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This variable 'Fruit' is a string variable as we are saving names in the variable. If you save numbers in

a variable, say, 'Mobile', it will be a numeric variable.

CONDITIONAL BLOCKS

Many times, you have to do a task which is dependent on some condition. For example, you have to
make mango shake. There are two conditions:

a. Go to the refrigerator and check if there are mangoes. If mangoes are there, then you will make
mango shake.
b. If the mangoes are not there, you will make cold coffee.

Here the condition is the availability of mango.

We can also write this in two ways:
1. if 2. if
mango is available mango is available

then then
make the mango shake make the mango shake
else

make cold coffee
In such situations, we use conditional blocks. Scratch has two conditional blocks. They are:

1. If,then block: In this block if the condition is true, the blocks inside conditional block will run. If
the condition is false, the blocks inside conditional block will not run. Only the blocks outside the
conditional block will run.

2. If,then,..else block: In this block if the condition is true, the blocks inside then condition will run. If
the condition is false, the blocks inside else condition will run.

You can also use the forever and repeat blocks with these blocks.

Let us make a small script.

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