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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Grid Moves

Robotics lesson 21: Moves on a grid · Set 271 · 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.🗺️ 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
  2. 2.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (7, 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 left
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  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 2
    turn right
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?
    (a) (3, 0) (b) (3, 3) (c) (1, 3) (d) (0, 3)
  4. 4.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (1, 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 right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?
    (a) north (b) east (c) south (d) west
  5. 5.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (5, 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 2
    On which square does it stop?
    (a) (5, 6) (b) (6, 3) (c) (4, 6) (d) (3, 6)
  6. 6.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (7, 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) north (b) east (c) west (d) south
  7. 7.🗺️ 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
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  8. 8.🗺️ 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 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 3
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  9. 9.🗺️ 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 2
    turn right
    forward 3
    Which way does it face at the end?
    (a) north (b) east (c) south (d) west
  10. 10.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 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 left
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 3
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  11. 11.🗺️ 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 2
    turn left
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?
    (a) (10, 0) (b) (9, 0) (c) (0, 9) (d) (6, 0)
  12. 12.🗺️ Does “turn left” move the robot to a new square? (a) No, it only turns (b) Yes, back to start (c) Yes, two squares (d) Yes, one square
  13. 13.🗺️ 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 left
    forward 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  14. 14.🗺️ 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 2
    turn left
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?
    (a) (4, 5) (b) (5, 4) (c) (6, 4) (d) (2, 4)
  15. 15.🗺️ 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 3
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?
    (a) (3, 8) (b) (8, 2) (c) (2, 8) (d) (4, 8)
  16. 16.🗺️ 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 1
    On which square does it stop?
    (a) (3, 9) (b) (3, 10) (c) (4, 9) (d) (9, 3)
  17. 17.🗺️ 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 1
    turn right
    forward 3
    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 (6, 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 left
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?
    (a) (5, 0) (b) (3, 0) (c) (2, 0) (d) (0, 2)
  19. 19.🗺️ 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 3
    turn right
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?
    (a) west (b) north (c) east (d) south
  20. 20.🗺️ 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 3
    turn left
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?
    (a) north (b) west (c) south (d) east
  21. 21.🗺️ A robot faces north and moves forward 1 square. Which number goes up by 1? (a) neither number (b) both numbers (c) the first one (d) the second (up) one
  22. 22.🗺️ A robot faces east and turns left. Which way does it face now? (a) east (b) south (c) north (d) west
  23. 23.🗺️ 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 left
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?
    (a) (7, 4) (b) (9, 4) (c) (4, 7) (d) (8, 4)
  24. 24.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (1, 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 left
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?
    (a) north (b) west (c) east (d) south
  25. 25.🗺️ 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
    On which square does it stop?
    (a) (0, 3) (b) (3, 0) (c) (5, 0) (d) (4, 0)
  26. 26.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (1, 5), 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) west (b) north (c) south (d) east
  27. 27.🗺️ 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 left
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?
    (a) south (b) north (c) west (d) east
  28. 28.🗺️ 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 left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?
    (a) west (b) north (c) east (d) south
  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 2
    turn left
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?
    (a) (9, 4) (b) (5, 9) (c) (4, 7) (d) (4, 9)
  30. 30.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (5, 4), 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
    On which square does it stop?
    (a) (4, 4) (b) (5, 4) (c) (5, 5) (d) (4, 5)
  31. 31.🗺️ 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 right
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?
    (a) south (b) north (c) east (d) west
  32. 32.🗺️ 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 2
    turn left
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 2
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  33. 33.🗺️ 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 right
    forward 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  34. 34.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (1, 4), 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 left
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?
    (a) west (b) east (c) north (d) south
  35. 35.🗺️ 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 left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?
    (a) (0, 8) (b) (9, 0) (c) (8, 3) (d) (8, 0)
  36. 36.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (3, 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
    On which square does it stop?
    (a) (9, 5) (b) (6, 9) (c) (5, 9) (d) (3, 9)
  37. 37.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (3, 4), 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 right
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?
    (a) south (b) east (c) north (d) west
  38. 38.🗺️ 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 3
    turn right
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?
    (a) (5, 7) (b) (9, 5) (c) (8, 5) (d) (7, 5)
  39. 39.🗺️ 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 left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?
    (a) (1, 5) (b) (1, 3) (c) (2, 3) (d) (3, 1)
  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 2
    turn right
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?
    (a) south (b) north (c) east (d) west

Answer key

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

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