IF Statement Worksheet

Question 1

Why is an IF statement known as a control structure?

It controls the flow of execution in a program.

Question 2

There are other control structures in JavaScript that we'll be learning about soon. Use your google skills to look up the other control structures in JavaScript and list them below.

if / else if / else switch for loop while loop

Question 3

What is a boolean expression?

An expression that evaluates to either true or false.

Question 4

What is the 'equality operator', and what is it used for? How is it different from the assignment operator?

Is used to compare two values to determine if they equal.

Question 5

Why is it important to properly indent your code when writing IF statements?

Able to read and understand your coding, especially nested blocks when involved.

Question 6

What is a code block in JavaScript?

Group of statements enclose in curly braces.

Coding Problems

Coding Problems - See the 'script' tag below this h3 tag. You will have to write some JavaScript code in it.

Always test your work! Check the console log to make sure there are no errors.