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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Grid Moves

Robotics lesson 21: Moves on a grid · Set 133 · 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 (4, 8), 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
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) north (c) east (d) west
  2. 2.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 6), 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
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  3. 3.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (5, 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 left
    forward 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  4. 4.🗺️ 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
  5. 5.🗺️ On our grids, the square (3, 5) means … (a) 5 across and 3 up (b) 3 across and 5 up (c) 35 squares away (d) 3 down and 5 left
  6. 6.🗺️ 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
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (3, 0) (b) (0, 1) (c) (0, 0) (d) (1, 0)
  7. 7.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 4), facing east. (The first number counts squares across to the east, the second counts squares up to the north.) It runs:
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) west (c) east (d) north
  8. 8.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 8), 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 1
    turn right
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (5, 9) (b) (5, 8) (c) (6, 8) (d) (8, 5)
  9. 9.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 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 2
    turn right
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (4, 6) (b) (3, 7) (c) (6, 3) (d) (3, 6)
  10. 10.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (4, 6), 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 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) south (c) west (d) north
  11. 11.🗺️ 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 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (1, 6) (b) (6, 1) (c) (8, 1) (d) (7, 1)
  12. 12.🗺️ 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 right
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (9, 0) (b) (0, 6) (c) (1, 9) (d) (0, 9)
  13. 13.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 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 right
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (9, 3) (b) (4, 9) (c) (3, 9) (d) (1, 9)
  14. 14.🗺️ 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 3
    turn left
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (1, 6) (b) (0, 6) (c) (6, 0) (d) (2, 6)
  15. 15.🗺️ 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 right
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) south (c) west (d) east
  16. 16.🗺️ 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 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) north (c) south (d) west
  17. 17.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (1, 1), 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 right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (3, 1) (b) (1, 3) (c) (1, 0) (d) (2, 3)
  18. 18.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (1, 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 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (2, 4) (b) (6, 2) (c) (3, 6) (d) (2, 6)
  19. 19.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (8, 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 right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (5, 7) (b) (9, 5) (c) (8, 5) (d) (7, 5)
  20. 20.🗺️ 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 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) east (c) west (d) south
  21. 21.🗺️ 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 1
    turn right
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) south (c) north (d) west
  22. 22.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (4, 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 left
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) north (c) south (d) east
  23. 23.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 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 right
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (9, 3) (b) (10, 3) (c) (3, 9) (d) (8, 3)
  24. 24.🗺️ A robot faces north and moves forward 1 square. Which number goes up by 1? (a) both numbers (b) the first one (c) the second (up) one (d) neither number
  25. 25.🗺️ A robot faces east and turns left. Which way does it face now? (a) east (b) south (c) west (d) north
  26. 26.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (8, 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 right
    forward 2
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  27. 27.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (7, 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 left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (4, 9) (b) (9, 3) (c) (9, 4) (d) (10, 4)
  28. 28.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (5, 4), facing east. (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
    turn right
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (6, 0) (b) (6, 1) (c) (7, 0) (d) (0, 6)
  29. 29.🗺️ 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 3
    turn right
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (3, 3) (b) (1, 3) (c) (3, 0) (d) (0, 3)
  30. 30.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 7), 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 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) west (c) north (d) east
  31. 31.🗺️ 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 3
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  32. 32.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (3, 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 3
    turn left
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (6, 2) (b) (5, 2) (c) (2, 5) (d) (5, 3)
  33. 33.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 2), 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
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) east (c) north (d) south
  34. 34.🗺️ 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 3
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 2
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  35. 35.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (7, 5), 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
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (3, 5) (b) (5, 3) (c) (6, 3) (d) (5, 5)
  36. 36.🗺️ 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 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  37. 37.🗺️ 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 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  38. 38.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (1, 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 right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (1, 2) (b) (2, 2) (c) (3, 2) (d) (2, 3)
  39. 39.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (3, 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
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  40. 40.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (5, 2), 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 2
    turn left
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (7, 5) (b) (6, 5) (c) (5, 6) (d) (5, 5)

Answer key

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

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