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US Grade 12 Coding Basics Test 1

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Author: TestGru Team (Education Specialist)

20 questions · All questions on one page

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K-12 Grade 12 Coding Basics High School (Grade 12, USA Common Core) USA USA Common Core & NGSS
What is this test? for Grade 12 Coding Basics practice (High School 9-12, USA Common Core) — High School (Grade 12, USA Common Core) level, USA.
Is this for you? For High School students (Grade 12, 9-12) — if you are in High School, this is for you.
Section: K-12 Grade 12 Coding Basics · Education: High School · Part: K-12 Grade 12 Coding Basics · Country: USA

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Question 1
What does a scientist do?
A) asks questions and runs experiments
B) guesses only
C) only reads
D) never tests
Question 2
What is an experiment?
A) a test to answer a question
B) a story
C) a game
D) a song
Question 3
What is data?
A) a color
B) asks questions and runs experiments
C) information collected in an experiment
D) a toy
Question 4
What is a robot?
A) a rock
B) an animal
C) a plant
D) a machine that follows programmed instructions
Question 5
What does a programmer do?
A) treats patients
B) writes instructions called code
C) argues court cases
D) designs bridges
Question 6
What is a computer program?
A) a TV show
B) a list of instructions for a computer
C) a sandwich
D) a book
Question 7
What is recycling?
A) turning used materials into new things
B) wasting water
C) throwing trash
D) burning paper
Question 8
What is pollution?
A) pretty flowers
B) clean air
C) fresh water
D) harmful substances in air, water or land
Question 9
What is a habitat?
A) asks questions and runs experiments
B) where a plant or animal lives
C) a school
D) a store
Question 10
What is an engineer?
A) someone who sings
B) someone who designs and builds solutions
C) someone who cooks
D) someone who sleeps
Question 11
What is a hypothesis?
A) a story ending
B) a proven fact
C) a math error
D) an educated guess tested by experiments
Question 12
What tool measures temperature?
A) a ruler
B) a clock
C) a thermometer
D) a scale
Question 13
What tool measures length?
A) a thermometer
B) a beaker
C) a clock
D) a ruler
Question 14
What is gravity?
A) light
B) wind
C) the force pulling objects toward Earth
D) sound
Question 15
What is the water cycle?
A) water moving through evaporation, condensation, precipitation
B) a recipe
C) a dance
D) a bike ride
Question 16
What is an observation?
A) guessing blindly
B) watching and noting what happens
C) running away
D) sleeping
Question 17
What is a model?
A) a song
B) a toy car only
C) a painting
D) a small copy that shows how something works
Question 18
What does 'dissolve' mean?
A) to break
B) a solid mixing into liquid, like sugar in water
C) to burn
D) to freeze
Question 19
What is a shadow?
A) a light
B) a dark shape when light is blocked
C) a sound
D) a color
Question 20
Why do plants need sunlight?
A) to make food by photosynthesis
B) to drink
C) to hide
D) to sleep

About This Test

For Elementary (K-5), Middle (6-8) and High School (9-12) in the USA — Common Core & NGSS-aligned Math, ELA, Science and Social Studies by grade level. Which grade is this for? K-12 USA curriculum.

K-12 USA — 13 grades × 7-15 subjects = 1,016+ tests. Covers Kindergarten to Grade 12: Math (Common Core), English Language Arts, Science (NGSS), Social Studies, Phonics/Spelling/Vocabulary, Art, Music, PE & Health, Pre-Algebra, Algebra 1 & 2, Geometry, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Government and Pre-Calculus. Each heading has 8 tests × 20 questions = 160Q with no duplicates within a test. Tests are grade-appropriate (· Elementary K-5 foundation, Middle 6-8 transition, High 9-12 college-ready). Use Is this for you? badges to find your grade.

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