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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Grid Moves

Robotics lesson 21: Moves on a grid · Set 319 · 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, 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 1
    turn right
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (5, 0) (b) (6, 2) (c) (2, 5) (d) (5, 2)
  2. 2.🗺️ 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 right
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) north (c) west (d) east
  3. 3.🗺️ Does “turn left” move the robot to a new square? (a) Yes, back to start (b) Yes, one square (c) Yes, two squares (d) No, it only turns
  4. 4.🗺️ 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
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (8, 1) (b) (1, 7) (c) (7, 1) (d) (7, 3)
  5. 5.🗺️ 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
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (3, 0) (b) (0, 3) (c) (4, 0) (d) (2, 0)
  6. 6.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (5, 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 right
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) north (c) south (d) east
  7. 7.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (7, 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 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 2
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  8. 8.🗺️ 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 2
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (2, 3) (b) (3, 3) (c) (0, 3) (d) (3, 2)
  9. 9.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (8, 4), 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
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  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 (2, 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 right
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (6, 8) (b) (8, 6) (c) (9, 6) (d) (5, 6)
  12. 12.🗺️ A robot faces east and turns left. Which way does it face now? (a) west (b) north (c) east (d) south
  13. 13.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (8, 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 left
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 2
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  14. 14.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (7, 6), 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
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (9, 4) (b) (9, 6) (c) (10, 4) (d) (4, 9)
  15. 15.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (5, 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 right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) west (c) south (d) east
  16. 16.🗺️ 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 1
    turn right
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (4, 3) (b) (3, 6) (c) (3, 3) (d) (3, 4)
  17. 17.🗺️ 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 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 3
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  18. 18.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 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
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (8, 4) (b) (6, 4) (c) (5, 4) (d) (4, 5)
  19. 19.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (8, 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 left
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) east (c) west (d) south
  20. 20.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (3, 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 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) east (c) north (d) south
  21. 21.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (1, 8), 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 3
    turn right
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (0, 9) (b) (0, 6) (c) (1, 9) (d) (9, 0)
  22. 22.🗺️ 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 2
    turn right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (5, 0) (b) (1, 5) (c) (0, 5) (d) (0, 4)
  23. 23.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 3), 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) (2, 8) (b) (6, 2) (c) (8, 2) (d) (9, 2)
  24. 24.🗺️ 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 right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) north (c) south (d) west
  25. 25.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (1, 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
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) south (c) east (d) west
  26. 26.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (4, 7), 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 2
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  27. 27.🗺️ On our grids, the square (3, 5) means … (a) 3 down and 5 left (b) 3 across and 5 up (c) 35 squares away (d) 5 across and 3 up
  28. 28.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (3, 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 left
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (1, 0) (b) (0, 0) (c) (0, 1)
  29. 29.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (3, 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 3
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) south (c) west (d) east
  30. 30.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (7, 5), 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
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (6, 9) (b) (9, 5) (c) (10, 6) (d) (9, 6)
  31. 31.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (8, 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 left
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (6, 0) (b) (6, 2) (c) (0, 6) (d) (7, 0)
  32. 32.🗺️ 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
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) west (c) south (d) east
  33. 33.🗺️ 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 2
    turn left
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) south (c) north (d) east
  34. 34.🗺️ 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 right
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) south (c) west (d) east
  35. 35.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (1, 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 3
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  36. 36.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (1, 7), 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 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (4, 3) (b) (4, 4) (c) (3, 7) (d) (3, 4)
  37. 37.🗺️ 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 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (2, 0) (b) (3, 2) (c) (2, 2) (d) (2, 3)
  38. 38.🗺️ 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 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) west (c) east (d) south
  39. 39.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (5, 7), 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?
  40. 40.🗺️ 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 left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (7, 5) (b) (7, 4) (c) (8, 4) (d) (4, 7)

Answer key

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

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