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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Grid Moves

Robotics lesson 21: Moves on a grid · Set 101 · 40 questions
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Robot tip (One line at a time): (x, y) = squares across (east), squares up (north). forward n: north adds n to the second number, east adds n to the first, south and west take away. turn left / turn right: change only the direction by 90°. Write the square and direction after every line.

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  1. 1.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (7, 8), facing south. (The first number counts squares across to the east, the second counts squares up to the north.) It runs:
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (4, 8) (b) (8, 7) (c) (9, 4) (d) (8, 4)
  2. 2.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (7, 4), facing east. (The first number counts squares across to the east, the second counts squares up to the north.) It runs:
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  3. 3.🗺️ A robot faces north and moves forward 1 square. Which number goes up by 1? (a) the second (up) one (b) both numbers (c) neither number (d) the first one
  4. 4.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 4), facing west. (The first number counts squares across to the east, the second counts squares up to the north.) It runs:
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (5, 5) (b) (5, 4) (c) (4, 5) (d) (4, 4)
  5. 5.🗺️ Does “turn left” move the robot to a new square? (a) Yes, two squares (b) Yes, one square (c) Yes, back to start (d) No, it only turns
  6. 6.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (8, 3), facing east. (The first number counts squares across to the east, the second counts squares up to the north.) It runs:
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (9, 3) (b) (9, 2) (c) (2, 9) (d) (10, 2)
  7. 7.🗺️ A robot faces east and turns left. Which way does it face now? (a) south (b) east (c) north (d) west
  8. 8.🗺️ On our grids, the square (3, 5) means … (a) 35 squares away (b) 5 across and 3 up (c) 3 across and 5 up (d) 3 down and 5 left
  9. 9.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 5), facing west. (The first number counts squares across to the east, the second counts squares up to the north.) It runs:
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 3
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  10. 10.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (3, 6), facing south. (The first number counts squares across to the east, the second counts squares up to the north.) It runs:
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) west (c) north (d) east
  11. 11.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (3, 2), facing east. (The first number counts squares across to the east, the second counts squares up to the north.) It runs:
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (5, 3) (b) (3, 5) (c) (4, 5) (d) (3, 6)
  12. 12.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (7, 4), facing east. (The first number counts squares across to the east, the second counts squares up to the north.) It runs:
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (8, 2) (b) (9, 2) (c) (8, 1) (d) (2, 8)
  13. 13.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 3), facing west. (The first number counts squares across to the east, the second counts squares up to the north.) It runs:
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (1, 5) (b) (1, 6) (c) (5, 1) (d) (2, 5)
  14. 14.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (3, 8), facing west. (The first number counts squares across to the east, the second counts squares up to the north.) It runs:
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (1, 9) (b) (2, 9) (c) (1, 8) (d) (9, 1)
  15. 15.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (8, 7), facing east. (The first number counts squares across to the east, the second counts squares up to the north.) It runs:
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) north (c) south (d) west
  16. 16.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (5, 5), facing south. (The first number counts squares across to the east, the second counts squares up to the north.) It runs:
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (8, 4) (b) (7, 4) (c) (4, 7) (d) (5, 4)
  17. 17.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 5), facing north. (The first number counts squares across to the east, the second counts squares up to the north.) It runs:
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (4, 1) (b) (2, 4) (c) (1, 4) (d) (1, 7)
  18. 18.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (1, 2), facing south. (The first number counts squares across to the east, the second counts squares up to the north.) It runs:
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (1, 2) (b) (0, 1) (c) (2, 1) (d) (1, 1)
  19. 19.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (4, 2), facing east. (The first number counts squares across to the east, the second counts squares up to the north.) It runs:
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (9, 3) (b) (8, 3) (c) (6, 3) (d) (3, 8)
  20. 20.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (7, 6), facing north. (The first number counts squares across to the east, the second counts squares up to the north.) It runs:
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (6, 8) (b) (6, 7) (c) (7, 7) (d) (7, 6)
  21. 21.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (1, 3), facing west. (The first number counts squares across to the east, the second counts squares up to the north.) It runs:
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (1, 1) (b) (1, 0) (c) (0, 3) (d) (0, 1)
  22. 22.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (1, 6), facing west. (The first number counts squares across to the east, the second counts squares up to the north.) It runs:
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (0, 5) (b) (5, 0) (c) (0, 6) (d) (1, 5)
  23. 23.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (5, 1), facing north. (The first number counts squares across to the east, the second counts squares up to the north.) It runs:
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) east (c) west (d) north
  24. 24.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 3), facing west. (The first number counts squares across to the east, the second counts squares up to the north.) It runs:
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) east (c) north (d) west
  25. 25.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (5, 2), facing south. (The first number counts squares across to the east, the second counts squares up to the north.) It runs:
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (3, 0) (b) (4, 0) (c) (2, 0) (d) (0, 2)
  26. 26.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (1, 8), facing north. (The first number counts squares across to the east, the second counts squares up to the north.) It runs:
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (5, 9) (b) (1, 9) (c) (9, 4) (d) (4, 9)
  27. 27.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (3, 2), facing east. (The first number counts squares across to the east, the second counts squares up to the north.) It runs:
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  28. 28.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (7, 3), facing south. (The first number counts squares across to the east, the second counts squares up to the north.) It runs:
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) west (c) north (d) east
  29. 29.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 3), facing west. (The first number counts squares across to the east, the second counts squares up to the north.) It runs:
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (6, 0) (b) (0, 5) (c) (4, 0) (d) (5, 0)
  30. 30.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (8, 1), facing south. (The first number counts squares across to the east, the second counts squares up to the north.) It runs:
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) south (c) west (d) east
  31. 31.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (8, 5), facing south. (The first number counts squares across to the east, the second counts squares up to the north.) It runs:
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  32. 32.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (3, 3), facing west. (The first number counts squares across to the east, the second counts squares up to the north.) It runs:
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  33. 33.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (1, 3), facing south. (The first number counts squares across to the east, the second counts squares up to the north.) It runs:
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  34. 34.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (3, 8), facing north. (The first number counts squares across to the east, the second counts squares up to the north.) It runs:
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) west (c) north (d) east
  35. 35.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (8, 2), facing east. (The first number counts squares across to the east, the second counts squares up to the north.) It runs:
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) south (c) east (d) west
  36. 36.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (4, 5), facing west. (The first number counts squares across to the east, the second counts squares up to the north.) It runs:
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 2
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  37. 37.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (5, 7), facing south. (The first number counts squares across to the east, the second counts squares up to the north.) It runs:
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (7, 4) (b) (4, 5) (c) (5, 4) (d) (6, 4)
  38. 38.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (4, 2), facing south. (The first number counts squares across to the east, the second counts squares up to the north.) It runs:
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (4, 0) (b) (3, 0) (c) (0, 2) (d) (2, 0)
  39. 39.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (3, 3), facing east. (The first number counts squares across to the east, the second counts squares up to the north.) It runs:
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) north (c) south (d) east
  40. 40.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (7, 8), facing north. (The first number counts squares across to the east, the second counts squares up to the north.) It runs:
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) east (c) north (d) west

Answer key

  1. (8, 4)
  2. 9
  3. the second (up) one
  4. (4, 5)
  5. No, it only turns
  6. (9, 2)
  7. north
  8. 3 across and 5 up
  9. 5
  10. east
  11. (3, 5)
  12. (8, 2)
  13. (1, 5)
  14. (1, 9)
  15. south
  16. (7, 4)
  17. (1, 4)
  18. (1, 1)
  19. (8, 3)
  20. (6, 7)
  21. (0, 1)
  22. (0, 5)
  23. west
  24. north
  25. (2, 0)
  26. (4, 9)
  27. 4
  28. east
  29. (5, 0)
  30. north
  31. 9
  32. 2
  33. 2
  34. east
  35. west
  36. 5
  37. (5, 4)
  38. (2, 0)
  39. south
  40. east

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