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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Grid Moves

Robotics lesson 21: Moves on a grid · Set 382 · 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.🗺️ On our grids, the square (3, 5) means … (a) 3 down and 5 left (b) 35 squares away (c) 3 across and 5 up (d) 5 across and 3 up
  2. 2.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (1, 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 right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (2, 2) (b) (0, 2) (c) (2, 3) (d) (3, 2)
  3. 3.🗺️ 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 3
    turn left
    forward 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) west (c) south (d) north
  4. 4.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (8, 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 right
    forward 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  5. 5.🗺️ A robot faces north and moves forward 1 square. Which number goes up by 1? (a) neither number (b) the first one (c) the second (up) one (d) both numbers
  6. 6.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (4, 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 right
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) west (c) east (d) north
  7. 7.🗺️ 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?
  8. 8.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 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 left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (8, 4) (b) (4, 5) (c) (5, 8) (d) (4, 8)
  9. 9.🗺️ 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 1
    turn left
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 3
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  10. 10.🗺️ Does “turn left” move the robot to a new square? (a) Yes, back to start (b) No, it only turns (c) Yes, two squares (d) Yes, one square
  11. 11.🗺️ 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 3
    turn left
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (6, 5) (b) (5, 5) (c) (5, 4) (d) (5, 6)
  12. 12.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (7, 3), 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 3
    turn right
    forward 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  13. 13.🗺️ 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 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (1, 5) (b) (5, 0) (c) (5, 1) (d) (6, 1)
  14. 14.🗺️ 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 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (2, 7) (b) (1, 8) (c) (7, 1) (d) (1, 7)
  15. 15.🗺️ 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 3
    turn left
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (4, 2) (b) (2, 7) (c) (8, 2) (d) (7, 2)
  16. 16.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (4, 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 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) north (c) south (d) west
  17. 17.🗺️ 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 left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (9, 0) (b) (8, 0) (c) (0, 9) (d) (10, 0)
  18. 18.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 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) south (b) north (c) west (d) east
  19. 19.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (1, 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 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (0, 6) (b) (1, 6) (c) (0, 8) (d) (6, 0)
  20. 20.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (8, 8), 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) (9, 6) (b) (7, 9) (c) (6, 9) (d) (6, 8)
  21. 21.🗺️ 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 3
    turn left
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) south (c) east (d) north
  22. 22.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (8, 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 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) south (c) east (d) north
  23. 23.🗺️ 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 2
    turn right
    forward 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) south (c) west (d) north
  24. 24.🗺️ 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 2
    turn left
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (7, 3) (b) (6, 3) (c) (3, 6) (d) (6, 1)
  25. 25.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (5, 8), 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 right
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (9, 8) (b) (8, 8) (c) (8, 9) (d) (6, 8)
  26. 26.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (4, 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 right
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) east (c) north (d) south
  27. 27.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (8, 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 left
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (9, 1) (b) (10, 0) (c) (9, 0) (d) (0, 9)
  28. 28.🗺️ 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 right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (0, 0) (b) (3, 0) (c) (1, 3) (d) (0, 3)
  29. 29.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 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 right
    forward 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  30. 30.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (4, 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 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (4, 2) (b) (2, 4) (c) (3, 4) (d) (4, 4)
  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 right
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (1, 5) (b) (5, 0) (c) (0, 5) (d) (0, 4)
  32. 32.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (5, 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 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (5, 7) (b) (7, 4) (c) (4, 6) (d) (4, 7)
  33. 33.🗺️ 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
    turn left
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (7, 5) (b) (10, 5) (c) (9, 5) (d) (5, 9)
  34. 34.🗺️ 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
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (5, 6) (b) (5, 9) (c) (6, 6) (d) (6, 5)
  35. 35.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 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
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (2, 3) (b) (2, 0) (c) (3, 3) (d) (3, 2)
  36. 36.🗺️ 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 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) south (c) east (d) west
  37. 37.🗺️ 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 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (8, 9) (b) (9, 8) (c) (8, 10) (d) (9, 9)
  38. 38.🗺️ A robot faces east and turns left. Which way does it face now? (a) west (b) south (c) north (d) east
  39. 39.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (4, 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 3
    turn right
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (8, 7) (b) (7, 7) (c) (7, 9) (d) (7, 8)
  40. 40.🗺️ 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 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?

Answer key

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

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