earlySTEMer Scratch Placement Test

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Welcome to your Scratch Placement Practical Test.

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

Note: You MUST NOT delete or change the names of any of the default sprites/backdrops in the Scratch project.

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Quiz #1 – 20 pts

When the SPACE KEY is pressed, the Frog chases the Grasshopper forever. You can control the Grasshopper with your mouse.

Add a new backdrop to the project. You can use any backdrop you want.
When the Frog touches the Grasshopper, change the backdrop from “Jungle” to the backdrop you added
Your backdrop must always change when the sprites touch as long as the program is running

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Quiz #2 – 30 pts

Create a new variable named “Score”
When the GREEN FLAG is clicked, set the “Score” variable to 0
When the GREEN FLAG is clicked, make the Monkey go to random positions forever
The Monkey should be moving at random times, between 0.2 and 1 second
When you CLICK the Monkey, increase the “Score” variable by only 1 every time

What you MUST NOT do:

You must not use move, glide, broadcast, or any Sensing blocks

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Quiz #3 – 50 pts

When the GREEN FLAG is clicked, create at least 10 clones of the Ghost sprite using the REPEAT block
Clones should be going to random positions at random times, between 0.5 and 2 seconds
When the mouse pointer touches (not clicks on) any clone, the clone should be deleted

What you MUST NOT do:

You must not use glide or broadcast blocks

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Quiz Result

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Your final score will be displayed and you can view your placement level

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