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REVISIT
▶ A consecutive sequence of characters that are enclosed or surrounded by single (‘ ’) or double (“ ”) quotes is
known as a string.
▶ A list is a type of container that is used to store a list of values of any type.
▶ Functions help us to break our program into smaller pieces or modules.
▶ Python functions can be categorised into in-built functions and user-defined functions.
1. Tick ( ) the correct option.
a. Which type of function is append( )?
(i) Built-in (ii) User-defined
(iii) Not a valid function (iv) None of these
b. What is the input given to the functions referred to as?
(i) Return Value (ii) Name
(iii) Arguments (iv) None of these
c. Which user-defined function takes parameters and returns output?
(i) type1 (ii) type2
(iii) type3 (iv) None of these
d. Which of the following is used to insert special characters that are invalid in Python?
(i) Escape sequence (ii) Strings
(iii) Lists (iv) None of these
e. Which operator is used to repeat the string for a given number of times?
(i) String Concatenation Operator (ii) String Replication Operator
(iii) len() (iv) None of these
2. Fill in the blanks using the words from the help box.
Function, append, string, lower
a. The _______________ function inserts the object passed to it at the end of the list.
b. _______________ can be defined as a block of a reusable code that performs a specific task.
c. The _______________ function converts all uppercase letters to lowercase.
d. A consecutive sequence of characters which are enclosed or surrounded by single or double quotes
is known as a _______________ .
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