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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Grid Moves

Robotics lesson 21: Moves on a grid · Set 173 · 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, 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 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) east (c) west (d) north
  2. 2.🗺️ Does “turn left” move the robot to a new square? (a) Yes, two squares (b) Yes, back to start (c) No, it only turns (d) Yes, one square
  3. 3.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 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 2
    turn right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (0, 4) (b) (1, 5) (c) (5, 0) (d) (0, 5)
  4. 4.🗺️ 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 left
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (5, 2) (b) (5, 0) (c) (0, 5) (d) (6, 0)
  5. 5.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (4, 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 right
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) west (c) east (d) north
  6. 6.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 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 2
    turn right
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (5, 6) (b) (6, 6) (c) (6, 5) (d) (7, 5)
  7. 7.🗺️ A robot faces east and turns left. Which way does it face now? (a) south (b) north (c) west (d) east
  8. 8.🗺️ 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 right
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (4, 2) (b) (1, 4) (c) (5, 1) (d) (4, 1)
  9. 9.🗺️ On our grids, the square (3, 5) means … (a) 35 squares away (b) 5 across and 3 up (c) 3 down and 5 left (d) 3 across and 5 up
  10. 10.🗺️ A robot faces north and moves forward 1 square. Which number goes up by 1? (a) both numbers (b) the first one (c) neither number (d) the second (up) one
  11. 11.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (5, 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 right
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  12. 12.🗺️ 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 left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (7, 9) (b) (8, 9) (c) (9, 7) (d) (7, 10)
  13. 13.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (7, 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 2
    turn left
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (9, 5) (b) (6, 5) (c) (5, 6) (d) (7, 5)
  14. 14.🗺️ 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 right
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (6, 7) (b) (5, 9) (c) (5, 7) (d) (7, 5)
  15. 15.🗺️ 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 left
    forward 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  16. 16.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 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 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) south (c) west (d) east
  17. 17.🗺️ 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 right
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (3, 9) (b) (10, 3) (c) (9, 3) (d) (8, 3)
  18. 18.🗺️ 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 2
    turn left
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (3, 1) (b) (2, 2) (c) (1, 2) (d) (2, 1)
  19. 19.🗺️ 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 2
    turn right
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) east (c) south (d) west
  20. 20.🗺️ 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 3
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) north (c) south (d) east
  21. 21.🗺️ 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 left
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) west (c) south (d) east
  22. 22.🗺️ 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 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (5, 4) (b) (4, 4) (c) (4, 5) (d) (4, 1)
  23. 23.🗺️ 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 2
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (3, 8) (b) (0, 8) (c) (2, 8) (d) (8, 2)
  24. 24.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (8, 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 1
    turn left
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (7, 9) (b) (9, 7) (c) (10, 7) (d) (9, 4)
  25. 25.🗺️ 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 left
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) north (c) west (d) south
  26. 26.🗺️ 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 3
    turn left
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) north (c) east (d) west
  27. 27.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (5, 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 left
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) east (c) west (d) north
  28. 28.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (1, 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 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) west (c) north (d) east
  29. 29.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (3, 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
    turn left
    forward 2
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  30. 30.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (8, 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 1
    turn right
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) north (c) west (d) east
  31. 31.🗺️ 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 left
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (6, 0) (b) (9, 0) (c) (0, 9) (d) (10, 0)
  32. 32.🗺️ 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 2
    turn right
    forward 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) south (c) east (d) north
  33. 33.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (5, 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 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) east (c) south (d) west
  34. 34.🗺️ 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 right
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) west (c) north (d) east
  35. 35.🗺️ 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 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (5, 2) (b) (1, 2) (c) (4, 2) (d) (2, 4)
  36. 36.🗺️ 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 2
    turn right
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 3
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  37. 37.🗺️ 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 3
    turn right
    forward 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) east (c) west (d) north
  38. 38.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (4, 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 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) north (c) west (d) east
  39. 39.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (4, 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 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) east (c) north (d) west
  40. 40.🗺️ 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
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?

Answer key

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

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