diff --git a/lib/tcl/tests/eval.sx b/lib/tcl/tests/eval.sx
index 88db3ea3..5352646c 100644
--- a/lib/tcl/tests/eval.sx
+++ b/lib/tcl/tests/eval.sx
@@ -310,6 +310,25 @@
     (ok "info-procs" (let ((r (get (run "proc myfn {} {}\ninfo procs") :result))) (contains? (tcl-list-split r) "myfn")) true)
     (ok "info-args" (get (run "proc add {a b} {expr {$a+$b}}\ninfo args add") :result) "a b")
     (ok "info-commands-has-set" (let ((r (get (run "info commands") :result))) (contains? (tcl-list-split r) "set")) true)
+    ; --- classic programs ---
+    (ok
+      "classic-for-each-line"
+      (get
+        (run "proc for-each-line {var lines body} {\n    foreach item $lines {\n        uplevel 1 [list set $var $item]\n        uplevel 1 $body\n    }\n}\nset total 0\nfor-each-line line {hello world foo} {\n    incr total [string length $line]\n}\nset total")
+        :result)
+      "13")
+    (ok
+      "classic-assert"
+      (get
+        (run "proc assert {expr_str} {\n    set result [uplevel 1 [list expr $expr_str]]\n    if {!$result} {\n        error \"Assertion failed: $expr_str\"\n    }\n}\nset x 42\nassert {$x == 42}\nassert {$x > 0}\nset x 10\nassert {$x < 100}\nset x")
+        :result)
+      "10")
+    (ok
+      "classic-with-temp-var"
+      (get
+        (run "proc with-temp-var {varname tempval body} {\n    upvar 1 $varname v\n    set saved $v\n    set v $tempval\n    uplevel 1 $body\n    set v $saved\n}\nset x 100\nwith-temp-var x 999 {\n    set captured $x\n}\nlist $x $captured")
+        :result)
+      "100 999")
     (dict
       "passed"
       tcl-eval-pass
diff --git a/lib/tcl/tests/programs/assert.tcl b/lib/tcl/tests/programs/assert.tcl
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bfaa2ad3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/tcl/tests/programs/assert.tcl
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+proc assert {expr_str} {
+    set result [uplevel 1 [list expr $expr_str]]
+    if {!$result} {
+        error "Assertion failed: $expr_str"
+    }
+}
+
+set x 42
+assert {$x == 42}
+assert {$x > 0}
+set x 10
+assert {$x < 100}
+set x
diff --git a/lib/tcl/tests/programs/for-each-line.tcl b/lib/tcl/tests/programs/for-each-line.tcl
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8e0295c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/tcl/tests/programs/for-each-line.tcl
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+proc for-each-line {var lines body} {
+    foreach item $lines {
+        uplevel 1 [list set $var $item]
+        uplevel 1 $body
+    }
+}
+
+# Usage: accumulate lengths of each "line"
+set total 0
+for-each-line line {hello world foo} {
+    incr total [string length $line]
+}
+set total
diff --git a/lib/tcl/tests/programs/with-temp-var.tcl b/lib/tcl/tests/programs/with-temp-var.tcl
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5de7db84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/tcl/tests/programs/with-temp-var.tcl
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+proc with-temp-var {varname tempval body} {
+    upvar 1 $varname v
+    set saved $v
+    set v $tempval
+    uplevel 1 $body
+    set v $saved
+}
+
+set x 100
+with-temp-var x 999 {
+    set captured $x
+}
+list $x $captured