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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Grid Moves

Robotics lesson 21: Moves on a grid · Set 206 · 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, 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 2
    On which square does it stop?
    (a) (7, 3) (b) (9, 3) (c) (3, 9) (d) (10, 3)
  2. 2.🗺️ A robot faces east and turns left. Which way does it face now? (a) south (b) north (c) east (d) west
  3. 3.🗺️ 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 1
    Which way does it face at the end?
    (a) south (b) north (c) west (d) east
  4. 4.🗺️ 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 2
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?
    (a) north (b) east (c) west (d) south
  5. 5.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 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
    turn right
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  6. 6.🗺️ 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 1
    turn right
    forward 3
    Which way does it face at the end?
    (a) east (b) south (c) north (d) west
  7. 7.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (3, 5), 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?
  8. 8.🗺️ 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 2
    turn left
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 3
    Which way does it face at the end?
    (a) east (b) west (c) north (d) south
  9. 9.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 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 3
    turn left
    forward 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  10. 10.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (8, 5), 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
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  11. 11.🗺️ 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
    Which way does it face at the end?
    (a) east (b) west (c) south (d) north
  12. 12.🗺️ 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 3
    turn left
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?
    (a) (3, 3) (b) (3, 5) (c) (6, 3) (d) (5, 3)
  13. 13.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (4, 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 3
    turn right
    forward 2
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  14. 14.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (1, 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 2
    turn right
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?
    (a) north (b) east (c) south (d) west
  15. 15.🗺️ 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
    turn left
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?
    (a) south (b) north (c) west (d) east
  16. 16.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (7, 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 2
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?
    (a) (2, 8) (b) (8, 2) (c) (3, 8) (d) (5, 8)
  17. 17.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (3, 3), 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
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  18. 18.🗺️ 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 1
    Which way does it face at the end?
    (a) west (b) north (c) south (d) east
  19. 19.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (5, 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 1
    turn left
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?
    (a) (3, 3) (b) (4, 3) (c) (3, 4)
  20. 20.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (3, 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
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  21. 21.🗺️ 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 2
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?
    (a) south (b) west (c) east (d) north
  22. 22.🗺️ Does “turn left” move the robot to a new square? (a) Yes, back to start (b) Yes, two squares (c) Yes, one square (d) No, it only turns
  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 3
    turn left
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 3
    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 (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 right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?
    (a) (6, 8) (b) (6, 9) (c) (7, 9) (d) (9, 6)
  25. 25.🗺️ 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 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?
    (a) east (b) north (c) south (d) west
  26. 26.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (7, 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
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 3
    Which way does it face at the end?
    (a) west (b) south (c) east (d) north
  27. 27.🗺️ 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 3
    turn right
    forward 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  28. 28.🗺️ On our grids, the square (3, 5) means … (a) 3 down and 5 left (b) 5 across and 3 up (c) 3 across and 5 up (d) 35 squares away
  29. 29.🗺️ A robot faces north and moves forward 1 square. Which number goes up by 1? (a) neither number (b) the second (up) one (c) both numbers (d) the first one
  30. 30.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (3, 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 right
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?
    (a) east (b) west (c) south (d) north
  31. 31.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (4, 3), 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 3
    On which square does it stop?
    (a) (0, 6) (b) (6, 3) (c) (7, 0) (d) (6, 0)
  32. 32.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (1, 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) (5, 9) (c) (1, 9) (d) (9, 4)
  33. 33.🗺️ 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 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?
    (a) (7, 6) (b) (4, 6) (c) (6, 6) (d) (6, 7)
  34. 34.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 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 right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?
    (a) south (b) west (c) east (d) north
  35. 35.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (7, 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 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?
    (a) north (b) south (c) east (d) west
  36. 36.🗺️ 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 left
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?
    (a) north (b) east (c) south (d) west
  37. 37.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (7, 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 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?
    (a) (5, 9) (b) (8, 5) (c) (6, 8) (d) (5, 8)
  38. 38.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (5, 3), 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
    Which way does it face at the end?
    (a) east (b) west (c) south (d) north
  39. 39.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (5, 5), 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 2
    On which square does it stop?
    (a) (2, 4) (b) (4, 1) (c) (3, 4) (d) (1, 4)
  40. 40.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (8, 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 1
    On which square does it stop?
    (a) (7, 9) (b) (7, 10) (c) (8, 9) (d) (9, 7)

Answer key

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

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