1.5 - Break and Continue Statements
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Practice Questions
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What does the break statement do in a loop?
💡 Hint: Think about how to exit a loop early.
What does the continue statement do?
💡 Hint: Consider what happens in a loop when a condition is met.
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What effect does the break statement have in a loop?
💡 Hint: Remember how it modifies the loop execution.
True or False: The continue statement stops the loop entirely.
💡 Hint: Think about what happens after continue.
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Write a program that uses a break statement to stop the loop when a user inputs a specific word. What modifications would be necessary to also apply a continue statement?
💡 Hint: Think about conditions that trigger stop and continue.
Create a function that accepts a list of numbers and utilizes break and continue to print only odd numbers while stopping when hitting a maximum threshold, say 10.
💡 Hint: Consider the conditions set for break and continue carefully.
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