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TN-PROG-IELTS-84447 · v3.-7

Applying Debugging

IELTS · Programming · Debugging · National Curriculum (UK)

Grade

IELTS

Subject

Programming

Topic

Debugging

Subtopic

Applying Debugging

Curriculum

National Curriculum (UK)

Difficulty

Core

Time

30 minutes

Total marks

54

Student name

Teacher name

Date

Learning objectives

  • Recognise applying debugging accurately in programming contexts.
  • Explain the underlying rule of applying debugging in the student's own words.
  • Apply applying 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 30 minutes.
  5. Complete the reflection box at the end before you hand the sheet in.

Warm-up

Bloom: Remember · 4 marks

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

  1. 1.State one fact you already know about applying debugging.

    [1]
  2. 2.Circle one fact you already know about applying debugging.

    [1]
  3. 3.Name one fact you already know about applying debugging.

    [1]
  4. 4.State one fact you already know about applying debugging.

    [1]

Recall

Bloom: Remember · 4 marks

Complete from memory. No calculator, no notes.

  1. 1.Label the key term used in applying debugging described here: item 1.

    [1]
  2. 2.Label the key term used in applying debugging described here: item 2.

    [1]
  3. 3.Label the key term used in applying debugging described here: item 3.

    [1]
  4. 4.Define the key term used in applying debugging described here: item 4.

    [1]

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Applying Debugging

Basic Practice

Bloom: Understand · 5 marks

Work through each item. Show the step you used.

  1. 1.Work out part 1 using the rule for applying debugging.

    [1]
  2. 2.Identify part 2 using the rule for applying debugging.

    [1]
  3. 3.Complete part 3 using the rule for applying debugging.

    [1]
  4. 4.Work out part 4 using the rule for applying debugging.

    [1]
  5. 5.Identify part 5 using the rule for applying debugging.

    [1]

Guided Practice

Bloom: Understand · 8 marks

The first step is given. Finish the reasoning.

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

    [2]
  2. 2.Continue the working 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]
  4. 4.Using the first step given, finish part 4. Step 1 has been started for you.

    [2]

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Independent Practice

Bloom: Apply · 10 marks

No scaffolding. Set out your full method.

  1. 1.Determine part 1 on applying debugging without help.

    [2]
  2. 2.Solve part 2 on applying debugging without help.

    [2]
  3. 3.Work out fully part 3 on applying debugging without help.

    [2]
  4. 4.Work out fully part 4 on applying debugging without help.

    [2]
  5. 5.Calculate part 5 on applying debugging without help.

    [2]

Challenge Questions

Bloom: Analyse · 9 marks

Harder items. Attempt every one, even partially.

  1. 1.Show that the statement in part 1 about applying debugging.

    [3]
  2. 2.Deduce the statement in part 2 about applying debugging.

    [3]
  3. 3.Deduce the statement in part 3 about applying debugging.

    [3]

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Real-life Application

Bloom: Apply · 6 marks

Use the skill in context. State units in your answer.

  1. 1.Apply a real programming situation that depends on applying debugging.

    [3]
  2. 2.Apply a real programming situation that depends on applying debugging.

    [3]

Critical Thinking

Bloom: Evaluate · 8 marks

Explain your reasoning in full sentences.

  1. 1.Compare and justify a student's method for applying debugging is or is not efficient.

    [4]
  2. 2.Compare and justify a student's method for applying debugging is or is not efficient.

    [4]

Reflection

Bloom: Create · 0 marks

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

  1. 1.Record how confident you feel with applying debugging and what you will practise next.

    [—]
  2. 2.Describe how confident you feel with applying debugging and what you will practise next.

    [—]

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