in Python:

Which of the following will add a new key "gender" with a value of "male" to the dictionary?

person.key("gender") = "male"

person.update("gender") = "male"

person.add("gender") = "male"

person["gender"] = "male"

None

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Python Placement Test