What students build
- Several original questions
- Answer input
- Correct and incorrect branches
- Score
- Question progression
- End summary and restart
Guided Project
Guided ProjectQuiz of Questionable Knowledge
Answer useful questions while the host insists that at least one distractor involves moon cheese.
Project brief
What students learn
- True/false conditions
- Text comparison
- Score updates
- Question state
- Feedback
- Testing alternate inputs
What students need
- Browser
- Scratch editor
- Keyboard
- Student-written questions
Use original questions with factual answers. Do not ask players for personal information.
Suggested build order
- 01
Write three questions
Task: Choose clear questions with verifiable answers.
- Checkpoint
- Each question has one stated expected answer.
- Likely mistake
- Using opinion as a scored fact.
- 02
Ask and capture input
Task: Use the answer input for one question at a time.
- Checkpoint
- The current answer is inspectable.
- Likely mistake
- Checking an old answer variable.
- 03
Create two branches
Task: Give distinct feedback for correct and incorrect responses.
- Checkpoint
- Both branches can be demonstrated.
- Likely mistake
- An else is attached to the wrong condition.
- 04
Track score and question
Task: Update score once and advance the current question.
- Checkpoint
- One answer cannot score twice.
- Likely mistake
- Several scripts change score.
- 05
Finish and restart
Task: Show a summary, then reset score and question state.
- Checkpoint
- A new quiz begins cleanly.
- Likely mistake
- Question state remains at the end.
Test questions
- Does capitalization matter?
- Can one answer score twice?
- Does every wrong answer advance?
- Can the quiz skip a question?
- Does restart reset score and question state?
Common mistakes
- Comparing numbers and text incorrectly.
- Score changes in several scripts.
- Feedback does not match the branch.
- The next question begins before feedback is readable.
Extension ideas
- Accept equivalent answers.
- Add categories.
- Choose questions randomly without repeats.
- Explain the final score by topic.
Challenge levels
Builder
Create five reliable questions.
Inventor
Accept two forms of an answer and explain why.
Boss Level
Build non-repeating randomized question selection.
What to demonstrate
- Original questions
- Correct and incorrect paths
- Reliable score
- Question progression
- End summary
- One repaired condition bug