PCEP Certification Practice Test: Constructing Strings

Question 1: Which of the following correctly constructs a string in Python?

1. my_string = Hello, World!
2. my_string = "Hello, World!"
3. my_string = 'Hello', 'World!'
4. my_string = Hello + World!

Question 2: Which of the following are valid ways to create a string in Python? (Choose all that apply)

1. my_string = 'Python'
2. my_string = "Python"
3. my_string = '''Python'''
4. my_string = """Python"""

Question 3: Complete the code to create a string that contains the text Hello, World!.

greeting = ______

Question 4: What will be the output of the following code?

text = "Python" + " " + "Programming"
print(text)

1. PythonProgramming
2. Python Programming
3. Python+Programming
4. Error

Question 5: Insert the correct code to create a string full_name by joining the first name and last name with a space.

first_name = "John"
last_name = "Doe"
full_name = first_name + ______ + last_name

Question 6: Which of the following creates a multi-line string in Python?

1. text = 'This is a\nmulti-line\nstring'
2. text = '''This is a multi-line string'''
3. text = 'This is a' + ' multi-line' + ' string'
4. text = "This is a \multi-line \string"

Question 7: Which of the following correctly construct a string that spans multiple lines? (Choose all that apply)

1. multi_line = '''First line\nSecond line'''
2. multi_line = """First line\nSecond line"""
3. multi_line = 'First line' + '\n' + 'Second line'
4. multi_line = "First line\nSecond line"

Question 8: Arrange the steps to correctly concatenate three strings: part1, part2, and part3.

1. Use the + operator to concatenate the strings.
2. Assign the concatenated result to a variable full_text.
3. Create three separate strings: part1, part2, and part3

Question 9: Complete the code to create a string that contains the text Python Programming.

language = "Python"
activity = "Programming"
result = ______ + " " + ______
print(result)

Question 10: What will be the output of the following code?

name = "Alice"
message = "Hello, " + name + "!"
print(message)

1. Hello Alice!
2. Hello, Alice!
3. Hello, + name + !
4. Error

Question 11: Insert the correct code to create a string that repeats the word Python three times with spaces in between.

repeated_string = ("Python" + ______) * 3
print(repeated_string.strip())

Question 12: Which of the following correctly creates a string by repeating the word "Code" five times?

1. text = "Code" * 5
2. text = "Code" + 5
3. text = "Code" * "5"
4. text = "Code" + "Code" + "Code" + "Code" + "Code"

Question 13: Which of the following are valid string concatenations in Python? (Choose all that apply)

1. result = "Hello" + " " + "World"
2. result = "123" + str(456)
3. result = "Sum: " + 123 + 456
4. result = "Python" * 3

Question 14: Arrange the steps to correctly create a string greeting that says "Good Morning, Alice!".

1. Concatenate "Good Morning, " with name.
2. Assign "Alice" to a variable name.
3. Assign the result to a variable greeting.

Question 15: Complete the code to create a string that contains the text "123456" by concatenating three separate strings.

part1 = "123"
part2 = "4"
part3 = "56"
result = part1 + ______ + part3
print(result)

Question 16: What will be the output of the following code?

line1 = "Roses are red,"
line2 = "Violets are blue,"
line3 = "Sugar is sweet,"
line4 = "And so are you."

poem = line1 + "\n" + line2 + "\n" + line3 + "\n" + line4
print(poem)

1. Roses are red,Violets are blue,Sugar is sweet,And so are you.
2. Roses are red,\nViolets are blue,\nSugar is sweet,\nAnd so are you.
3. Roses are red, (next line)Violets are blue, (next line)Sugar is sweet, (next line)And so are you.
4. Roses are red, (same line)Violets are blue, (same line)Sugar is sweet, (same line)And so are you.

17. Insert the correct code to construct a string that includes both single and double quotes, like "It's a "Python" class".

text = ______

Question 18: What is the correct way to create an empty string in Python?

1. empty_string = ""
2. empty_string = ''
3. empty_string = str()
4. All of the above

Question 19: Which of the following are correct ways to construct a string using string interpolation or formatting? (Choose all that apply)

• name = "Alice"; greeting = "Hello, {}".format(name)
• name = "Alice"; greeting = "Hello, " + name + "!"
• name = "Alice"; greeting = f"Hello, {name}!"
• name = "Alice"; greeting = "Hello, {0}!".format(name)

Question 20: Arrange the steps to create a string quote that includes a backslash (\) character.

1. Assign the string to quote.
2. Escape the backslash with another backslash.
3. Write the string "This is a backslash: \\".

Question 21: Complete the code to create a string that contains the text "He said, 'Hello!'".

quote = ______

Question 22: What will be the output of the following code?

title = "The title is: "
book = "The Great Gatsby"
result = title + book
print(result)

1. The title is:The Great Gatsby
2. The title is: The Great Gatsby
3. Error
4. The title is The Great Gatsby

Question 23: Insert the correct code to create a multi-line string that displays:

Line 1
Line 2
Line 3
 
text = ______

Question 24: Which of the following is the most efficient way to create a string "Hello, World!" using Python's f-string formatting?

1. name = "World"; text = f"Hello, {name}!"
2. name = "World"; text = "Hello, {}!".format(name)
3. name = "World"; text = "Hello, " + name + "!"
4. text = "Hello, World!"

Question 25: Which of the following correctly creates a string that contains a newline character? (Choose all that apply)

1. text = "First line\nSecond line"
2. text = '''First line\nSecond line'''
3. text = "First line" + "\n" + "Second line"
4. text = "First line\\nSecond line"