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Gowri: That’s right, dear! Many other keys are also available on the keyboard, such as the
“spacebar key,” all 26 alphabetical keys (a to z), 10 numeric keys (0 to 9), the Enter key, Ctrl
key, function keys, and more. However, the keys on the keyboard that can be checked are
categorized as: 1. Spacebar key, 2. Alphabetical keys, 3. Numeric keys, 4. Left Arrow key (¨),
5. Right Arrow key (Æ), 6. Up Arrow key (≠), 7. Down Arrow key (Ø)), 8. any key.

Aryan: What is this “any” key?

Gowri: If you want to check whether any key is pressed on the keyboard,
you can choose the “any” option.

Aryan: Which block can be used to use the keys of keyboard in our script.

Gowri: Let me tell you how to use keyboard in our script. We have some
blocks for this:

6.1 BLOCKS USING KEYBOARD AND MOUSE
The block of instructions which uses keyboards and mouse are given below: -

6.1.1 “key... pressed?”— “Sensing” block

This block is a “boolean” block (which returns output as true or false), which has

a dropdown menu. You can choose any key from list given in this dropdown list

(8 type of keys options are available, as discussed above). This block is used to
check, whether this chosen key is pressed or not.

6.1.2 “mouse down?”— “Sensing” block

This block is also a “boolean” block. This block is used to check, whether mouse is

clicked or not.

6.1.3 “when…. key pressed”— “Events” block

This is a “hat” block, which has a dropdown menu. You can choose any key from

list provided in this dropdown. This block is used to execute the specific block of
instructions written under it, when that chosen key is pressed.

6.1.4 “when this sprite clicked”— “Events” block

This is a “hat” block, which is used to execute the specific block of instructions

written under it, when that sprite is clicked.

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