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Here, 10 is the number of steps that the sprite will move forward. You can change the
number of steps by clicking on the text box in the block and typing the new number.
To make the sprite move backward, give a minus (–) sign before the number as shown
move -30 steps . This will move the sprite 30 steps back on the stage.
Looks Block
The blocks that are used to add speech and thought bubbles to the sprite are called Looks
Blocks. These are purple in colour.
For example, you want to add a speech bubble to the sprite for 2 seconds with a message
‘Hello!’ as shown say Hello! for 2 seconds .
You can change the message by clicking on the message text box and typing your own
message.
You can also change the time by clicking on the time text box. think Hmm... for 2 seconds
Events Block
This is the topmost block. It helps to run the script on the stage as it
controls the starting of scripts. It gives you the control of all the blocks when clicked
as without an event block no program will run.
To run a script, you have to click on the Go button before the other blocks.
ADDING A SPRITE
When you open Scratch, the default Sprite1 is the cat.
The location of the sprite cat is at the centre of the
stage. Let us add another sprite to the stage.
To add a sprite, follow the given steps:
Step 1: Click on the Choose a Sprite tool in the Sprites 1
Info Pane.
Then Choose a Sprite window opens. It shows the thumbnails of the available sprites.
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