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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Grid Moves

Robotics lesson 21: Moves on a grid · Set 263 · 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.🗺️ 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
  2. 2.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (4, 4), 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 2
    turn right
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (2, 5) (b) (5, 6) (c) (6, 5) (d) (5, 5)
  3. 3.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 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
    turn left
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) south (c) west (d) east
  4. 4.🗺️ 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 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (2, 9) (b) (3, 9) (c) (9, 2) (d) (2, 6)
  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 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (7, 3) (b) (8, 3) (c) (3, 7) (d) (7, 1)
  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 left
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (6, 7) (b) (8, 6) (c) (7, 3) (d) (7, 6)
  7. 7.🗺️ On our grids, the square (3, 5) means … (a) 5 across and 3 up (b) 3 down and 5 left (c) 35 squares away (d) 3 across and 5 up
  8. 8.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 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 left
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (8, 4) (b) (9, 4) (c) (8, 1) (d) (4, 8)
  9. 9.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (5, 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) east (d) west
  10. 10.🗺️ 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 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (3, 6) (b) (6, 3) (c) (9, 3) (d) (7, 3)
  11. 11.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 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
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  12. 12.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (4, 3), 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 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) east (c) north (d) south
  13. 13.🗺️ 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 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) south (c) west (d) north
  14. 14.🗺️ 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 3
    turn right
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) west (c) south (d) north
  15. 15.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (1, 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 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) east (c) north (d) west
  16. 16.🗺️ A robot faces north and moves forward 1 square. Which number goes up by 1? (a) neither number (b) the second (up) one (c) both numbers (d) the first one
  17. 17.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (8, 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 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (0, 9) (b) (9, 0) (c) (10, 0) (d) (9, 1)
  18. 18.🗺️ 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 3
    turn right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (5, 5) (b) (5, 6) (c) (6, 5) (d) (6, 6)
  19. 19.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (7, 7), 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 right
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (1, 6) (b) (4, 6) (c) (2, 6) (d) (6, 1)
  20. 20.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (8, 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
    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 (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 right
    forward 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  22. 22.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (5, 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
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  23. 23.🗺️ 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 right
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) east (c) north (d) west
  24. 24.🗺️ 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 2
    turn left
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) east (c) north (d) south
  25. 25.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (1, 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 right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) east (c) north (d) west
  26. 26.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 4), 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 right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (2, 3) (b) (3, 3) (c) (3, 2) (d) (2, 4)
  27. 27.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (1, 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 left
    forward 3
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  28. 28.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (5, 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
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (4, 10) (b) (4, 9) (c) (9, 4) (d) (5, 9)
  29. 29.🗺️ A robot faces east and turns left. Which way does it face now? (a) west (b) east (c) south (d) north
  30. 30.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (4, 2), 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) south (b) north (c) west (d) east
  31. 31.🗺️ 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 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (9, 7) (b) (9, 6) (c) (10, 7) (d) (7, 9)
  32. 32.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (4, 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 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) north (c) west (d) south
  33. 33.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 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 right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (0, 5) (b) (6, 0) (c) (1, 6) (d) (0, 6)
  34. 34.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (5, 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 left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 3
    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 (3, 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 3
    turn right
    forward 2
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  36. 36.🗺️ 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 1
    turn right
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) south (c) east (d) west
  37. 37.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 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 2
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  38. 38.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 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 left
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) south (c) west (d) north
  39. 39.🗺️ 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 right
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  40. 40.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (7, 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 3
    turn right
    forward 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?

Answer key

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

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