Participant 1

Initial description: Create a pattern where the outside (perimeter) of the square is blue and every other row and every other column is also blue. The remaining squares will be black.

Final description: Create a pattern where the outside (perimeter) of the square is blue and every other row and every other column is also blue. The remaining squares will be black.


Attempt 1: Correct

Participant 2

Initial description: make right look like left

Final description: I am frustrated these are really hard & apparently I am stupid.


Attempt 1: Incorrect
Attempt 2: Incorrect
Attempt 3: Incorrect

Participant 3

Initial description: the outer four sides must all be blue and the inner parts of the square must be checkerboard

Final description: the outer four sides must all be blue and the inner parts of the square must be checkerboard


Attempt 1: Correct

Participant 4

Initial description: create a grid or mesh pattern with blue borders and black holes

Final description: create a grid or mesh pattern with blue borders and black holes


Attempt 1: Correct

Participant 5

Initial description: Fill the perimeter of a board that is the same size as the test input in blue and fill in lines of blue horizontally and vertically, skipping every other column/row.

Final description: Fill the perimeter of a board that is the same size as the test input in blue and fill in lines of blue horizontally and vertically, skipping every other column/row.


Attempt 1: Correct

Participant 6

Initial description: Leave a border of blue squares, every other row fill every other square black starting with the second one.

Final description: Leave a border of blue squares, every other row fill every other square black starting with the second one.


Attempt 1: Correct

Participant 7

Initial description: The rule is to make the the outline blue, and then to make one row blue and black 1 by 1 followed by one raw all blue and so on.

Final description: The rule is to make the the outline blue, and then to make one row blue and black 1 by 1 followed by one raw all blue and so on.


Attempt 1: Correct

Participant 8

Initial description: The output is filled with blue, but 1x1 black squares that don't touch each other are left in the center.

Final description: The output is filled with blue, but 1x1 black squares that don't touch each other are left in the center.


Attempt 1: Correct

Participant 9

Initial description: Filling the entire grid with blue and alternating the black tiles

Final description: Filling the entire grid with blue and alternating the black tiles


Attempt 1: Correct

Participant 10

Initial description: Match the grid size. Create a blue border. Make the rest of the inside checkered.

Final description: Match the grid size. Create a blue border. Make the rest of the inside checkered.


Attempt 1: Correct

Participant 11

Initial description: The second row and then increments of two has its second spot and increments of two is kept black. The rest are colored blue.

Final description: The second row and then increments of two has its second spot and increments of two is kept black. The rest are colored blue.


Attempt 1: Correct

Participant 12

Initial description: To create a checkerboard pattern alternating black and another color.

Final description: To create a checkerboard pattern alternating black and another color.


Attempt 1: Correct

Participant 13

Initial description: the black squares seem add or subtract based on the grid's height and width.

Final description: the black squares seem add or subtract based on the grid's height and width.


Attempt 1: Correct

Participant 14

Initial description: Create border with blue color and then alternating vertical and horizontal blue lines.

Final description: Create border with blue color and then alternating vertical and horizontal blue lines.


Attempt 1: Correct

Participant 15

Initial description: This one was simple and straightforward. The height and width of the input matches the height and width of the output. Then, I filled the output with blue, and followed the pattern to have a blue row in between each black box, dotting black boxes where appropriate.

Final description: This one was simple and straightforward. The height and width of the input matches the height and width of the output. Then, I filled the output with blue, and followed the pattern to have a blue row in between each black box, dotting black boxes where appropriate.


Attempt 1: Correct