Match each Python keyword to its use.
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Starts a conditional statement
Starts a loop over a sequence
Starts a loop that repeats while a condition is true
Defines a function
Exits a function and optionally returns a value
Answer choices
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Correct answer & explanation
break: Exits the innermost loop
The correct matches are: break is used to exit a loop prematurely; continue skips the current iteration; pass is a no-operation statement. Common mistakes include swapping the definitions of break and continue.
Answer analysis
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
break: Exits the innermost loop
Why this is correct
break is used to terminate the nearest enclosing loop.
continue: Skips the rest of the current iteration
Why this is correct
continue skips the remaining code in the current loop iteration and proceeds to the next iteration.
pass: Does nothing, acts as a placeholder
Why this is correct
pass is a null operation; it is used when a statement is required syntactically but no action is needed.
break: Skips the rest of the current iteration
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect — this describes continue, not break.
continue: Exits the innermost loop
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect — this describes break, not continue.
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