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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Grid Moves

Robotics lesson 21: Moves on a grid · Set 230 · 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 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
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (9, 1) (b) (9, 0) (c) (10, 0) (d) (0, 9)
  2. 2.🗺️ 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 left
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) south (c) north (d) west
  3. 3.🗺️ 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 3
    turn right
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (5, 5) (b) (5, 4) (c) (4, 5) (d) (1, 5)
  4. 4.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (5, 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 left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (3, 7) (b) (3, 6) (c) (4, 6) (d) (6, 3)
  5. 5.🗺️ 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 3
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) west (c) north (d) south
  6. 6.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (8, 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 left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (5, 9) (b) (9, 5) (c) (9, 2) (d) (10, 5)
  7. 7.🗺️ 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 1
    turn right
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (7, 0) (b) (0, 6) (c) (6, 0) (d) (6, 3)
  8. 8.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 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 3
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) south (c) east (d) west
  9. 9.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 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 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (8, 3) (b) (6, 3) (c) (7, 3) (d) (3, 7)
  10. 10.🗺️ 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
  11. 11.🗺️ On our grids, the square (3, 5) means … (a) 35 squares away (b) 5 across and 3 up (c) 3 down and 5 left (d) 3 across and 5 up
  12. 12.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (8, 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
    turn right
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) west (c) south (d) north
  13. 13.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (3, 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 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (6, 7) (b) (4, 6) (c) (7, 4) (d) (6, 4)
  14. 14.🗺️ 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 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    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 (1, 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
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  16. 16.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (8, 2), 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 1
    turn right
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (0, 3) (b) (6, 0) (c) (4, 0) (d) (3, 0)
  17. 17.🗺️ A robot faces east and turns left. Which way does it face now? (a) south (b) west (c) east (d) north
  18. 18.🗺️ 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 left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) west (c) south (d) north
  19. 19.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 4), 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
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (0, 4) (b) (0, 3) (c) (1, 3) (d) (3, 0)
  20. 20.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 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 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (6, 3) (b) (6, 6) (c) (4, 6) (d) (3, 6)
  21. 21.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (3, 2), 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
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  22. 22.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (1, 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 3
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  23. 23.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (3, 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 left
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  24. 24.🗺️ 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 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 (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 left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (7, 4) (b) (8, 3) (c) (3, 7) (d) (7, 3)
  26. 26.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 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 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (2, 3) (b) (2, 4) (c) (2, 2) (d) (3, 2)
  27. 27.🗺️ 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 1
    turn left
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) north (c) south (d) west
  28. 28.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 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 right
    forward 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) south (c) north (d) west
  29. 29.🗺️ Does “turn left” move the robot to a new square? (a) Yes, two squares (b) Yes, one square (c) No, it only turns (d) Yes, back to start
  30. 30.🗺️ 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
    turn right
    forward 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) east (c) south (d) north
  31. 31.🗺️ 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 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) south (c) west (d) north
  32. 32.🗺️ 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 right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (9, 3) (b) (4, 9) (c) (3, 7) (d) (3, 9)
  33. 33.🗺️ 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 3
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) north (c) west (d) east
  34. 34.🗺️ 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 3
    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 (2, 8), 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 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (3, 9) (b) (9, 0) (c) (0, 9) (d) (1, 9)
  36. 36.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (1, 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 left
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) east (c) south (d) north
  37. 37.🗺️ 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 3
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  38. 38.🗺️ 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 2
    turn left
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (1, 5) (b) (5, 1) (c) (2, 5) (d) (1, 7)
  39. 39.🗺️ 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 right
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (1, 7) (b) (7, 2) (c) (3, 7) (d) (2, 7)
  40. 40.🗺️ 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 2
    turn left
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (0, 8) (b) (6, 0) (c) (1, 6) (d) (0, 6)

Answer key

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

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