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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Grid Moves

Robotics lesson 21: Moves on a grid · Set 193 · 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 (6, 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 left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (9, 2) (b) (9, 3) (c) (10, 3) (d) (3, 9)
  2. 2.🗺️ 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 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) west (c) east (d) north
  3. 3.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (8, 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 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) south (c) west (d) east
  4. 4.🗺️ 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
  5. 5.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (5, 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 right
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (6, 3) (b) (7, 0) (c) (6, 0) (d) (0, 6)
  6. 6.🗺️ 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 left
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (6, 0) (b) (9, 0) (c) (0, 9) (d) (10, 0)
  7. 7.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (3, 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 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) east (c) west (d) north
  8. 8.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (7, 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 2
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  9. 9.🗺️ 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
  10. 10.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (8, 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 right
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) east (c) west (d) north
  11. 11.🗺️ 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 left
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 3
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  12. 12.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (1, 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 right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (4, 6) (b) (5, 5) (c) (4, 5) (d) (5, 4)
  13. 13.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (1, 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 1
    turn right
    forward 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) north (c) south (d) east
  14. 14.🗺️ 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
    turn left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (0, 1) (b) (1, 1) (c) (1, 0) (d) (0, 2)
  15. 15.🗺️ 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 3
    turn left
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) north (c) west (d) south
  16. 16.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 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 left
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (7, 9) (b) (6, 9) (c) (9, 6) (d) (5, 9)
  17. 17.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (7, 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 3
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (4, 1) (b) (2, 1) (c) (1, 2) (d) (3, 1)
  18. 18.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (4, 8), 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 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) east (c) west (d) south
  19. 19.🗺️ 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
  20. 20.🗺️ 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 2
    turn right
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (9, 9) (b) (9, 8) (c) (9, 10) (d) (10, 9)
  21. 21.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (3, 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
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (6, 1) (b) (7, 0) (c) (0, 6) (d) (6, 0)
  22. 22.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (4, 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 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) south (c) east (d) north
  23. 23.🗺️ 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 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (0, 1) (b) (2, 0) (c) (1, 0) (d) (1, 1)
  24. 24.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 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?
  25. 25.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 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 left
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) east (c) south (d) west
  26. 26.🗺️ 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 left
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (5, 0) (b) (4, 0) (c) (0, 4) (d) (2, 0)
  27. 27.🗺️ 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 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) south (c) west (d) north
  28. 28.🗺️ 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 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (2, 4) (b) (1, 4) (c) (4, 1) (d) (0, 4)
  29. 29.🗺️ 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 2
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 3
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  30. 30.🗺️ 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 1
    turn right
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (5, 2) (b) (4, 2) (c) (7, 2) (d) (2, 4)
  31. 31.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (5, 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 right
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) south (c) east (d) west
  32. 32.🗺️ 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 left
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) south (c) west (d) north
  33. 33.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 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 right
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  34. 34.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (5, 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
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) west (c) south (d) north
  35. 35.🗺️ 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 right
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) east (c) west (d) south
  36. 36.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (3, 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
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) west (c) east (d) north
  37. 37.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (1, 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 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) south (c) east (d) north
  38. 38.🗺️ 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 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (8, 3) (b) (7, 4) (c) (3, 7) (d) (7, 3)
  39. 39.🗺️ 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 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) east (c) south (d) north
  40. 40.🗺️ 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 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) east (c) south (d) west

Answer key

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

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