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WGU E010 Foundations of Programming (Python)
2026 Practice Assessment
1. Which symbol begins a single-line comment in Python? A. // B. # C. * D. % Answer: B. # Rationale: Python uses # for single-line comments. 2. What data type is 3.14? A. Integer B. Float C. String D. Boolean Answer: B. Float Rationale: Numbers with decimals are floats. 3. What follows the in keyword in a for loop? A. Condition B. Iterable C. Number D. Function Answer: B. Iterable Rationale: Loops iterate over lists, strings, etc. 4. Which loop is used when the number of iterations is known? A. while B. for C. infinite D. do-while Answer: B. for Rationale: for loops iterate a fixed number of times.
5. A while loop requires: A. Variable only B. Condition + indented block C. Break statement D. List Answer: B. Condition + indented block Rationale: Loop runs while condition is True. 6. Which keyword exits a loop early? A. stop B. break C. return D. exit Answer: B. break Rationale: break terminates loop immediately. 7. In for item in list, item is: A. Index B. Value C. Length D. List Answer: B. Value Rationale: Iterates over elements. 8. Which structure prevents duplicates? A. List B. Tuple C. Dictionary D. Set Answer: D. Set Rationale: Sets store unique values only. 9. Which is immutable? A. List B. Dict
Answer: B Rationale: Python shell executes line-by-line.
14. Slice last 3 characters: A. [:3] B. [3:] C. [-3:] D. [:-3] Answer: C Rationale: Negative slicing starts from end. 15. .find("python") index in "learning python": A. 8 B. 9 C. 10 D. 7 Answer: B Rationale: Starts at index 9. 16. Which adds element to list? A. add() B. insert() C. append() D. push() Answer: C Rationale: .append() adds to end. 17. Dictionary update syntax: A. dict.add() B. dict[key] = value C. dict.insert() D. dict.append() Answer: B Rationale: Assign value using key.
18. Correct loop: A. for i with list B. for i in list C. for i from list D. for i = list **Answer: B
- Loop through list values:** A. while B. for value in list C. for i in range(list) D. while list **Answer: B
- Positive numbers condition:** A. > B. >= C. != D. < **Answer: A
- Double a number:** A. num+ B. num* C. num/ D. num- 2 **Answer: B
- Default parameter syntax:** A. name:World B. name="World" C. name==World D. name->World Answer: B
Answer: B
28. Even number check fix: A. return True B. return False C. return number%2== D. pass **Answer: C
- Larger number logic:** A. return smaller B. return larger C. return both D. return none **Answer: B
- range(5) produces:** A. 1โ 5 B. 0โ 4 C. 1โ 4 D. 0โ 5 **Answer: B
- len("hello") =** A. 4 B. 5 C. 6 D. 3 **Answer: B
- Index starts at:** A. 1 B. 0
C. - 1
D. 2
Answer: B
33. Boolean values are: A. 1/ B. Yes/No C. True/False D. T/F **Answer: C
- Function keyword:** A. func B. define C. def D. function **Answer: C
- Return keyword does:** A. prints B. exits function with value C. loops D. stores **Answer: B
- List index access:** A. list(0) B. list[0] C. list{0} D. list<0> **Answer: B
- Add multiple items:**
42. String concatenation uses: A. + B. * C. & D. % **Answer: A
- Multiply string:** A. "a"*3 โ "aaa" B. "a"+ C. "a"/ D. "a"- 3 **Answer: A
- type(5) returns:** A. int B. float C. str D. bool **Answer: A
- Convert string to int:** A. int() B. str() C. float() D. bool() **Answer: A
- Logical AND operator:** A. && B. and C. & D. &&& Answer: B
47. Logical OR operator: A. || B. or C. | D. // **Answer: B
- NOT operator:** A.! B. not C. != D. no **Answer: B
- Equality check:** A. = B. == C. === D. != **Answer: B
- Not equal operator:** A. <> B. != C. =! D. == **Answer: B
- What does input() return by default?** A. Integer B. Float C. String D. Boolean
A. Division B. Modulus C. Floor division D. Power Answer: C Rationale: Returns integer division result.
57. Modulus operator is: A. / B. % C. // D. ** **Answer: B
- 5 % 2 equals:** A. 2 B. 1 C. 0 D. 3 **Answer: B
- Which is mutable?** A. Tuple B. String C. List D. Integer **Answer: C
- Remove item from list:** A. delete() B. remove() C. pop() D. Both B and C Answer: D Rationale: remove() removes by value, pop() by index.
61. pop() returns: A. Nothing B. Removed item C. Index D. Boolean **Answer: B
- len([1,2,3,4]) =** A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D. 2 **Answer: B
- Which method converts string to lowercase?** A. lower() B. small() C. down() D. case() **Answer: A
- Convert to uppercase:** A. upper() B. capitalize() C. big() D. up() **Answer: A
- Remove whitespace:** A. trim() B. strip() C. remove() D. clean()
C. dict.insert() D. dict.append() Answer: B
71. Check key existence: A. key in dict B. key.exists() C. dict.has(key) D. dict.check() **Answer: A
- What is None?** A. String B. Boolean C. Null value D. Integer **Answer: C
- Which loop runs at least once?** A. for B. while C. do-while D. none Answer: D Rationale: Python has no do-while loop. 74. Function without return gives: A. Error B. 0 C. None D. False **Answer: C
- Default function return type:**
A. int B. str C. None D. bool Answer: C
76. Keyword for optional loop skip: A. break B. skip C. continue D. pass **Answer: C
- pass does:** A. Skips loop B. Ends program C. Does nothing D. Breaks loop **Answer: C
- Which creates empty list?** A. list() B. [] C. Both D. None **Answer: C
- Which creates empty dictionary?** A. {} B. dict() C. Both D. [] Answer: C
85. Boolean AND truth: A. Both True B. One True C. Both False D. Either **Answer: A
- Boolean OR truth:** A. Both True B. One True C. Both False D. Neither **Answer: B
- not True =** A. True B. False C. None D. Error **Answer: B
- Which is correct comparison?** A. = B. == C. := D. === **Answer: B
- Function parameter is:** A. Input variable B. Output value C. Loop D. Condition
Answer: A
90. Argument is: A. Function name B. Passed value C. Loop variable D. Condition **Answer: B
- Local variable scope:** A. Global B. Inside function C. Outside program D. Everywhere **Answer: B
- Global variable scope:** A. Inside function B. Entire program C. Loop only D. Class only **Answer: B
- Which keyword modifies global variable?** A. global B. var C. static D. extern **Answer: A
- List slicing [1:3] means:** A. index 1โ 3 B. index 1โ 2
