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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Grid Moves

Robotics lesson 21: Moves on a grid · Set 238 · 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 (3, 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 right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (3, 7) (b) (7, 2) (c) (2, 8) (d) (2, 7)
  2. 2.🗺️ On our grids, the square (3, 5) means … (a) 3 across and 5 up (b) 3 down and 5 left (c) 35 squares away (d) 5 across and 3 up
  3. 3.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (8, 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 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) south (c) west (d) north
  4. 4.🗺️ 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
  5. 5.🗺️ 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 3
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) south (c) west (d) east
  6. 6.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 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 3
    turn left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (6, 3) (b) (7, 3) (c) (6, 2) (d) (3, 6)
  7. 7.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (8, 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 3
    turn left
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (7, 5) (b) (5, 4) (c) (5, 5) (d) (4, 5)
  8. 8.🗺️ A robot faces east and turns left. Which way does it face now? (a) west (b) east (c) south (d) north
  9. 9.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (8, 4), 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 3
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (4, 2) (b) (5, 2) (c) (2, 3) (d) (3, 2)
  10. 10.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (1, 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
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (9, 0) (b) (0, 10) (c) (1, 9) (d) (0, 9)
  11. 11.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (7, 6), 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 2
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) north (c) south (d) east
  12. 12.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (7, 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 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (5, 1) (b) (1, 7) (c) (8, 1) (d) (7, 1)
  13. 13.🗺️ 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 3
    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 (5, 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 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) south (c) west (d) north
  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 3
    turn left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (4, 0) (b) (0, 4) (c) (5, 0) (d) (3, 0)
  16. 16.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (5, 7), 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 2
    turn left
    forward 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) east (c) south (d) west
  17. 17.🗺️ A robot faces north and moves forward 1 square. Which number goes up by 1? (a) the second (up) one (b) the first one (c) neither number (d) both numbers
  18. 18.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 8), 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 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) north (c) east (d) west
  19. 19.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (1, 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 2
    turn right
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (2, 3) (b) (3, 2) (c) (0, 3) (d) (3, 3)
  20. 20.🗺️ 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 right
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 3
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  21. 21.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 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 2
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  22. 22.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 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 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) south (c) east (d) west
  23. 23.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 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 2
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  24. 24.🗺️ 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 3
    turn left
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (9, 0) (b) (1, 9) (c) (0, 6) (d) (0, 9)
  25. 25.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (8, 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 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (8, 1) (b) (9, 1) (c) (1, 8) (d) (8, 2)
  26. 26.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 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?
  27. 27.🗺️ 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 3
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) west (c) south (d) east
  28. 28.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (4, 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 right
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (5, 9) (b) (8, 9) (c) (7, 9) (d) (9, 7)
  29. 29.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 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
    turn right
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) west (c) north (d) south
  30. 30.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (7, 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
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  31. 31.🗺️ 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
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (2, 4) (b) (4, 2) (c) (2, 7) (d) (3, 4)
  32. 32.🗺️ 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 3
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) north (c) south (d) east
  33. 33.🗺️ 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 1
    turn right
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (6, 3) (b) (1, 6) (c) (4, 6) (d) (3, 6)
  34. 34.🗺️ 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 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (6, 5) (b) (4, 6) (c) (7, 4) (d) (6, 4)
  35. 35.🗺️ 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 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (6, 4) (b) (4, 6) (c) (4, 9) (d) (5, 6)
  36. 36.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (3, 1), 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 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (6, 0) (b) (0, 5) (c) (5, 1) (d) (5, 0)
  37. 37.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (8, 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 right
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) south (c) west (d) east
  38. 38.🗺️ 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 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) north (c) west (d) south
  39. 39.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (1, 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 3
    turn right
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (8, 2) (b) (3, 8) (c) (0, 8) (d) (2, 8)
  40. 40.🗺️ 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 1
    turn right
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (2, 6) (b) (2, 3) (c) (3, 2) (d) (3, 3)

Answer key

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

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