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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Grid Moves

Robotics lesson 21: Moves on a grid · Set 210 · 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, 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
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (10, 0) (b) (8, 0) (c) (9, 0) (d) (0, 9)
  2. 2.🗺️ 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 2
    turn right
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (3, 4) (b) (1, 4) (c) (4, 3) (d) (4, 4)
  3. 3.🗺️ Does “turn left” move the robot to a new square? (a) Yes, one square (b) No, it only turns (c) Yes, two squares (d) Yes, back to start
  4. 4.🗺️ 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 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (4, 6) (b) (6, 4) (c) (7, 4) (d) (6, 5)
  5. 5.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (8, 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 left
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) west (c) south (d) north
  6. 6.🗺️ 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 2
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (2, 5) (b) (7, 2) (c) (5, 2) (d) (6, 2)
  7. 7.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (3, 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
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (9, 1) (b) (2, 9) (c) (1, 9) (d) (1, 10)
  8. 8.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 3), 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 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  9. 9.🗺️ 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 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) east (c) north (d) west
  10. 10.🗺️ 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 right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (3, 4) (b) (3, 3) (c) (5, 3) (d) (4, 3)
  11. 11.🗺️ 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 2
    turn left
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (4, 6) (b) (0, 6) (c) (6, 3) (d) (3, 6)
  12. 12.🗺️ 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 3
    turn left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (6, 5) (b) (7, 5) (c) (8, 5) (d) (5, 7)
  13. 13.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (4, 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
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) east (c) west (d) south
  14. 14.🗺️ 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 3
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (1, 4) (b) (1, 6) (c) (2, 6) (d) (6, 1)
  15. 15.🗺️ A robot faces east and turns left. Which way does it face now? (a) north (b) west (c) east (d) south
  16. 16.🗺️ On our grids, the square (3, 5) means … (a) 3 across and 5 up (b) 35 squares away (c) 5 across and 3 up (d) 3 down and 5 left
  17. 17.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (5, 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 right
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 3
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  18. 18.🗺️ 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 3
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  19. 19.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (1, 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
    turn right
    forward 3
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  20. 20.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (7, 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 left
    forward 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) south (c) west (d) north
  21. 21.🗺️ A robot faces north and moves forward 1 square. Which number goes up by 1? (a) the first one (b) the second (up) one (c) neither number (d) both numbers
  22. 22.🗺️ 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 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) south (c) west (d) north
  23. 23.🗺️ 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 3
    turn left
    forward 1
    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 (4, 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 right
    forward 1
    turn left
    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, 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 left
    forward 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  26. 26.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (8, 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
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) north (c) west (d) east
  27. 27.🗺️ 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 left
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (4, 8) (b) (7, 4) (c) (8, 4) (d) (9, 4)
  28. 28.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 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
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  29. 29.🗺️ 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 3
    turn left
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) east (c) south (d) north
  30. 30.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 8), 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 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) west (c) south (d) east
  31. 31.🗺️ 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 left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (2, 6) (b) (5, 6) (c) (6, 2) (d) (3, 6)
  32. 32.🗺️ 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
    turn left
    forward 2
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  33. 33.🗺️ 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 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (4, 0) (b) (0, 4) (c) (1, 4) (d) (0, 6)
  34. 34.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (7, 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 right
    forward 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  35. 35.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 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 right
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (8, 5) (b) (6, 8) (c) (5, 6) (d) (5, 8)
  36. 36.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (3, 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
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) south (c) west (d) north
  37. 37.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 3), 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 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (4, 1) (b) (4, 3) (c) (1, 4) (d) (5, 1)
  38. 38.🗺️ 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 right
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) west (c) south (d) east
  39. 39.🗺️ 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 left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 3
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  40. 40.🗺️ 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 1
    turn right
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (4, 9) (b) (9, 4) (c) (5, 9) (d) (4, 8)

Answer key

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

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