Level 1 · Question 1

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THE QUESTION

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Write a program that asks the user “Who’s your favourite astronaut?” and prints a
message saying, "Your favourite astronaut is [Name]."
Sample Input:
Neil Armstrong
Sample Output:
Your favourite astronaut is Neil Armstrong.
Your Input:
Sally Ride

CHECK YOUR ANSWER

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Your output

Your favourite astronaut is Sally Ride.

Insert Sally Ride into the sentence template.

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From the supplied Beginner answer key. Outputs are reproduced as provided.

Expected output

Your favourite astronaut is Sally Ride.

Source: GIC 2025 Beginner Questions and the supplied Beginner answer key, March 2025 archive.