Test your basic knowledge |

Basic Python Programming

Subject : it-skills

Instructions:

Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.

1. An operator that removes a value from a list.
+=
del
%d
=

2. A boolean operator that takes two strings and returns True if the first appears as a substring in the second.
open()
/=
in
for

3. modulus AND assignment operator
/
>=
%=
+=

4. Evaluates to true if it finds a variable in the specified sequence and false otherwise. x in y - here in results in a 1 if x is a member of sequence y.
class
file.readline()
&
in

5. This keyword begins the simplest form of a conditional statement.
print
if
pass
print()

6. deletes an item from a list
del
*
in
a//b

7. Binary Right Shift Operator. The left operands value is moved right by the number of bits specified by the right operand. a >> 2 will give 15 which is 0000 1111
int()
()
<<
>>

8. prints its parameter to the console
**=
len()
^
print()

9. turns an object into an integer
float
if
#
int()

10. Symbol used to create comments
file.write(stuff)
#
print
//=

11. Where the parameters go. A necessary punctuation after any function even if it's empty.
()
floating point number
str
close

12. The keyword beginning a header that will create a loop.
for
del
abs(a)
%s

13. Binary Left Shift Operator. The left operands value is moved left by the number of bits specified by the right operand. a << 2 will give 240 which is 1111 0000
input()
//=
<<
=

14. Symbol used to create comments
>
#
%=
insert()

15. Binary OR Operator copies a bit if it exists in eather operand. (a | b) will give 61 which is 0011 1101
|
%=
argv
>>

16. asks the user for a response and returns that response
a**b
input()
close
n

17. Function to empty the contents of a file - no recovery is possible
print
%
truncate
float

18. End header line.
<
print()
*readline
:

19. subtract AND assignment operator
a**b
-=
//=
int()

20. Create a variable.
=
in
str()
*=

21. Greater than or equal symbol.
>=
argv
int()
%r

22. A built-in function that converts its argument to a string.
=
break
not
str

23. floor division
close
%
print
a//b

24. This keyword in the body of a conditional - gives an alternative execution.
abs(a)
else
<
#

25. Holds the value of something - e.g. oh_hi = 4 where oh_hi is the variable.
%s
and
Variables
>>

26. Function to close a file - it will not be able to be used again unless the file is opened.
print
close
#
return

27. A logical operator which returns a value of True if either of the conditions is true.
str
or
%
*readline

28. Argument variable
:
argv
*write(stuff)
truncate

29. An operator to check whether two variables refer to the same object.
#

is
del

30. Command to print to the screen
print
is not
math.sqrt(a)
%r

31. Prints a string to the screen which is converted using repr()
>=
a//b
%r
round()

32. A statement that assigns a value to a variable.
assignment
>
input()
class

33. A logical operator which negates an expression so that it returns a value of True if the expression is false.
%s
()
not
math.sqrt(a)

34. subtract AND assignment operator
-=
*truncate
a//b
<<

35. Less than symbol
<
**=
=
<<

36. divide AND assignment operator
<<
/=
<
truncate

37. adds an item to a list
=
append()
-=
<

38. single line comment
<=
~
#
or

39. modulo
a%b
continue
*readline
>

40. unction to read one line of a file
#
readline
%s
insert()

41. add AND assignment operator
+=
%=
else
read

42. Prints a string to the screen which is converted using repr()
is
#
break
%r

43. ,multi-line comment hard-code,Fix (data or parameters) in a program in such a way that they cannot easily be altered by the user.

/
else
else

44. This statement exits a function. The remaining lines of the function are not executed.
return
str
=
:

45. asks the user for a response and returns that response
file.write(stuff)
input()
:
Variables

46. Function to write something to a file
write
print()
+
in

47. Adds something to a variable
append()
=
~
#

48. floor division AND assignment operator
>=
int()
//=
pass

49. Binary Ones Complement Operator is unary and has the efect of 'flipping' bits. (~a ) will give -60 which is 1100 0011
//=
~
*read
*truncate

50. A keyword that does nothing but fill space to indicate code which will be written later.
del
#
.py
pass