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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Grid Moves

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

Answer key

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

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