Fill-in-the-blank worksheet · Coding
Algorithms: fill in the blanks · Grade 4
Read 8 sentences about algorithms and write the missing word in each, choosing from a word bank with a few extra words. Practices reading for meaning and topic vocabulary.
- Grade 4 · ages 9 to 10
- Hard
- 10 to 15 minutes
- 1 page
- Free
The answer key is a separate page for grown-ups. Sign in to download it.
The word bank and sentences
Directions: Read each sentence. Choose the best word from the word bank and write it on the line. Some words are not used.
- Word bank: cross out each word as you use it
- decompose · abstraction · tired · order · flowchart · problem cooking · input · precise · algorithm
- 1 An algorithm takes an · and produces an output.
- 2 It helps to · a big problem into smaller ones you can solve.
- 3 A recipe is an algorithm for ____.
- 4 Computers can follow algorithms millions of times without getting
- 5 Instructions must be · so a computer knows exactly what to do.
- 6 An · is a step-by-step plan for solving a problem.
- 7 A · shows the steps of an algorithm as a diagram.
- 8 Using · means leaving out details that do not matter.
What your child practices
Your child practices reading for meaning and topic vocabulary. The skill is “Sequences”: order instructions to reach a goal.
- Grades and ages
- Grade 4, ages 9 to 10
- Time
- About 10 to 15 minutes
- Subject
- Coding
- Level
- Hard for Grade 4
- Answer key
- Yes, for grown-ups who sign in
- Printing
- 1 page, US Letter or A4, low-ink option
- Updated
How to use it
Try the first question together so the format is clear. Then let your child work through the rest, showing their thinking on the page. It is one of the harder sheets for Grade 4, best once the basics of the skill are secure.
An answer key comes with it as a separate page that grown-ups download after signing in.
Tip for grown-ups: Read each sentence aloud with a hum for the blank, then try each word bank word in it.
Done on paper? A grown-up can record it on the child's page in PlayOwl; downloading alone doesn't count as finished.
Coding · Grade 4
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