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JavaScript break Statement — exercises and bug fixes

5 hands-on exercises and 5 find-the-bug challenges for the JavaScript break Statement lesson. Every one is checked automatically in the browser — write the code, run it, and the tests tell you what still fails.

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Exercises(5)

  1. 1

    Stop at a match

    easy10 min

    Scan 1..10 and stop at the first number divisible by 4. Show it.

  2. 2

    Count until break

    easy10 min

    Count how many iterations run before breaking at 3.

  3. 3

    Skip with continue

    easy10 min

    Sum 1..5 but skip the number 3.

  4. 4

    Find an item in a list

    easy10 min

    Find "Grace" in the list and show her position (1-based).

  5. 5

    Break out of a search early

    medium10 min

    Stop scanning as soon as a negative number appears and report it.

Find the bug(5)

  1. 1

    Fix the missing break

    easy8 min

    Without break the loop keeps going and reports the last match.

  2. 2

    Fix break used instead of continue

    easy8 min

    break stops the whole loop when only one value should be skipped.

  3. 3

    Fix the break placed too early

    easy8 min

    Breaking before the work happens means nothing is counted.

  4. 4

    Fix the zero-based position

    easy8 min

    The reported position is off by one.

  5. 5

    Fix the wrong comparison in the search

    easy8 min

    The test looks for the wrong condition and never breaks.

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