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. rounds a number to the number of decimal points you choose
math.sqrt(a)
round()
if
+=

2. reads just one line of a text file & keeps track of where in the file you're at
n
file.readline()
read
%s

3. The keyword beginning a header that will create a new function.
int()
def
print
<

4. multiply AND assignment operator
-=
assignment
or
*=

5. A keyword that does nothing but fill space to indicate code which will be written later.
str()
del
file.readline()
pass

6. Holds the value of something - e.g. oh_hi = 4 where oh_hi is the variable.
readline
is not
Variables
=

7. unction to read one line of a file
del
%s
*truncate
readline

8. Greater than or equal symbol.
not
>=
append()
def

9. asks the user for a response and returns that response
readline
for
input()
truncate

10. returns the length of a string (number of characters)
write
<
%s
len()

11. Function to close a file - it will not be able to be used again unless the file is opened.
and
close
int
+=

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

13. This keyword in the body of a conditional allows chained conditionals.
%
truncate
elif (Else if)
==

14. floor division AND assignment operator
//=
**=
=
print

15. divide AND assignment operator
/=
+
.py
#

16. floor division
==
>>
file.readline()
a//b

17. This keyword begins the simplest form of a conditional statement.
if
*
str
a//b

18. sets the file's current position
file.truncate()
file.seek()
append()
else

19. turns an object into an integer
and
/=
%d
int()

20. The extension for Python scripts
/=
read
.py

21. floor division
a//b
file.readline()
format string
^

22. Modulus operator. It's the remainder after division
%
>>
/
+

23. The keyword beginning a header that will create a loop.
~
for
.py
str()

24. asks the user for a response and returns that response
+
+
input()
or

25. Symbol to multiply things
abs(a)
and
truncate
*

26. Adds a new line character
input()
n
except
open()

27. floor division AND assignment operator
%r
//=
a%b
%s

28. This keyword begins the simplest form of a conditional statement.
close
#
if
file.readline()

29. Symbol to subtract things from each other
()
()
>>
-

30. add AND assignment operator
def
+=
and
append()

31. Create a variable.
insert()
write
int()
=

32. prints its parameter to the console
int
#
print()
%s

33. Less than symbol
input()
>=
else
<

34. A logical operator which returns a value of True if either of the conditions is true.
-
or
file.truncate()
in

35. Binary XOR Operator copies the bit if it is set in one operand but not both. (a ^ b) will give 49 which is 0011 0001
%s
//=
file.seek()
^

36. Argument variable
//=
str()
not
argv

37. Symbol to divide by the number to the right of the symbol
*=
in
/
-=

38. Less than or equal to symbol
==
%=
int()
<=

39. Prints a string to the screen which is a signed decimal.
-
try
%d
math.sqrt(a)

40. empties the file
open()
file.truncate()
write
a**b

41. Greater than or equal symbol.
.py
:
()
>=

42. Symbol used to create comments
*truncate
while
#
int

43. Writes stuff to the file.
*write(stuff)
pass
^
del

44. Evaluates to false if the variables on either side of the operator point to the same object and true otherwise. x is not y - here is not results in 1 if id(x) is not equal to id(y).
assignment
#
*
is not

45. single line comment
*=
is not
#
del

46. deletes an item from a list
input()
del
else
%s

47. Holds the value of something - e.g. oh_hi = 4 where oh_hi is the variable.
==
^
in
Variables

48. This statement exits a function. The remaining lines of the function are not executed.
%
return
:
**=

49. Function to write something to a file
n
argv
for
write

50. Prints a string to the screen which is converted using repr()
%r
+
print()
open()