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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Grid Moves

Robotics lesson 21: Moves on a grid · Set 297 · 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 (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) (3, 6) (b) (4, 6) (c) (6, 3) (d) (1, 6)
  2. 2.🗺️ A robot faces north and moves forward 1 square. Which number goes up by 1? (a) both numbers (b) the first one (c) neither number (d) the second (up) one
  3. 3.🗺️ 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
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) east (c) west (d) north
  4. 4.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (4, 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 left
    forward 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) south (c) east (d) west
  5. 5.🗺️ 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 left
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (4, 1) (b) (1, 4) (c) (7, 1) (d) (5, 1)
  6. 6.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 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
    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 (1, 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 right
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (3, 0) (b) (0, 4) (c) (0, 3) (d) (1, 3)
  8. 8.🗺️ 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 3
    turn left
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  9. 9.🗺️ 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 2
    turn right
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  10. 10.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (4, 8), 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 2
    turn right
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (10, 7) (b) (9, 9) (c) (7, 9) (d) (9, 7)
  11. 11.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (8, 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
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  12. 12.🗺️ On our grids, the square (3, 5) means … (a) 3 across and 5 up (b) 5 across and 3 up (c) 35 squares away (d) 3 down and 5 left
  13. 13.🗺️ 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
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  14. 14.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (1, 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 right
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (3, 1) (b) (2, 2) (c) (1, 2) (d) (2, 1)
  15. 15.🗺️ 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 right
    forward 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  16. 16.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 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
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) east (c) south (d) north
  17. 17.🗺️ 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 right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (4, 3) (b) (3, 6) (c) (4, 4) (d) (3, 4)
  18. 18.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (7, 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 left
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) south (c) north (d) east
  19. 19.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 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 2
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  20. 20.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 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 left
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (6, 8) (b) (8, 5) (c) (9, 6) (d) (8, 6)
  21. 21.🗺️ 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 3
    turn left
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  22. 22.🗺️ Does “turn left” move the robot to a new square? (a) No, it only turns (b) Yes, two squares (c) Yes, back to start (d) Yes, one square
  23. 23.🗺️ 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 2
    turn right
    forward 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) west (c) east (d) north
  24. 24.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (4, 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
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (4, 5) (b) (6, 4) (c) (5, 2) (d) (5, 4)
  25. 25.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (4, 2), 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 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (7, 2) (b) (0, 7) (c) (8, 0) (d) (7, 0)
  26. 26.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 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
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  27. 27.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (3, 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 left
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) south (c) east (d) north
  28. 28.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (1, 7), 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) south (b) west (c) east (d) north
  29. 29.🗺️ 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 3
    turn right
    forward 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  30. 30.🗺️ 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 1
    turn right
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (8, 4) (b) (4, 8) (c) (5, 8) (d) (2, 8)
  31. 31.🗺️ 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 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (2, 1) (b) (2, 2) (c) (1, 2) (d) (0, 2)
  32. 32.🗺️ 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 1
    turn left
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (6, 3) (b) (6, 0) (c) (0, 6) (d) (7, 0)
  33. 33.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 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 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) south (c) north (d) west
  34. 34.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 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 right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (4, 8) (b) (2, 8) (c) (3, 8) (d) (8, 3)
  35. 35.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (4, 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 right
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (6, 8) (b) (8, 8) (c) (8, 7) (d) (7, 8)
  36. 36.🗺️ A robot faces east and turns left. Which way does it face now? (a) north (b) west (c) south (d) east
  37. 37.🗺️ 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 3
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  38. 38.🗺️ 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 3
    turn left
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) south (c) east (d) north
  39. 39.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (8, 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 left
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) north (c) west (d) east
  40. 40.🗺️ 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 left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?

Answer key

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

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