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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Grid Moves

Robotics lesson 21: Moves on a grid · Set 18 · 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 (3, 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 1
    turn left
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (4, 7) (b) (4, 6) (c) (5, 6) (d) (6, 4)
  2. 2.🗺️ 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
    turn left
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (6, 3) (b) (3, 5) (c) (3, 6) (d) (4, 6)
  3. 3.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (4, 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 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (5, 8) (b) (9, 5) (c) (7, 5) (d) (8, 5)
  4. 4.🗺️ Does “turn left” move the robot to a new square? (a) No, it only turns (b) Yes, back to start (c) Yes, two squares (d) Yes, one square
  5. 5.🗺️ 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 1
    turn right
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) east (c) south (d) west
  6. 6.🗺️ 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 right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (9, 2) (b) (1, 9) (c) (2, 9) (d) (3, 9)
  7. 7.🗺️ 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 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (4, 8) (b) (5, 8) (c) (4, 9) (d) (8, 4)
  8. 8.🗺️ On our grids, the square (3, 5) means … (a) 35 squares away (b) 3 down and 5 left (c) 3 across and 5 up (d) 5 across and 3 up
  9. 9.🗺️ 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 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) south (c) west (d) east
  10. 10.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 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 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (8, 7) (b) (8, 8) (c) (7, 8) (d) (7, 7)
  11. 11.🗺️ 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 1
    turn right
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) east (c) west (d) north
  12. 12.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 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 right
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) north (c) south (d) east
  13. 13.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (3, 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 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  14. 14.🗺️ 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 3
    turn left
    forward 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  15. 15.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (7, 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
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) west (c) south (d) north
  16. 16.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 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 right
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (5, 2) (b) (2, 6) (c) (3, 5) (d) (2, 5)
  17. 17.🗺️ 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 left
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) north (c) east (d) west
  18. 18.🗺️ 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 1
    turn right
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) south (c) west (d) north
  19. 19.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (1, 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 2
    turn right
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (2, 1) (b) (1, 2) (c) (1, 1) (d) (3, 1)
  20. 20.🗺️ A robot faces east and turns left. Which way does it face now? (a) south (b) west (c) east (d) north
  21. 21.🗺️ 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 3
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  22. 22.🗺️ 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 left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (6, 8) (b) (8, 6) (c) (8, 5) (d) (9, 6)
  23. 23.🗺️ 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
  24. 24.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (3, 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 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (1, 7) (b) (2, 7) (c) (7, 1) (d) (1, 8)
  25. 25.🗺️ 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 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (4, 2) (b) (2, 3) (c) (2, 2) (d) (3, 2)
  26. 26.🗺️ 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 right
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  27. 27.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (3, 3), 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 right
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (1, 6) (b) (8, 1) (c) (1, 8) (d) (2, 8)
  28. 28.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 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 left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (0, 6) (b) (0, 9) (c) (1, 6) (d) (6, 0)
  29. 29.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (8, 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 right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 3
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  30. 30.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (4, 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 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (1, 0) (b) (1, 1) (c) (0, 2) (d) (0, 1)
  31. 31.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 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 left
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 3
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  32. 32.🗺️ 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 1
    turn left
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (6, 5) (b) (6, 3) (c) (7, 3) (d) (3, 6)
  33. 33.🗺️ 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 2
    turn left
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (5, 6) (b) (6, 6) (c) (4, 6) (d) (6, 4)
  34. 34.🗺️ 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 right
    forward 2
    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 (3, 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 2
    turn left
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) west (c) north (d) south
  36. 36.🗺️ 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 3
    turn right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (5, 9) (b) (6, 9) (c) (5, 8) (d) (9, 5)
  37. 37.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 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
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (5, 2) (b) (9, 2) (c) (8, 2) (d) (2, 8)
  38. 38.🗺️ 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 right
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (9, 3) (b) (3, 9) (c) (9, 0) (d) (10, 3)
  39. 39.🗺️ 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 right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (10, 9) (b) (9, 9) (c) (8, 9) (d) (9, 10)
  40. 40.🗺️ 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 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (5, 3) (b) (2, 5) (c) (4, 5) (d) (3, 5)

Answer key

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

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