WGU D278 – Scripting and Programming Foundations Full Actual Exam | Updated 2025 Edition

WGU D278 – Scripting and Programming
Foundations Full Actual Exam | Updated 2025
Edition

Exam Overview

This complete practice exam has been carefully designed to reflect the structure, style, and
content focus of the official WGU D278: Scripting and Programming – Foundations
assessment.
It includes:

Topics Covered

✅ Python syntax and variables
✅ Data types and operators
✅ Conditional logic and loops
✅ Functions, scope, and parameters
✅ Lists, tuples, dictionaries, and sets
✅ Input/output operations
✅ Exception handling
✅ File processing
✅ Object-oriented programming concepts
✅ Algorithmic logic and pseudocode




1. What is the output of the following code?
x = 5
y = 10
print(x + y)

A) 15
B) 15
C) 510
D) Error

✅ Rationale: Addition between integers returns their sum, 15.

,2. Which of the following is a valid variable name in Python?

A) 2ndName
B) my-name
C) my_name
D) class

✅ Rationale: Variables cannot start with a digit or use hyphens. class is a reserved keyword.



3. What is the output?
x = "5"
y = 2
print(x * y)

A) 10
B) Error
C) 55
D) '10'

✅ Rationale: String multiplied by integer repeats the string — "5" * 2 = "55".



4. Which data type is immutable in Python?

A) List
B) Dictionary
C) Tuple
D) Set

✅ Rationale: Tuples cannot be changed after creation.



5. What is the correct output?
for i in range(3):
print(i)

A) 1 2 3
B) 0 1 2

,C) 0 1 2 3
D) 3

✅ Rationale: range(3) generates 0, 1, 2.



6. Which keyword defines a function in Python?

A) func
B) def
C) define
D) function

✅ Rationale: def is the keyword used to declare a function.



7. What is printed by this code?
def greet(name="Student"):
print("Hello", name)

greet()

A) Error
B) Hello
C) Hello Student
D) Hello None

✅ Rationale: Default argument is used when no argument is passed.



8. What is the output?
nums = [2, 4, 6]
nums.append(8)
print(nums)

A) [2, 4, 6]
B) [2, 4, 6, 8]
C) [8, 6, 4, 2]
D) [2, 4, 6][8]

✅ Rationale: .append() adds an element to the end of a list.

, 9. What is the result of bool("")?

A) True
B) False
C) None
D) Error

✅ Rationale: Empty strings evaluate to False in Boolean context.



10. Which symbol is used for integer division in Python?

A) /
B) //
C) %
D) **

✅ Rationale: // returns integer (floor) division results.




11. What is the output of the following code?
x = 3
if x > 2:
print("High")
else:
print("Low")

A) High
B) Low
C) 2
D) Error

✅ Rationale: The condition x > 2 is true, so it prints “High”.



12. Which of these statements will create a list?

A) list = (1, 2, 3)
B) list = [1, 2, 3]