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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Grid Moves

Robotics lesson 21: Moves on a grid · Set 218 · 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 (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 3
    turn left
    forward 3
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  2. 2.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (5, 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) (2, 2) (b) (3, 2) (c) (2, 3) (d) (5, 2)
  3. 3.🗺️ 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 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (0, 8) (b) (0, 9) (c) (1, 8) (d) (8, 0)
  4. 4.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 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 right
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (2, 9) (b) (10, 2) (c) (7, 2) (d) (9, 2)
  5. 5.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (4, 4), 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 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (2, 8) (b) (7, 2) (c) (9, 2) (d) (8, 2)
  6. 6.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 6), 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
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) east (c) south (d) west
  7. 7.🗺️ Does “turn left” move the robot to a new square? (a) Yes, one square (b) Yes, back to start (c) No, it only turns (d) Yes, two squares
  8. 8.🗺️ 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 3
    turn left
    forward 1
    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 (5, 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 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  10. 10.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (7, 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 left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) west (c) south (d) north
  11. 11.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (1, 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 3
    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, 3), 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
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) east (c) west (d) south
  13. 13.🗺️ A robot faces north and moves forward 1 square. Which number goes up by 1? (a) both numbers (b) neither number (c) the second (up) one (d) the first one
  14. 14.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (5, 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 3
    turn left
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) north (c) west (d) south
  15. 15.🗺️ 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 right
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) south (c) west (d) north
  16. 16.🗺️ 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 right
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (4, 5) (b) (5, 5) (c) (6, 4) (d) (5, 4)
  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 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) west (c) north (d) south
  18. 18.🗺️ 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 1
    turn right
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (1, 4) (b) (4, 1) (c) (2, 4) (d) (0, 4)
  19. 19.🗺️ 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 3
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (5, 2) (b) (2, 4) (c) (3, 5) (d) (2, 5)
  20. 20.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (5, 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 3
    turn left
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (5, 1) (b) (2, 5) (c) (1, 6) (d) (1, 5)
  21. 21.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (5, 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 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) east (c) west (d) south
  22. 22.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 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 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (6, 7) (b) (2, 7) (c) (7, 5) (d) (5, 7)
  23. 23.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (3, 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 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (1, 4) (b) (4, 5) (c) (5, 4) (d) (4, 4)
  24. 24.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (5, 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
    turn left
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  25. 25.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (7, 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
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) south (c) east (d) west
  26. 26.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (1, 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 1
    turn right
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (3, 8) (b) (2, 8) (c) (2, 6) (d) (8, 2)
  27. 27.🗺️ 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 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  28. 28.🗺️ 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 3
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) north (c) west (d) east
  29. 29.🗺️ 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 3
    turn right
    forward 2
    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 (2, 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 3
    turn right
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) west (c) east (d) south
  31. 31.🗺️ 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 3
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (8, 0) (b) (0, 8) (c) (8, 2) (d) (9, 0)
  32. 32.🗺️ 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 3
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 2
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  33. 33.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (1, 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 right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (0, 1) (b) (1, 2) (c) (1, 1) (d) (2, 1)
  34. 34.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 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
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  35. 35.🗺️ A robot faces east and turns left. Which way does it face now? (a) west (b) east (c) south (d) north
  36. 36.🗺️ 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 3
    turn left
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 2
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  37. 37.🗺️ 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 right
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) south (c) north (d) west
  38. 38.🗺️ On our grids, the square (3, 5) means … (a) 3 down and 5 left (b) 3 across and 5 up (c) 5 across and 3 up (d) 35 squares away
  39. 39.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (3, 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 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  40. 40.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (7, 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 left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (8, 8) (b) (6, 8) (c) (8, 5) (d) (5, 8)

Answer key

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

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