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END OF TERM 2 EXAMINATION 2024/2025
DATE:
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TOTAL MARKS:
1 HOUR 30 MINS
NAME:
CLASS:
SUBJECT:
YEAR 7
COMPUTING
The maximum mark for this paper is 100.
Instructions
• Use black ink or black ball-point pen.
• Draw diagrams in pencil.
• Tracing paper is allowed.
• Answer all questions.
• You must answer the questions in the spaces provided.
• Do all rough work in this booklet.
• Cross through any work you do not want to be marked.
• You must keep working until the end of 1 Hour 30 Minutes.
Information
• The results of this assessment will be reported back to parents.
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SECTION A
1. What is the device in the photo?
a a smartphone □
c a laptop □
b a tablet
d a data file □
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2. You should always save your work onto a storage
drive before you turn off the computer. Why?
a to remove errors
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b so the computer does not crash □
c so you do not lose your work □
d to log on to the school network □
3. This photo shows an example of how computers can
help people at work. What can the device in the
photo do?
a It can manufacture cars.
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b It can diagnose illness.
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c It can make a website.
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d It can add up the cost of shopping. □
4. I need a storage device that I can carry with me. Which type of
storage should I choose?
a the school network □
b a flash drive
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c a hard disk □
d File Explorer □
5. A student at your school saw something on a web page that
upset them. What should the student do?
a Never use the internet again.
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b Get used to seeing things that upset them. □
c Tell the teacher.
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d Keep it a secret.
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6. People on the internet might ask for your home address. Who
should you give your address to?
a Give your address to everyone who asks.
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b Give your address to people who say they are children. □
c Give your address to people who live far away.
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d Do not give your address to people on the internet.
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7. A search engine can help you find useful websites. How do
you use a search engine?
a Plug the search engine into your computer. □
b Enter some key words about your chosen topic. □
c Send an email to ask a question.
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d Pay for the answer to your question.
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8. What happens when you bookmark a web page?
a Your web browser saves the address so you can find it again. □
b A search engine finds the web page.
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c You add new content to the web page.
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d You click on a link to a different web page.
9. This block is used in a Scratch program.
What does this block do?
a It shows the answer that the user typed. □
b It shows a question and asks for an answer. □
c It tells you the right answer to a question.□
d It checks if your answer is right.
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10. This picture shows an ‘if’ block from a Scratch program.
When will the sprite say “You got it right”?
a never
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b when the logical test is true □
c many times
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d when the logical test is false□
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11. Scratch programs use variables. What is a variable?
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a an operator that changes a value □
b an event that makes the program start □
c a logical test
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d a stored value
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12. A Scratch program includes a variable that stores the right
answer to a quiz question. Choose the best name for this
variable.
a variable1 □
c your name □
b right answer □
d abcde
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Look at this Scratch program. Then answer questions 13–16.
13. How does the user make this program start?
a Click on the sprite.
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b Press the space bar.
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c Click on the green flag. □
d Move the mouse pointer. □
14. Describe the movement of the sprite in this program.
a The sprite follows the mouse pointer. □
b The sprite moves 3 steps and stops. □
c The sprite moves until it hits the edge
of the screen.
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d The sprite chases the star.
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15. What happens if the sprite touches the star?
a The sprite stops moving.
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b There is a laser sound.
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c The sprite goes to a random position. □
d The colour of the screen changes.
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16. You want to change the program to make the sprite move
faster. What change should you make to the program?
a Take out the block ‘go to random position’.
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b Change the start event.
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c Change the number of steps from 3 to 10
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d Take out the block ‘point towards mouse pointer’. □
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Dorna is using a word processor. Here is part of the document she
made. Look at Dorna’s document. Then answer questions 17–20.
17. Which key should Dorna press to start a new line?
a Caps Lock key □
b Enter key
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c Shift key
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d Arrow key
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18. What is the best word to describe the text ‘MY HOLIDAY’?
a image □
b table □
c style
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d title
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19. Why is the word ‘enuogh’ underlined?
a It is a key word.
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b It is a title.
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c It is spelled wrongly. □
d It has been changed.
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20. Tigers do not live in Africa, so Dorna wants to change ‘tigers’ to
‘lions’. What is the quickest way to do this?
a Use Find and Replace.
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b Use the spell checker. □
c Use Track Changes. □
d Copy and paste.
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Liam has made this spreadsheet. Look at the spreadsheet. Then
answer questions 21–24.
21. Which cell shows the number of
children who come to school by
bus?
a A4 □
b B4 □
c 6B □
d C5 □
22. What percentage of children walk to school?
a 50% □
b 17 children □
c 8 children □
d 33% □
23. What type of chart has Liam used to show the data?
a bar chart
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b journey chart □
c pie chart
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d bus chart
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24. At the bottom of the chart there is a key. What does the key tell you?
a what the colours mean
b what the numbers are
c the title of the spreadsheet
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d the cell references of the data □
25. What is malware?
26. Explain how you can reduce the risk of malware getting
onto your computer. Include three different methods in
your answer.
27. Here is a command in the Scratch programming language. Write a Python
command that produces the same output.
a. Here is a complete program in the Scratch programming
language. Write a Python program that does the same
task.
28. Imagine you are a Computing teacher. Would you teach
your students Scratch or Python? Explain your answer.
29. This Python program tells the user if they have entered the right password. The
right password is ‘pass99’. Look at the program, then answer questions 13–16.
a. There is a syntax error in the first line of the program.
Rewrite the line without the syntax error.
b. This program has another error. It outputs the message
‘the password is right’ when the password is wrong.
Rewrite the program without this error.
30. Define the following
a. Software
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b. Computer
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Explain the difference between INPUT and OUTPUT. Give two examples
of each (6)
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SECTION B
32. Choose the correct answer from the list given below to match the
correct device name. [10]
Barcode Reader;
Magnetic Stripe Reader;
Graphics Tablet;
Holograph;
A.
Midi Interface;
Microphone;
Web Cam;
Floppy Disc .
F.
B.
G.
C
H.
D
E.
I.
J.
Laser Printer;
Smart Card;
Graph Plotter;
Robot;
Sensor;
Ram;
Drone;
GPS
33. a.
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b.
c.
34. a.
c
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b.
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36.
37. Some of the boxes of different shapes used in a flowchart are;
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38. A, B, C are the marks scored by a student in Science, Mathematics and
English. Refer the flowchart and answer the questions.
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39. The following empty flowchart gives the steps to be followed while seeking
admission to new school. The phrases to be filled in the boxes are also given.
Complete the flowchart by filing in the number of the corresponding phrase,
inside each box. For example: the number corresponding to the first box in
the flowchart is 7.
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