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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Grid Moves

Robotics lesson 21: Moves on a grid · Set 247 · 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 faces north and moves forward 1 square. Which number goes up by 1? (a) the second (up) one (b) both numbers (c) the first one (d) neither number
  2. 2.🗺️ A robot faces east and turns left. Which way does it face now? (a) west (b) north (c) east (d) south
  3. 3.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 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 2
    turn left
    forward 3
    Which way does it face at the end?
    (a) west (b) north (c) south (d) east
  4. 4.🗺️ 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 3
    turn left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?
    (a) (3, 2) (b) (4, 2) (c) (5, 2) (d) (2, 4)
  5. 5.🗺️ 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 left
    forward 3
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  6. 6.🗺️ 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 3
    turn right
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?
    (a) south (b) north (c) west (d) east
  7. 7.🗺️ 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 1
    turn right
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?
    (a) south (b) east (c) west (d) north
  8. 8.🗺️ 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 1
    turn right
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?
    (a) (5, 9) (b) (4, 9) (c) (4, 7) (d) (9, 4)
  9. 9.🗺️ On our grids, the square (3, 5) means … (a) 5 across and 3 up (b) 3 across and 5 up (c) 35 squares away (d) 3 down and 5 left
  10. 10.🗺️ 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 3
    turn right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?
    (a) (5, 2) (b) (2, 5) (c) (3, 5) (d) (2, 6)
  11. 11.🗺️ 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 2
    turn right
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?
    (a) (9, 4) (b) (10, 4) (c) (6, 4) (d) (4, 9)
  12. 12.🗺️ Does “turn left” move the robot to a new square? (a) Yes, two squares (b) Yes, back to start (c) Yes, one square (d) No, it only turns
  13. 13.🗺️ 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 3
    turn right
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?
    (a) south (b) north (c) east (d) west
  14. 14.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (3, 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 3
    turn left
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?
    (a) (2, 6) (b) (7, 2) (c) (6, 2) (d) (6, 0)
  15. 15.🗺️ 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 2
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  16. 16.🗺️ 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 left
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 2
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  17. 17.🗺️ 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 left
    forward 3
    Which way does it face at the end?
    (a) north (b) south (c) east (d) west
  18. 18.🗺️ 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 left
    forward 2
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  19. 19.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (5, 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 left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?
    (a) (5, 5) (b) (6, 4) (c) (5, 4) (d) (4, 5)
  20. 20.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (3, 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 2
    turn right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?
    (a) (1, 1) (b) (2, 1) (c) (1, 2) (d) (1, 0)
  21. 21.🗺️ 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 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 2
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  22. 22.🗺️ 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 right
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?
    (a) (9, 3) (b) (3, 9) (c) (10, 3) (d) (9, 2)
  23. 23.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 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 left
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?
    (a) south (b) east (c) west (d) north
  24. 24.🗺️ 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
    Which way does it face at the end?
    (a) east (b) west (c) north (d) south
  25. 25.🗺️ 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 right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 3
    Which way does it face at the end?
    (a) west (b) east (c) south (d) north
  26. 26.🗺️ 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 2
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?
    (a) south (b) north (c) east (d) west
  27. 27.🗺️ 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 left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?
    (a) (0, 4) (b) (3, 0) (c) (4, 0) (d) (5, 0)
  28. 28.🗺️ 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
    turn left
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?
    (a) east (b) west (c) south (d) north
  29. 29.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 7), 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 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?
    (a) (1, 7) (b) (0, 8) (c) (7, 0) (d) (0, 7)
  30. 30.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 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
    turn left
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?
    (a) south (b) north (c) west (d) east
  31. 31.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (7, 6), 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 right
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?
    (a) east (b) south (c) north (d) west
  32. 32.🗺️ 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 1
    turn right
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?
    (a) north (b) west (c) east (d) south
  33. 33.🗺️ 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 left
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?
    (a) south (b) north (c) east (d) west
  34. 34.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (3, 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 left
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  35. 35.🗺️ 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
    turn left
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?
    (a) north (b) south (c) west (d) east
  36. 36.🗺️ 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 2
    turn left
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?
    (a) north (b) west (c) south (d) east
  37. 37.🗺️ 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 left
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 3
    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 (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
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  39. 39.🗺️ 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 2
    turn left
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?
    (a) (4, 5) (b) (5, 7) (c) (6, 4) (d) (5, 4)
  40. 40.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (5, 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) west (b) north (c) south (d) east

Answer key

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

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