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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Grid Moves

Robotics lesson 21: Moves on a grid · Set 161 · 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.🗺️ Does “turn left” move the robot to a new square? (a) No, it only turns (b) Yes, one square (c) Yes, two squares (d) Yes, back to start
  2. 2.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 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
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (7, 1) (b) (6, 1) (c) (1, 6) (d) (3, 1)
  3. 3.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 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 left
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) south (c) west (d) east
  4. 4.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (3, 7), 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 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) south (c) north (d) east
  5. 5.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (5, 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 right
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (7, 4) (b) (4, 4) (c) (4, 5) (d) (5, 4)
  6. 6.🗺️ 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 3
    turn right
    forward 3
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  7. 7.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 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 left
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) east (c) west (d) south
  8. 8.🗺️ 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 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (4, 1) (b) (3, 1) (c) (1, 3) (d) (5, 1)
  9. 9.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (7, 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
    turn right
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (4, 3) (b) (3, 4) (c) (6, 4) (d) (4, 4)
  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) the second (up) one (d) neither number
  11. 11.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (4, 1), 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 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (9, 2) (b) (2, 9) (c) (6, 2) (d) (10, 2)
  12. 12.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (8, 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) (8, 9) (b) (5, 9) (c) (6, 9) (d) (9, 5)
  13. 13.🗺️ A robot faces east and turns left. Which way does it face now? (a) south (b) east (c) west (d) north
  14. 14.🗺️ 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 3
    turn right
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) south (c) west (d) north
  15. 15.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (5, 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 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (4, 7) (b) (3, 7) (c) (7, 3) (d) (3, 8)
  16. 16.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (1, 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 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (4, 6) (b) (5, 6) (c) (1, 6) (d) (6, 4)
  17. 17.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (7, 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 left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (8, 7) (b) (7, 7) (c) (7, 8)
  18. 18.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (1, 7), 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 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (2, 6) (b) (3, 6) (c) (2, 9) (d) (6, 2)
  19. 19.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (4, 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 left
    forward 2
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  20. 20.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (5, 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
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (8, 5) (b) (8, 8) (c) (9, 8) (d) (8, 9)
  21. 21.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (3, 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 1
    turn right
    forward 3
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  22. 22.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (8, 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 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) south (c) west (d) north
  23. 23.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (4, 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 2
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (1, 1) (b) (0, 1) (c) (2, 1) (d) (1, 0)
  24. 24.🗺️ 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 2
    turn right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (1, 6) (b) (1, 7) (c) (7, 1) (d) (2, 7)
  25. 25.🗺️ 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 3
    turn left
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) south (c) north (d) east
  26. 26.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (5, 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 2
    turn left
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (4, 6) (b) (3, 6) (c) (6, 3) (d) (3, 9)
  27. 27.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 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 right
    forward 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) south (c) east (d) west
  28. 28.🗺️ 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 1
    turn right
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (1, 4) (b) (1, 5) (c) (4, 1) (d) (2, 4)
  29. 29.🗺️ 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 left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 3
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  30. 30.🗺️ On our grids, the square (3, 5) means … (a) 35 squares away (b) 3 across and 5 up (c) 3 down and 5 left (d) 5 across and 3 up
  31. 31.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (7, 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 3
    turn left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (4, 7) (b) (7, 4) (c) (4, 8) (d) (5, 7)
  32. 32.🗺️ 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 left
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  33. 33.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (4, 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
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (3, 5) (b) (4, 3) (c) (3, 4) (d) (4, 4)
  34. 34.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (4, 1), 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
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  35. 35.🗺️ 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 left
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) east (c) north (d) west
  36. 36.🗺️ 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 left
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (4, 7) (b) (3, 7) (c) (7, 3) (d) (5, 7)
  37. 37.🗺️ 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 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (2, 8) (b) (3, 8) (c) (8, 2) (d) (2, 9)
  38. 38.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 6), 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 2
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  39. 39.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (1, 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 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) south (c) north (d) west
  40. 40.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 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 2
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?

Answer key

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

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