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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Grid Moves

Robotics lesson 21: Moves on a grid · Set 310 · 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 (6, 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 3
    turn left
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (7, 3) (b) (3, 6) (c) (9, 3) (d) (6, 3)
  3. 3.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (5, 4), 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
    turn left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (10, 1) (b) (1, 9) (c) (9, 1) (d) (8, 1)
  4. 4.🗺️ 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 2
    turn left
    forward 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) south (c) west (d) east
  5. 5.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (1, 6), 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 right
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) east (c) south (d) north
  6. 6.🗺️ 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 left
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  7. 7.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (3, 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 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) east (c) west (d) south
  8. 8.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 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 right
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  9. 9.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 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 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (6, 5) (b) (7, 5) (c) (8, 5) (d) (5, 7)
  10. 10.🗺️ A robot faces north and moves forward 1 square. Which number goes up by 1? (a) both numbers (b) neither number (c) the first one (d) the second (up) one
  11. 11.🗺️ 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 3
    turn left
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 3
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  12. 12.🗺️ 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 left
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) north (c) east (d) west
  13. 13.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (4, 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 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (2, 1) (b) (3, 3) (c) (2, 3) (d) (3, 2)
  14. 14.🗺️ 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 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) north (c) south (d) east
  15. 15.🗺️ 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 1
    turn right
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (2, 6) (b) (6, 2) (c) (3, 6) (d) (0, 6)
  16. 16.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 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 2
    turn right
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) south (c) east (d) west
  17. 17.🗺️ 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 left
    forward 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  18. 18.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 4), 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
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) west (c) east (d) south
  19. 19.🗺️ 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 right
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (1, 5) (b) (0, 8) (c) (5, 0) (d) (0, 5)
  20. 20.🗺️ 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
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (4, 0) (b) (0, 4) (c) (1, 4) (d) (2, 4)
  21. 21.🗺️ 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
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) west (c) north (d) east
  22. 22.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (1, 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 1
    turn right
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (1, 8) (b) (0, 8) (c) (8, 0) (d) (0, 6)
  23. 23.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (1, 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 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (0, 1) (b) (1, 2) (c) (1, 1) (d) (2, 1)
  24. 24.🗺️ 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 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  25. 25.🗺️ 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 right
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) north (c) south (d) east
  26. 26.🗺️ 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 2
    turn right
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (6, 6) (b) (6, 5) (c) (5, 6) (d) (2, 6)
  27. 27.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (8, 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 right
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 3
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  28. 28.🗺️ On our grids, the square (3, 5) means … (a) 3 across and 5 up (b) 35 squares away (c) 3 down and 5 left (d) 5 across and 3 up
  29. 29.🗺️ 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 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) south (c) north (d) east
  30. 30.🗺️ 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 2
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (0, 1) (b) (1, 0) (c) (1, 1) (d) (2, 0)
  31. 31.🗺️ 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 1
    turn right
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (2, 2) (b) (1, 2) (c) (3, 2) (d) (2, 3)
  32. 32.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (3, 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
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) west (c) east (d) south
  33. 33.🗺️ 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 3
    turn right
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) west (c) east (d) north
  34. 34.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (7, 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 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (10, 3) (b) (7, 3) (c) (3, 9) (d) (9, 3)
  35. 35.🗺️ 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
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  36. 36.🗺️ 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 3
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  37. 37.🗺️ 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 left
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (4, 9) (b) (4, 7) (c) (5, 9) (d) (9, 4)
  38. 38.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (1, 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 right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (3, 8) (b) (8, 2) (c) (2, 9) (d) (2, 8)
  39. 39.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (7, 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
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  40. 40.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (3, 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 right
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (5, 9) (b) (9, 5) (c) (6, 9) (d) (3, 9)

Answer key

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

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