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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Grid Moves

Robotics lesson 21: Moves on a grid · Set 131 · 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, 3), 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 2
    turn left
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (3, 9) (b) (10, 3) (c) (9, 3) (d) (9, 0)
  2. 2.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 2), facing north. (The first number counts squares across to the east, the second counts squares up to the north.) It runs:
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (2, 5) (b) (6, 5) (c) (5, 5) (d) (5, 6)
  3. 3.🗺️ A robot faces east and turns left. Which way does it face now? (a) north (b) south (c) east (d) west
  4. 4.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 2), 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 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) east (c) west (d) north
  5. 5.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (5, 7), 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 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (7, 5) (b) (8, 5) (c) (5, 7) (d) (7, 7)
  6. 6.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (7, 1), 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?
  7. 7.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (1, 3), 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
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) east (c) north (d) south
  8. 8.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (7, 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 left
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (8, 4) (b) (9, 3) (c) (8, 3) (d) (3, 8)
  9. 9.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (3, 5), 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
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) north (c) west (d) south
  10. 10.🗺️ A robot faces north and moves forward 1 square. Which number goes up by 1? (a) the first one (b) both numbers (c) neither number (d) the second (up) one
  11. 11.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (5, 5), 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 left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (9, 2) (b) (7, 2) (c) (2, 8) (d) (8, 2)
  12. 12.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (8, 1), facing north. (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) (8, 3) (b) (9, 3) (c) (3, 9) (d) (10, 3)
  13. 13.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (1, 8), 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 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (3, 9) (b) (9, 2) (c) (2, 8) (d) (2, 9)
  14. 14.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (3, 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 right
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) north (c) south (d) east
  15. 15.🗺️ On our grids, the square (3, 5) means … (a) 3 across and 5 up (b) 35 squares away (c) 3 down and 5 left (d) 5 across and 3 up
  16. 16.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (7, 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 right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) east (c) south (d) west
  17. 17.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (8, 7), 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
    turn right
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (5, 9) (b) (9, 8) (c) (9, 5) (d) (10, 5)
  18. 18.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (5, 3), 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 2
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  19. 19.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 1), 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 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (2, 2) (b) (0, 2) (c) (2, 0) (d) (1, 2)
  20. 20.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 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 right
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (8, 2) (b) (8, 4) (c) (9, 2) (d) (2, 8)
  21. 21.🗺️ 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 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (8, 3) (b) (9, 3) (c) (10, 3) (d) (3, 9)
  22. 22.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (5, 3), facing west. (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
    turn right
    forward 2
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  23. 23.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 6), 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 2
    turn left
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  24. 24.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (3, 2), facing north. (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
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (6, 4) (b) (4, 6) (c) (3, 4) (d) (7, 4)
  25. 25.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (4, 7), 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 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) north (c) west (d) south
  26. 26.🗺️ Does “turn left” move the robot to a new square? (a) Yes, one square (b) Yes, two squares (c) Yes, back to start (d) No, it only turns
  27. 27.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (4, 4), 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
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) south (c) east (d) north
  28. 28.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (1, 3), 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 3
    turn left
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) south (c) west (d) north
  29. 29.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (7, 7), 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 left
    forward 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  30. 30.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (1, 7), 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 2
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  31. 31.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (1, 3), 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
    turn left
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (3, 1) (b) (0, 3) (c) (2, 3) (d) (1, 3)
  32. 32.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (1, 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 right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) south (c) north (d) east
  33. 33.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (5, 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 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) north (c) east (d) west
  34. 34.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 3), 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 2
    turn left
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (1, 6) (b) (7, 1) (c) (4, 1) (d) (6, 1)
  35. 35.🗺️ 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
    turn left
    forward 3
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  36. 36.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (7, 3), facing west. (The first number counts squares across to the east, the second counts squares up to the north.) It runs:
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) east (c) north (d) south
  37. 37.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 1), 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
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) north (c) south (d) east
  38. 38.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 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 3
    turn right
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) south (c) west (d) north
  39. 39.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (8, 1), 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
    turn right
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (6, 2) (b) (9, 2) (c) (10, 2) (d) (2, 9)
  40. 40.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 3), facing south. (The first number counts squares across to the east, the second counts squares up to the north.) It runs:
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (1, 2) (b) (0, 2) (c) (0, 0) (d) (2, 0)

Answer key

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

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