Functions (reusable code blocks) in Intro to Computing - Interactive Code Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

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easy

Complete the code to define a function named greet.

Intro to Computing

def [1]():
    print("Hello!")

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Asay_hello

Bgreet

Chello

Dprint

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using a different function name than 'greet'.

Forgetting to add parentheses after the function name.

The function name should be greet to match the instruction.

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medium

Complete the code to call the function greet.

Intro to Computing

[1]()

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Aprint

Bsay_hello

Chello

Dgreet

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using print() instead of the function name.

Forgetting the parentheses after the function name.

To run the function, you write its name followed by parentheses: greet().

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hard

Fix the error in the function definition to accept a name parameter.

Intro to Computing

def greet([1]):
    print(f"Hello, {name}!")

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Anames

BName

Cname

Dnam

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using a different parameter name than 'name'.

Capitalizing the parameter name incorrectly.

The parameter should be named name to match the variable used inside the function.

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hard

Fill both blanks to define and call a function that adds two numbers.

Intro to Computing

def add([1], [2]):
    return a + b

result = add(3, 4)

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Aa

Bb

Cx

Dy

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using parameter names that don't match the return statement.

Using more or fewer parameters than needed.

The function parameters should be a and b to match the addition inside the function.

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hard

Fill all three blanks to create a function that returns the square of a number and call it.

Intro to Computing

def square([1]):
    return [2] * [3]

result = square(5)

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Anum

Dnumber

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using different variable names in the parameter and return statement.

Using a variable name not defined as a parameter.

The parameter and both operands in the return statement should be the same variable num to correctly calculate the square.