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Input-Output (Basic) - Beginner-Intermediate Level: conceptual clarity BEGINNER-INTERMEDIATE

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📝 Worksheet 12 of 30 • 20 questions • ⏱️ Estimated time: 20 minutes • 🎯 Beginner-intermediate level

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Worksheet 12 of 30 (40% complete)

Question 1

Input: umbrella goat monkey lion eagle Step 1: Identify vowel-starting words: eagle umbrella Step 2: Identify consonant-starting words: goat lion monkey Step 3: Sort each group alphabetically Step 4: Combine (vowels first, then consonants): eagle umbrella goat lion monkey What is the final output?
Words starting with vowels come first (sorted alphabetically), followed by words starting with consonants (sorted alphabetically): eagle umbrella goat lion monkey
vowel, consonant, separation

Question 2

Input: 67 28 venus mercury jupiter 42 Step 1: Separate → Words: venus mercury jupiter, Numbers: 67 28 42 Step 2: Sort numbers ascending → 28 42 67 Step 3: Sort words by length (then alphabetically) → venus jupiter mercury Step 4: Alternate (word, number, word, number...) → venus 28 jupiter 42 mercury 67 What is the final output?
Words sorted by length (shortest first, alphabetically for ties), numbers sorted ascending, then alternated: venus 28 jupiter 42 mercury 67
complex, multi-step, advanced

Question 3

Input: 91 42 jupiter 56 neptune earth Step 1: Separate → Words: jupiter neptune earth, Numbers: 91 42 56 Step 2: Sort numbers ascending → 42 56 91 Step 3: Sort words by length (then alphabetically) → earth jupiter neptune Step 4: Alternate (word, number, word, number...) → earth 42 jupiter 56 neptune 91 What is the final output?
Words sorted by length (shortest first, alphabetically for ties), numbers sorted ascending, then alternated: earth 42 jupiter 56 neptune 91
complex, multi-step, advanced

Question 4

Input: insect ball kite ant cat Step 1: Identify vowel-starting words: ant insect Step 2: Identify consonant-starting words: ball cat kite Step 3: Sort each group alphabetically Step 4: Combine (vowels first, then consonants): ant insect ball cat kite What is the final output?
Words starting with vowels come first (sorted alphabetically), followed by words starting with consonants (sorted alphabetically): ant insect ball cat kite
vowel, consonant, separation

Question 5

Input: 47 7 28 80 15 43 11 86 Step 1: Even numbers (sorted): 28 80 86 Step 2: Odd numbers (sorted): 7 11 15 43 47 Step 3: Combine (evens then odds): 28 80 86 7 11 15 43 47 What is the final output?
Even numbers first (sorted ascending), then odd numbers (sorted ascending): 28 80 86 7 11 15 43 47
odd-even, separation

Question 6

Input: 53 47 84 14 10 11 Step 1: Calculate digit sums → 53(8) 47(11) 84(12) 14(5) 10(1) 11(2) Step 2: Sort by digit sum (ascending) → 10 11 14 53 47 84 What is the final sorted output?
Numbers sorted by sum of their digits (smallest sum first). If sums are equal, numbers sorted by value: 10 11 14 53 47 84
digit-sum, numerical

Question 7

Input: 94 41 98 96 66 13 36 3 Step 1: Even numbers (sorted): 36 66 94 96 98 Step 2: Odd numbers (sorted): 3 13 41 Step 3: Combine (evens then odds): 36 66 94 96 98 3 13 41 What is the final output?
Even numbers first (sorted ascending), then odd numbers (sorted ascending): 36 66 94 96 98 3 13 41
odd-even, separation

Question 8

Input: 67 jupiter 42 mercury 91 sun Step 1: Separate → Words: jupiter mercury sun, Numbers: 67 42 91 Step 2: Sort numbers ascending → 42 67 91 Step 3: Sort words by length (then alphabetically) → sun jupiter mercury Step 4: Alternate (word, number, word, number...) → sun 42 jupiter 67 mercury 91 What is the final output?
Words sorted by length (shortest first, alphabetically for ties), numbers sorted ascending, then alternated: sun 42 jupiter 67 mercury 91
complex, multi-step, advanced

Question 9

Input: ant tiger dog goat cat Step 1: ant dog tiger goat cat Step 2: ant dog goat tiger cat Step 3: ant dog goat cat tiger What will be the final output after complete sorting?
The words are arranged in alphabetical (dictionary) order. ant tiger dog goat cat → ant cat dog goat tiger
alphabetical, sorting

Question 10

Input: butterfly hippopotamus bat cat butterfly Step 1: bat cat Step 2: bat cat butterfly butterfly Rule: Arrange words by length (shortest first), then alphabetically for same length. What is the final output?
Sorted by word length: bat cat butterfly butterfly hippopotamus
length, multi-criteria

Question 11

Input: kite dog insect cat umbrella Step 1: Identify vowel-starting words: insect umbrella Step 2: Identify consonant-starting words: cat dog kite Step 3: Sort each group alphabetically Step 4: Combine (vowels first, then consonants): insect umbrella cat dog kite What is the final output?
Words starting with vowels come first (sorted alphabetically), followed by words starting with consonants (sorted alphabetically): insect umbrella cat dog kite
vowel, consonant, separation

Question 12

Input: 34 63 83 67 31 28 44 50 Step 1: Even numbers (sorted): 28 34 44 50 Step 2: Odd numbers (sorted): 31 63 67 83 Step 3: Combine (evens then odds): 28 34 44 50 31 63 67 83 What is the final output?
Even numbers first (sorted ascending), then odd numbers (sorted ascending): 28 34 44 50 31 63 67 83
odd-even, separation

Question 13

Input: elephant bird lion monkey ant Step 1: bird elephant lion monkey ant Step 2: bird elephant lion ant monkey Step 3: bird elephant ant lion monkey What will be the final output after complete sorting?
The words are arranged in alphabetical (dictionary) order. elephant bird lion monkey ant → ant bird elephant lion monkey
alphabetical, sorting

Question 14

Input: 49 46 53 39 21 27 Step 1: Calculate digit sums → 49(13) 46(10) 53(8) 39(12) 21(3) 27(9) Step 2: Sort by digit sum (ascending) → 21 53 27 46 39 49 What is the final sorted output?
Numbers sorted by sum of their digits (smallest sum first). If sums are equal, numbers sorted by value: 21 53 27 46 39 49
digit-sum, numerical

Question 15

Input: 94 8 30 12 55 16 89 44 Step 1: Even numbers (sorted): 8 12 16 30 44 94 Step 2: Odd numbers (sorted): 55 89 Step 3: Combine (evens then odds): 8 12 16 30 44 94 55 89 What is the final output?
Even numbers first (sorted ascending), then odd numbers (sorted ascending): 8 12 16 30 44 94 55 89
odd-even, separation

Question 16

Input: 88 49 9 70 15 11 23 46 Step 1: Identify prime numbers: 11 23 Step 2: Identify composite numbers: 9 15 46 49 70 88 Step 3: Combine (primes first, then composites, each sorted ascending): 11 23 9 15 46 49 70 88 What is the final output?
Prime numbers first (sorted ascending), followed by composite numbers (sorted ascending): 11 23 9 15 46 49 70 88
prime, filtering

Question 17

Input: bat butterfly elephant hippopotamus bee Step 1: bat bee Step 2: bat bee elephant Rule: Arrange words by length (shortest first), then alphabetically for same length. What is the final output?
Sorted by word length: bat bee elephant butterfly hippopotamus
length, multi-criteria

Question 18

Input: grape apple fig 23 56 elderberry 78 Step 1: Sorted words → apple elderberry fig grape Step 2: Sorted numbers → 23 56 78 Step 3: Interleave (2 words, 1 number, repeat) → apple elderberry 23 fig grape 56 78 What is the final output?
Words sorted alphabetically, numbers sorted ascending, then interleaved in pattern: 2 words, 1 number, repeat → apple elderberry 23 fig grape 56 78
interleaving, patterns

Question 19

Input: LOGIC Step 1: Reverse the word → CIGOL Step 2: Shift each letter +1 (A→B, B→C, ..., Z→A) → DJHPM Step 3: Rotate left by 2 positions → HPMDJ Step 4: For even positions (0-indexed), keep letter; for odd positions, replace with position number (A=1, B=2...) → H16M4J What is the final output?
Multiple transformations applied sequentially: LOGIC → CIGOL → DJHPM → HPMDJ → H16M4J
pattern, multi-transformation

Question 20

Input: venus 56 28 saturn sun 15 Step 1: Separate → Words: venus saturn sun, Numbers: 56 28 15 Step 2: Sort numbers ascending → 15 28 56 Step 3: Sort words by length (then alphabetically) → sun venus saturn Step 4: Alternate (word, number, word, number...) → sun 15 venus 28 saturn 56 What is the final output?
Words sorted by length (shortest first, alphabetically for ties), numbers sorted ascending, then alternated: sun 15 venus 28 saturn 56
complex, multi-step, advanced
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