Question Bank | Updated 2025/2026
What is a List? correct answers A data structure that can store many values of under
one name
Which is an example of how to create an empty list? correct answers Variable = []
Variable = list()
Which is an example of how to create a list with predefined values? correct answers
colors = ["red, "yellow", "blue"]
To create a list with predefined values, you have to.... correct answers Put a sequence
of items in []
What does list1.append(elem) do? correct answers Adds a single element to the end of
the list
What does list1.insert(index, elem) do? correct answers Inserts the element elem at the
given index, shifting elements to the right
What does list1.extend(list2) do? correct answers Add the elements in list2 to the end of
the list.
T or F: The extend method is not only used with a list. correct answers False
T or F: Using + or += on a list is similar to using the extend method. correct answers
True
How do you access the individual element in a list using an index? correct answers
list1[index]
What are characteristics of Positive Indexes? correct answers First element in the list
has index 0, second element has index 1, and n'th element is n-1
What are characteristics of Negative Indexes? correct answers Identify positions relative
to the end of the list, index -1 identifies the last element, and -2 identifies the next to last
element, etc.
What does Function do? correct answers Is a description
What does len do? correct answers Returns the number of items in the list
,What does min do? correct answers Returns the minimum among the elements in the
list
What does max do? correct answers Returns the maximum among the elements in the
list
What does sum do? correct answers Returns the sum of all the elements in the list.
(applies to list of numerical values only)
Given a list, you may use ________ to randomize the order of the elements in a list.
correct answers Shuffle
What do you type to import the shuffle function and use the shuffle function with a list?
correct answers from random import shuffle
shuffle(list1)
You can refer to elements of a list using the... correct answers Subscript syntax
T or F: The code below makes third have a value of 83.0
scores = [75.0, 68.5, 83.0]
third = scores[2] correct answers True
T or F: Negative indices count from the right end. correct answers True
What is the value of third after running the code below?
scores = [75.0, 68.5, 83.0]
third = scores[-1] correct answers 83.0
Which is an example of negative indices? correct answers scores = [75.0, 68.5, 83.0]
third = scores[-1]
Which is an example of positive indices? correct answers scores = [75.0, 68.5, 83.0]
third = scores[2]
Slicing gives a... correct answers List of elements
Subscripting gives a... correct answers Single element
Which is an example of slicing a list? correct answers scores = [68.5, 83.0]
exams = scores[1:3]
T or F: Each list is an object. correct answers True
, Which is an example of how you call a list method? correct answers
list.methodName(arguments)
T or F: The in operator does not check for that exact method, and looks "inside"
elements. correct answers False
To search for an element in a list, you can use the... correct answers in operator and
index method
Which is an example of using the in operator to search for an element in a list? correct
answers Names = ["William", "Scott", "Sophia"]
if "William" in Names:
Which is an example of using the index method to search for an element's position in a
list? correct answers Names = ["William", "Scott", "Sophia"]
loc = Names.index("Scott")
# loc is 1
Which is an example of using the index method to search for an element from the start
to the end of a list? correct answers List.index(elem, start, end)
T or F: If the index method finds the element, it return its index (position) inside the list.
correct answers True
T or F: A ValueError is given when the index method searches for the element and the
element is not between start and end in the list. correct answers True
T or F: A Searchgive Error is not given when the index method is used and the element
is NOT found. correct answers False
Which is an example of transversing a list with a for loop? correct answers scores =
[ 85, 72, 56, 98, 84, 72]
for grade in scores:
print(grade)
To get both indices and elements in transversing a list, use... correct answers A loop
controlled with range(len(list)) with subscripting
for index in range(len(scores)):
print (index,"\t"
,grade[i])
Enumerate(mylist) to control the