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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Grid Moves

Robotics lesson 21: Moves on a grid · Set 166 · 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 (2, 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
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (2, 0) (b) (0, 2) (c) (1, 2) (d) (0, 4)
  2. 2.🗺️ 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 right
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) east (c) west (d) south
  3. 3.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (4, 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) north (b) east (c) south (d) west
  4. 4.🗺️ Does “turn left” move the robot to a new square? (a) Yes, two squares (b) Yes, one square (c) No, it only turns (d) Yes, back to start
  5. 5.🗺️ 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
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (0, 7) (b) (1, 9) (c) (9, 0) (d) (0, 9)
  6. 6.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 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
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) east (c) south (d) north
  7. 7.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (5, 5), 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 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) south (c) north (d) east
  8. 8.🗺️ 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 2
    turn right
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (9, 8) (b) (8, 9) (c) (7, 8) (d) (10, 8)
  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 3
    turn right
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) south (c) north (d) west
  10. 10.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (3, 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 right
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (5, 0) (b) (0, 5) (c) (1, 5) (d) (2, 5)
  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 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) south (c) north (d) west
  12. 12.🗺️ 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
  13. 13.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (5, 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 right
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) east (c) west (d) north
  14. 14.🗺️ 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 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 (6, 4), 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
    turn right
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) south (c) north (d) west
  16. 16.🗺️ 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 2
    turn right
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) north (c) east (d) south
  17. 17.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (8, 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 left
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (9, 7) (b) (10, 9) (c) (9, 10) (d) (9, 9)
  18. 18.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (8, 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 left
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  19. 19.🗺️ 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 2
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  20. 20.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (3, 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 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (3, 3) (b) (7, 3) (c) (6, 3) (d) (3, 6)
  21. 21.🗺️ A robot faces east and turns left. Which way does it face now? (a) east (b) north (c) south (d) west
  22. 22.🗺️ 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 3
    turn left
    forward 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  23. 23.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (4, 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 right
    forward 2
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  24. 24.🗺️ A robot faces north and moves forward 1 square. Which number goes up by 1? (a) both numbers (b) neither number (c) the first one (d) the second (up) one
  25. 25.🗺️ 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 3
    turn left
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 2
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  26. 26.🗺️ 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 2
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) east (c) south (d) west
  27. 27.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (1, 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 1
    turn right
    forward 2
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  28. 28.🗺️ 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 left
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) east (c) north (d) south
  29. 29.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (4, 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 2
    turn right
    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, 6), 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
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (2, 5) (b) (5, 1) (c) (1, 6) (d) (1, 5)
  31. 31.🗺️ 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
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) west (c) south (d) east
  32. 32.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (8, 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 right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 3
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  33. 33.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 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 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) north (c) west (d) south
  34. 34.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (4, 8), 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
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (6, 6) (b) (6, 7) (c) (7, 6) (d) (4, 6)
  35. 35.🗺️ 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 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (5, 6) (b) (4, 6) (c) (4, 9) (d) (6, 4)
  36. 36.🗺️ 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 1
    turn left
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) west (c) south (d) north
  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 right
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (6, 7) (b) (7, 9) (c) (10, 7) (d) (9, 7)
  38. 38.🗺️ 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 3
    turn right
    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 (8, 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
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (10, 1) (b) (9, 4) (c) (9, 1) (d) (1, 9)
  40. 40.🗺️ 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 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 3
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?

Answer key

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

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