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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Grid Moves

Robotics lesson 21: Moves on a grid · Set 315 · 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 (3, 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
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  2. 2.🗺️ 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 3
    turn left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (2, 2) (b) (1, 2) (c) (1, 3) (d) (2, 1)
  3. 3.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (7, 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 right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (4, 9) (b) (8, 4) (c) (9, 4) (d) (10, 4)
  4. 4.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (8, 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 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) east (c) north (d) south
  5. 5.🗺️ 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
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) north (c) south (d) east
  6. 6.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (3, 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
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  7. 7.🗺️ 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 2
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 3
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  8. 8.🗺️ 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 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 (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 right
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 2
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  10. 10.🗺️ 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 left
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) south (c) west (d) east
  11. 11.🗺️ A robot faces north and moves forward 1 square. Which number goes up by 1? (a) neither number (b) both numbers (c) the second (up) one (d) the first one
  12. 12.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (8, 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 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (4, 9) (b) (9, 7) (c) (10, 4) (d) (9, 4)
  13. 13.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (3, 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 right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (2, 9) (b) (1, 9) (c) (1, 10) (d) (9, 1)
  14. 14.🗺️ 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 3
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (1, 3) (b) (3, 2) (c) (3, 1) (d) (4, 1)
  15. 15.🗺️ 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 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (9, 3) (b) (9, 2) (c) (2, 9) (d) (10, 2)
  16. 16.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (8, 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 left
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) west (c) north (d) south
  17. 17.🗺️ 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 1
    turn left
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (5, 8) (b) (8, 7) (c) (7, 8) (d) (8, 8)
  18. 18.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 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
    turn right
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) north (c) west (d) east
  19. 19.🗺️ 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 right
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (0, 7) (b) (0, 4) (c) (1, 7) (d) (7, 0)
  20. 20.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 7), 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 2
    turn left
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (0, 5) (b) (5, 2) (c) (2, 5) (d) (3, 5)
  21. 21.🗺️ 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 2
    turn left
    forward 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) east (c) west (d) south
  22. 22.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 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 1
    turn left
    forward 3
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  23. 23.🗺️ 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 left
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) east (c) north (d) south
  24. 24.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (7, 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 left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) north (c) west (d) south
  25. 25.🗺️ On our grids, the square (3, 5) means … (a) 3 across and 5 up (b) 35 squares away (c) 5 across and 3 up (d) 3 down and 5 left
  26. 26.🗺️ 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
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  27. 27.🗺️ 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 3
    turn right
    forward 2
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  28. 28.🗺️ 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 3
    turn right
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) west (c) south (d) north
  29. 29.🗺️ 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 1
    turn right
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) west (c) south (d) east
  30. 30.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 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 right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (2, 5) (b) (6, 2) (c) (5, 2) (d) (5, 3)
  31. 31.🗺️ 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 3
    turn left
    forward 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  32. 32.🗺️ 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 3
    turn left
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (0, 6) (b) (1, 6) (c) (2, 6) (d) (6, 1)
  33. 33.🗺️ 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
    turn left
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) west (c) south (d) north
  34. 34.🗺️ 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 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (7, 8) (b) (8, 7) (c) (7, 5) (d) (7, 7)
  35. 35.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 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) (0, 1) (b) (1, 3) (c) (1, 0) (d) (2, 0)
  36. 36.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 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
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) south (c) north (d) east
  37. 37.🗺️ 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 left
    forward 2
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  38. 38.🗺️ A robot faces east and turns left. Which way does it face now? (a) north (b) south (c) east (d) west
  39. 39.🗺️ 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 left
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) east (c) west (d) north
  40. 40.🗺️ 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 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (0, 5) (b) (0, 8) (c) (8, 0) (d) (1, 8)

Answer key

  1. 5
  2. (1, 2)
  3. (9, 4)
  4. south
  5. east
  6. 2
  7. 1
  8. 1
  9. 5
  10. south
  11. the second (up) one
  12. (9, 4)
  13. (1, 9)
  14. (3, 1)
  15. (9, 2)
  16. north
  17. (7, 8)
  18. south
  19. (0, 7)
  20. (2, 5)
  21. east
  22. 5
  23. west
  24. west
  25. 3 across and 5 up
  26. 9
  27. 1
  28. south
  29. south
  30. (5, 2)
  31. 1
  32. (1, 6)
  33. north
  34. (7, 7)
  35. (1, 0)
  36. east
  37. 0
  38. north
  39. south
  40. (0, 8)

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