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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Grid Moves

Robotics lesson 21: Moves on a grid · Set 172 · 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 right
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) north (c) west (d) east
  2. 2.🗺️ 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 left
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (1, 3) (b) (3, 1) (c) (2, 3) (d) (1, 0)
  3. 3.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (3, 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 right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  4. 4.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (8, 5), 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
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (3, 9) (b) (9, 5) (c) (10, 3) (d) (9, 3)
  5. 5.🗺️ 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 left
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) north (c) east (d) west
  6. 6.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 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 left
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) south (c) east (d) west
  7. 7.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 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
    turn right
    forward 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) north (c) east (d) south
  8. 8.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 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 left
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (2, 4) (b) (4, 5) (c) (4, 2) (d) (5, 2)
  9. 9.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 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 2
    turn right
    forward 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  10. 10.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (7, 4), 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 right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) north (c) west (d) east
  11. 11.🗺️ 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 3
    turn right
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) south (c) east (d) west
  12. 12.🗺️ 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 1
    turn left
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) west (c) east (d) north
  13. 13.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (7, 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 right
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) south (c) west (d) east
  14. 14.🗺️ 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 left
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (4, 6) (b) (6, 5) (c) (7, 4) (d) (6, 4)
  15. 15.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (8, 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 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (8, 5) (b) (5, 8) (c) (8, 6) (d) (9, 5)
  16. 16.🗺️ 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 left
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (1, 5) (b) (0, 2) (c) (0, 5) (d) (5, 0)
  17. 17.🗺️ 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 3
    turn left
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (1, 3) (b) (4, 1) (c) (3, 1) (d) (3, 4)
  18. 18.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (1, 8), 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
    turn right
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (1, 8) (b) (0, 5) (c) (8, 0) (d) (0, 8)
  19. 19.🗺️ 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 left
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (2, 1) (b) (2, 2) (c) (1, 2) (d) (1, 5)
  20. 20.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 4), 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
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (8, 2) (b) (5, 2) (c) (2, 8) (d) (9, 2)
  21. 21.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (4, 6), 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 3
    turn left
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (3, 9) (b) (2, 9) (c) (5, 9) (d) (9, 2)
  22. 22.🗺️ On our grids, the square (3, 5) means … (a) 5 across and 3 up (b) 35 squares away (c) 3 across and 5 up (d) 3 down and 5 left
  23. 23.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (8, 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
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) north (c) south (d) east
  24. 24.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (7, 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
    turn right
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (6, 0) (b) (4, 0) (c) (5, 0) (d) (0, 4)
  25. 25.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 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 left
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    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 (3, 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 3
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (0, 5) (b) (2, 5) (c) (5, 1) (d) (1, 5)
  27. 27.🗺️ 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 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  28. 28.🗺️ 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 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) west (c) east (d) south
  29. 29.🗺️ A robot faces east and turns left. Which way does it face now? (a) east (b) south (c) north (d) west
  30. 30.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (7, 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 2
    turn right
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (1, 0) (b) (0, 1) (c) (4, 0) (d) (2, 0)
  31. 31.🗺️ 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 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (10, 1) (b) (9, 1) (c) (1, 9) (d) (9, 2)
  32. 32.🗺️ 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 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 (1, 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
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) west (c) east (d) north
  34. 34.🗺️ 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
  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 2
    turn left
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    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 (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 3
    turn left
    forward 3
    turn left
    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 (4, 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
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (5, 0) (b) (0, 5) (c) (5, 2) (d) (6, 0)
  38. 38.🗺️ 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 3
    turn right
    forward 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  39. 39.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (8, 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 right
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (5, 5) (b) (6, 7) (c) (7, 5) (d) (5, 7)
  40. 40.🗺️ 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 3
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?

Answer key

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

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