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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Grid Moves

Robotics lesson 21: Moves on a grid · Set 154 · 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 faces north and moves forward 1 square. Which number goes up by 1? (a) the second (up) one (b) neither number (c) both numbers (d) the first one
  2. 2.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (1, 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 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) north (c) west (d) south
  3. 3.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (1, 6), 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 2
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  4. 4.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (1, 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 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (1, 3) (b) (3, 0) (c) (0, 4) (d) (0, 3)
  5. 5.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (1, 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 left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (1, 0) (b) (2, 1) (c) (2, 2) (d) (1, 2)
  6. 6.🗺️ 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 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (3, 4) (b) (2, 1) (c) (2, 4) (d) (4, 2)
  7. 7.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (1, 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 3
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (1, 2) (b) (1, 1) (c) (4, 1) (d) (2, 1)
  8. 8.🗺️ 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 right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (3, 2) (b) (2, 3) (c) (2, 2) (d) (2, 4)
  9. 9.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (7, 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
    turn right
    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 (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 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) north (c) east (d) west
  11. 11.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 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
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) north (c) east (d) west
  12. 12.🗺️ 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
  13. 13.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 3), 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 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (1, 9) (b) (9, 3) (c) (10, 1) (d) (9, 1)
  14. 14.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 5), 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 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) south (c) east (d) west
  15. 15.🗺️ 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 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) south (c) west (d) north
  16. 16.🗺️ 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 left
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) south (c) north (d) east
  17. 17.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (3, 4), 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 left
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (2, 1) (b) (2, 2) (c) (1, 3) (d) (1, 2)
  18. 18.🗺️ 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 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) north (c) south (d) east
  19. 19.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (1, 4), 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
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (7, 0) (b) (0, 8) (c) (1, 7) (d) (0, 7)
  20. 20.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 4), 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
    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 (8, 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 3
    turn left
    forward 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) west (c) east (d) south
  22. 22.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (5, 5), 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 right
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (9, 4) (b) (8, 4) (c) (4, 8) (d) (8, 6)
  23. 23.🗺️ 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 2
    turn right
    forward 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  24. 24.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (1, 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 right
    forward 2
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  25. 25.🗺️ 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 3
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (9, 6) (b) (6, 8) (c) (8, 4) (d) (8, 6)
  26. 26.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 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 1
    turn right
    forward 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) south (c) east (d) west
  27. 27.🗺️ 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
    turn right
    forward 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  28. 28.🗺️ 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 left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (5, 2) (b) (4, 3) (c) (2, 4) (d) (4, 2)
  29. 29.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (7, 6), 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
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  30. 30.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (4, 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 2
    turn right
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (4, 3) (b) (3, 4) (c) (6, 3) (d) (3, 3)
  31. 31.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 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 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) east (c) west (d) north
  32. 32.🗺️ A robot faces east and turns left. Which way does it face now? (a) east (b) south (c) north (d) west
  33. 33.🗺️ 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
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  34. 34.🗺️ 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 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (1, 0) (b) (1, 2) (c) (0, 1) (d) (2, 0)
  35. 35.🗺️ On our grids, the square (3, 5) means … (a) 3 across and 5 up (b) 35 squares away (c) 5 across and 3 up (d) 3 down and 5 left
  36. 36.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (3, 3), 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 2
    turn right
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (6, 3) (b) (3, 5) (c) (5, 3) (d) (2, 3)
  37. 37.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (1, 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
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (0, 9) (b) (2, 9) (c) (9, 1) (d) (1, 9)
  38. 38.🗺️ 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 3
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  39. 39.🗺️ 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
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (5, 9) (b) (3, 9) (c) (9, 2) (d) (2, 9)
  40. 40.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (8, 4), 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
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (7, 2) (b) (3, 7) (c) (8, 3) (d) (7, 3)

Answer key

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

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