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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Grid Moves

Robotics lesson 21: Moves on a grid · Set 197 · 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, 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 right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) north (c) east (d) south
  2. 2.🗺️ 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 left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (8, 9) (b) (8, 8) (c) (9, 8)
  3. 3.🗺️ Does “turn left” move the robot to a new square? (a) Yes, back to start (b) Yes, one square (c) Yes, two squares (d) No, it only turns
  4. 4.🗺️ 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 2
    turn right
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) west (c) south (d) north
  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 3
    turn left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (2, 0) (b) (2, 1) (c) (0, 2) (d) (3, 0)
  6. 6.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (7, 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 left
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (4, 8) (b) (9, 4) (c) (8, 5) (d) (8, 4)
  7. 7.🗺️ 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 right
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) south (c) east (d) west
  8. 8.🗺️ 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 2
    turn right
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (1, 4) (b) (5, 1) (c) (4, 0) (d) (4, 1)
  9. 9.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 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 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (9, 3) (b) (3, 9) (c) (4, 9) (d) (3, 8)
  10. 10.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (1, 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
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) south (c) east (d) west
  11. 11.🗺️ 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 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (5, 4) (b) (5, 6) (c) (6, 5) (d) (6, 6)
  12. 12.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (4, 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 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (6, 7) (b) (7, 5) (c) (5, 7) (d) (5, 5)
  13. 13.🗺️ 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 right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) north (c) east (d) south
  14. 14.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (5, 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 1
    turn right
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (6, 8) (b) (7, 8) (c) (8, 6) (d) (8, 8)
  15. 15.🗺️ On our grids, the square (3, 5) means … (a) 5 across and 3 up (b) 3 down and 5 left (c) 35 squares away (d) 3 across and 5 up
  16. 16.🗺️ 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 2
    turn left
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (4, 8) (b) (8, 3) (c) (3, 8) (d) (3, 9)
  17. 17.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (5, 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 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  18. 18.🗺️ 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 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (7, 8) (b) (8, 7) (c) (7, 7)
  19. 19.🗺️ A robot faces north and moves forward 1 square. Which number goes up by 1? (a) the second (up) one (b) both numbers (c) the first one (d) neither number
  20. 20.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (4, 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 left
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (9, 5) (b) (5, 8) (c) (8, 8) (d) (8, 5)
  21. 21.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (1, 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
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  22. 22.🗺️ 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 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  23. 23.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 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
    turn left
    forward 3
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  24. 24.🗺️ 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 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 3
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  25. 25.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (4, 5), 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 3
    turn right
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) east (c) west (d) south
  26. 26.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (3, 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 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) south (c) north (d) west
  27. 27.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (4, 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 2
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (2, 2) (b) (3, 2) (c) (2, 3) (d) (4, 2)
  28. 28.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (5, 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 left
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) north (c) south (d) east
  29. 29.🗺️ A robot faces east and turns left. Which way does it face now? (a) south (b) north (c) west (d) east
  30. 30.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (1, 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 1
    turn right
    forward 2
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  31. 31.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (8, 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 right
    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
  32. 32.🗺️ 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
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  33. 33.🗺️ 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 3
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  34. 34.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (3, 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 left
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 3
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  35. 35.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (3, 4), 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
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  36. 36.🗺️ 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 left
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  37. 37.🗺️ 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 right
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) east (c) west (d) south
  38. 38.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 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 right
    forward 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) east (c) west (d) north
  39. 39.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 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
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  40. 40.🗺️ 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 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?

Answer key

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

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