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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Grid Moves

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

Answer key

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

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