# headbands quiz answers

create a charades game with a collection of strings.

## Name

## Directions

Use this activity document to guide your work in the [headbands tutorial](/lessons/headbands/activity).

Answer the questions while completing the tutorial. Pay attention to the dialogues!

## 1. What is the meaning of the term 'collection' in programming? What is a 'collection' of strings?

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A 'collection' is a group of variables of the same type stored together. A 'collection' of strings is a group of strings stored together.

## 2. Consider the following lines of code.

```blocks
let coll: string[] = []
coll.push("puppy")
coll.push("clock")
```

Write the line of code that will display the string "puppy" using `data->coll`.

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```blocks
basic.showString(coll[0], 150)
```

## 3. Consider the following lines of code.

```blocks
let coll: string[] = []
coll.push("puppy")
coll.push("clock")
coll.push("cat")
```

Write the line of code that will display the string "cat" using `data->coll`.

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```blocks
basic.showString(coll[2], 150)
```

## 4. Consider the following line of code.

```blocks
let coll: string[] = []
```

Write the five (5) lines of code that will add the following five words to `data->coll`: puppy, clock, night, cat, cow.

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```blocks
let coll: string[] = []
coll.push("puppy")
coll.push("clock")
coll.push("night")
coll.push("cat")
coll.push("cow")
```

## 5. Write the code to get a string from the collection at a random position.

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```blocks
let coll: string[] = []
let index = Math.random(coll.length)
let word = coll[index]
```

