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TN-PROG-GR1-76451 · v2.-6

Core Rules of Debugging

Grade 1 · Programming · Debugging · Edexcel

Grade

Grade 1

Subject

Programming

Topic

Debugging

Subtopic

Core Rules of Debugging

Curriculum

Edexcel

Difficulty

Foundation

Time

15 minutes

Total marks

16

Student name

Teacher name

Date

Learning objectives

  • Recognise core rules of debugging accurately in programming contexts.
  • Explain the underlying rule of core rules of debugging in the student's own words.
  • Apply core rules of debugging to multi-step and unfamiliar problems.
  • Justify a chosen method and identify errors in another student's work.

Skills assessed

  • Fluency and recall
  • Method and setting out
  • Reasoning and justification
  • Problem solving in context
  • Self-assessment

Instructions

  1. Write your name, your teacher's name and the date in the header.
  2. Answer every question in the space provided. Continue on the back if needed.
  3. Show all working — method marks are awarded even when the final answer is wrong.
  4. Aim to finish in about 15 minutes.
  5. Complete the reflection box at the end before you hand the sheet in.

Warm-up

Bloom: Remember · 3 marks

Answer quickly. These check you are ready for the topic.

  1. 1.Write down one fact you already know about core rules of debugging.

    [1]
  2. 2.State one fact you already know about core rules of debugging.

    [1]
  3. 3.Name one fact you already know about core rules of debugging.

    [1]

Recall

Bloom: Remember · 3 marks

Complete from memory. No calculator, no notes.

  1. 1.Complete the key term used in core rules of debugging described here: item 1.

    [1]
  2. 2.Complete the key term used in core rules of debugging described here: item 2.

    [1]
  3. 3.List the key term used in core rules of debugging described here: item 3.

    [1]

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Core Rules of Debugging

Basic Practice

Bloom: Understand · 4 marks

Work through each item. Show the step you used.

  1. 1.Work out part 1 using the rule for core rules of debugging.

    [1]
  2. 2.Match part 2 using the rule for core rules of debugging.

    [1]
  3. 3.Match part 3 using the rule for core rules of debugging.

    [1]
  4. 4.Identify part 4 using the rule for core rules of debugging.

    [1]

Guided Practice

Bloom: Understand · 6 marks

The first step is given. Finish the reasoning.

  1. 1.Complete the method for part 1. Step 1 has been started for you.

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  2. 2.Complete the method for part 2. Step 1 has been started for you.

    [2]
  3. 3.Using the first step given, finish part 3. Step 1 has been started for you.

    [2]

Reflection

Bloom: Create · 0 marks

Not marked. Answer honestly — this guides your next worksheet.

  1. 1.Record how confident you feel with core rules of debugging and what you will practise next.

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  2. 2.Describe how confident you feel with core rules of debugging and what you will practise next.

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