Practice Slicing a List - 20.4 | 20. LIST – Python Data Structures | CBSE Class 9 AI (Artificial Intelligence)
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20.4 - Slicing a List

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Practice Questions

Test your understanding with targeted questions related to the topic.

Question 1

Easy

What is the output of fruits[0:2] for the list fruits = ['apple', 'banana', 'mango', 'orange']?

💡 Hint: Look closely at the starting and ending indices.

Question 2

Easy

If fruits = ['apple', 'banana', 'mango', 'orange'], what does fruits[:2] return?

💡 Hint: Remember ':' means from the beginning up to the index specified.

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Interactive Quizzes

Engage in quick quizzes to reinforce what you've learned and check your comprehension.

Question 1

What will fruits[0:3] return for the list fruits = ['apple', 'banana', 'mango', 'orange']?

  • ['apple'
  • 'banana']
  • ['apple'
  • 'banana'
  • 'mango']
  • ['banana'
  • 'mango'
  • 'orange']

💡 Hint: Think about the inclusive start and exclusive end of the range.

Question 2

If fruits[1:] is executed, what will it return?

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: What does omitting the end index signify?

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Challenge Problems

Push your limits with challenges.

Question 1

You have a list of cities: cities = ['New York', 'Los Angeles', 'Chicago', 'Houston', 'Phoenix']. Write a code snippet that uses slicing to return ['Chicago', 'Houston', 'Phoenix'].

💡 Hint: Think about how to access the elements starting from the index of 'Chicago'.

Question 2

Given colors = ['red', 'orange', 'yellow', 'green', 'blue', 'indigo', 'violet'], create a new list with just the warm colors: ['red', 'orange', 'yellow']. How would you slice for this?

💡 Hint: Identify the starting point and how many colors fall under 'warm'.

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