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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Grid Moves

Robotics lesson 21: Moves on a grid · Set 323 · 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, 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 right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (2, 3) (b) (4, 3) (c) (5, 3) (d) (3, 4)
  2. 2.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (7, 8), 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 2
    turn left
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (10, 8) (b) (9, 8) (c) (8, 9) (d) (9, 6)
  3. 3.🗺️ A robot faces east and turns left. Which way does it face now? (a) west (b) east (c) north (d) south
  4. 4.🗺️ 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 left
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) west (c) south (d) north
  5. 5.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (7, 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
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (6, 4) (b) (6, 5) (c) (7, 4) (d) (4, 6)
  6. 6.🗺️ 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 left
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 3
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  7. 7.🗺️ 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 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (3, 1) (b) (2, 1) (c) (4, 1) (d) (1, 3)
  8. 8.🗺️ On our grids, the square (3, 5) means … (a) 35 squares away (b) 3 across and 5 up (c) 5 across and 3 up (d) 3 down and 5 left
  9. 9.🗺️ A robot faces north and moves forward 1 square. Which number goes up by 1? (a) the first one (b) neither number (c) the second (up) one (d) both numbers
  10. 10.🗺️ 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
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (0, 4) (b) (0, 5) (c) (1, 4) (d) (4, 0)
  11. 11.🗺️ 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 1
    turn left
    forward 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) north (c) east (d) west
  12. 12.🗺️ 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 3
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (4, 7) (b) (7, 3) (c) (3, 4) (d) (3, 7)
  13. 13.🗺️ 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 3
    turn right
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (2, 0) (b) (2, 2) (c) (2, 3) (d) (3, 2)
  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 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 3
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  15. 15.🗺️ 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 left
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) north (c) east (d) south
  16. 16.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 1), 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
    turn left
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) south (c) west (d) east
  17. 17.🗺️ 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 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (7, 1) (b) (5, 1) (c) (1, 4) (d) (4, 1)
  18. 18.🗺️ 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 left
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 3
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  19. 19.🗺️ 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 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (6, 3) (b) (7, 3) (c) (3, 5) (d) (5, 3)
  20. 20.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (8, 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 2
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (7, 8) (b) (8, 8) (c) (7, 7) (d) (8, 7)
  21. 21.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (7, 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 left
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) east (c) south (d) north
  22. 22.🗺️ 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 3
    turn left
    forward 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  23. 23.🗺️ 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
  24. 24.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (5, 8), 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) (6, 8) (b) (6, 5) (c) (5, 6) (d) (7, 5)
  25. 25.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (3, 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 right
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) south (c) east (d) north
  26. 26.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (7, 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
    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 (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
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) west (c) east (d) north
  28. 28.🗺️ 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 2
    turn left
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) south (c) west (d) north
  29. 29.🗺️ 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 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) south (c) east (d) north
  30. 30.🗺️ 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 left
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) east (c) north (d) south
  31. 31.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 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
    turn right
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (1, 3) (b) (0, 4) (c) (3, 0) (d) (0, 3)
  32. 32.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (7, 8), 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) (7, 5) (b) (5, 6) (c) (6, 5) (d) (6, 8)
  33. 33.🗺️ 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 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (1, 2) (b) (0, 2) (c) (0, 3) (d) (2, 0)
  34. 34.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 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 2
    turn right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (7, 1) (b) (2, 7) (c) (1, 7) (d) (0, 7)
  35. 35.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (1, 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 3
    turn left
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (7, 6) (b) (6, 7) (c) (6, 6) (d) (4, 6)
  36. 36.🗺️ 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 right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) north (c) south (d) west
  37. 37.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (1, 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 left
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (7, 3) (b) (4, 7) (c) (3, 7) (d) (0, 7)
  38. 38.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 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 left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (4, 5) (b) (5, 4) (c) (5, 3) (d) (6, 4)
  39. 39.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (5, 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 left
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) west (c) south (d) north
  40. 40.🗺️ 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 3
    turn right
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) east (c) west (d) south

Answer key

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

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