Identify Terminology
L1 Knowledge
Atoms
~1 min
Keys and values
In this dictionary, what is "apples" called?
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Dictionaries
Key–value lookup and updating associated data.
Models frequently confuse membership of keys with membership of values. That is an evaluation opportunity, not a reason to skip the concept.
Define a Concept
L1 Knowledge
Atoms
~2 min
Define a dictionary
In your own words, what is a dictionary in Python, and how is it different from a list?
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Match Terms to Definitions
L1 Knowledge
Atoms
~2 min
Match the dictionary vocabulary
Match each term to the definition that fits it. The code is there so you can see what each term refers to; …
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Program Purpose
L2 Comprehension
Macro Structure
~3 min
What is this dictionary program for?
What overall problem is this program solving? Avoid describing only the syntax.
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Explain Code
L2 Comprehension
Blocks
~3 min
What does this dictionary update do?
Explain in plain English what this code does. Say what the dictionary holds, what the second line changes, and what is printed.
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Complete the Code
L3 Application
Blocks
~2 min
Print every key with its value
The program should print each item with its price, as 'tea 2' and then 'cake 4'. Which expression completes the blank?
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Compare Solutions
L4 Analysis
Relations
~4 min
Two vote counters
Two AI-generated programs both try to tally votes into a dictionary. Each is a separate program. Compare them. Which statement is true?
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Code Improvement
L5 Synthesis
Macro Structure
~5 min
Tighten this generated lookup
An AI produced the function below for: return the stock count for a product name, or 0 if the product is missing. …
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AI Suggestion Evaluation
L6 Evaluation
Macro Structure
~4 min
Is this stock total correct?
Requirement: total_stock(stock) returns the total number of items in stock, where stock maps product names to counts (for example {'apples': 5, 'pears': …
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