Python Coding Introduction Vocabulary

Word Bank

Fill In the Blanks

1) is a popular programming language that reads like English.
2) A is like a labeled box where you store information.
3) A is text wrapped in quotes, like “Hello”.
4) An is a whole number without decimals, like 42.
5) A is a number with a decimal point, like 3.14.
6) A is either True or False.
7) displays information in the terminal so you can see what your program is doing.
8) asks the user a question and waits for their answer.
9) An starts with the letter f and lets you put variables inside curly braces.
10) runs code only when a is true; runs code when it’s false.

Quick Checks

• Circle the valid variable names: player_name / player-name / player name / playerName
• Draw a line matching data types to examples:
  • String             42
  • Integer           "Hello"
  • Float               True
  • Boolean           3.14

Stretch: Code Detective

Find and circle the mistakes in this code:

player name = "Sam"
age = input("How old are you? )
if age = 13
    print(f"You are {age} years old!")

Hint: Look for spaces in names, missing quotes, the wrong equals sign, and a missing colon!