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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Grid Moves

Robotics lesson 21: Moves on a grid · Set 301 · 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 (6, 3), 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 3
    turn left
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) north (c) south (d) west
  2. 2.🗺️ 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
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (1, 6) (b) (6, 3) (c) (3, 6) (d) (4, 6)
  3. 3.🗺️ 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
    turn left
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (7, 2) (b) (2, 9) (c) (2, 7) (d) (3, 7)
  4. 4.🗺️ 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 right
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (6, 6) (b) (7, 9) (c) (9, 6) (d) (6, 9)
  5. 5.🗺️ On our grids, the square (3, 5) means … (a) 35 squares away (b) 5 across and 3 up (c) 3 down and 5 left (d) 3 across and 5 up
  6. 6.🗺️ A robot faces north and moves forward 1 square. Which number goes up by 1? (a) the first one (b) the second (up) one (c) both numbers (d) neither number
  7. 7.🗺️ Does “turn left” move the robot to a new square? (a) Yes, two squares (b) Yes, one square (c) Yes, back to start (d) No, it only turns
  8. 8.🗺️ 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
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (10, 6) (b) (8, 6) (c) (6, 9) (d) (9, 6)
  9. 9.🗺️ 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 right
    forward 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) north (c) west (d) east
  10. 10.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (3, 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 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (5, 5) (b) (6, 5) (c) (5, 6) (d) (5, 2)
  11. 11.🗺️ 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 left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (2, 1) (b) (1, 2) (c) (1, 1)
  12. 12.🗺️ 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 right
    forward 3
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  13. 13.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (5, 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 right
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (8, 6) (b) (5, 6) (c) (6, 8) (d) (9, 6)
  14. 14.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 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 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (5, 7) (b) (8, 5) (c) (7, 5) (d) (7, 7)
  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 left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (1, 4) (b) (4, 1) (c) (2, 4) (d) (0, 4)
  16. 16.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (4, 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 left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) north (c) west (d) east
  17. 17.🗺️ 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 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) west (c) south (d) east
  18. 18.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (4, 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 right
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (8, 0) (b) (8, 1) (c) (9, 1) (d) (1, 8)
  19. 19.🗺️ A robot faces east and turns left. Which way does it face now? (a) south (b) east (c) west (d) north
  20. 20.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (8, 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 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) east (c) south (d) north
  21. 21.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (7, 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
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) south (c) west (d) north
  22. 22.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 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 right
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (4, 1) (b) (3, 1) (c) (6, 1) (d) (1, 3)
  23. 23.🗺️ 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 right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (0, 5) (b) (8, 0) (c) (5, 0) (d) (6, 0)
  24. 24.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (1, 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 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (3, 0) (b) (2, 1) (c) (2, 0) (d) (0, 2)
  25. 25.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (8, 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
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (6, 0) (b) (5, 0) (c) (8, 0) (d) (0, 5)
  26. 26.🗺️ 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 left
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  27. 27.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (5, 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 3
    turn left
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) east (c) north (d) west
  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 3
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (2, 7) (b) (7, 1) (c) (1, 7) (d) (0, 7)
  29. 29.🗺️ 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 3
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) north (c) east (d) south
  30. 30.🗺️ 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 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 2
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  31. 31.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (5, 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 left
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (3, 6) (b) (4, 9) (c) (9, 3) (d) (3, 9)
  32. 32.🗺️ 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 right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 2
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  33. 33.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 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 left
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) north (c) east (d) south
  34. 34.🗺️ 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 left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) east (c) south (d) west
  35. 35.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 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
    turn right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (4, 1) (b) (5, 0) (c) (4, 0) (d) (0, 4)
  36. 36.🗺️ 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 3
    turn right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (1, 4) (b) (4, 1) (c) (0, 4) (d) (2, 4)
  37. 37.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (4, 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 2
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (4, 6) (b) (3, 6) (c) (6, 3) (d) (2, 6)
  38. 38.🗺️ 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 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (6, 0) (b) (4, 0) (c) (5, 0) (d) (0, 4)
  39. 39.🗺️ 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 3
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  40. 40.🗺️ 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 right
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (1, 6) (b) (7, 1) (c) (6, 1) (d) (4, 1)

Answer key

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

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