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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Grid Moves

Robotics lesson 21: Moves on a grid · Set 396 · 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 (1, 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 left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (1, 1) (b) (3, 1) (c) (1, 2) (d) (2, 1)
  2. 2.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (5, 2), 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 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) west (c) east (d) south
  3. 3.🗺️ 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 left
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) east (c) west (d) north
  4. 4.🗺️ 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 1
    turn left
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (8, 8) (b) (10, 8) (c) (9, 8) (d) (8, 9)
  5. 5.🗺️ 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 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (6, 1) (b) (7, 1) (c) (8, 1) (d) (1, 7)
  6. 6.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 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) (0, 1) (b) (1, 0) (c) (0, 2) (d) (0, 0)
  7. 7.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (7, 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 left
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (9, 6) (b) (10, 6) (c) (9, 9) (d) (6, 9)
  8. 8.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 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 left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (3, 2) (b) (2, 5) (c) (2, 2) (d) (2, 3)
  9. 9.🗺️ 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 3
    turn right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (7, 2) (b) (1, 7) (c) (3, 7) (d) (2, 7)
  10. 10.🗺️ 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 3
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (4, 5) (b) (5, 3) (c) (3, 3) (d) (3, 5)
  11. 11.🗺️ 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 3
    turn right
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) south (c) east (d) north
  12. 12.🗺️ A robot faces east and turns left. Which way does it face now? (a) west (b) south (c) east (d) north
  13. 13.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (1, 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 1
    turn left
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (0, 0) (b) (3, 0) (c) (0, 3) (d) (4, 0)
  14. 14.🗺️ 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 left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (0, 0) (b) (1, 0) (c) (0, 1)
  15. 15.🗺️ 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 1
    turn right
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 3
    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 (2, 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 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) north (c) east (d) south
  17. 17.🗺️ 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 right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  18. 18.🗺️ 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 right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  19. 19.🗺️ On our grids, the square (3, 5) means … (a) 5 across and 3 up (b) 35 squares away (c) 3 across and 5 up (d) 3 down and 5 left
  20. 20.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (4, 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
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  21. 21.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 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 3
    turn left
    forward 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) north (c) south (d) east
  22. 22.🗺️ 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 left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    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, back to start (c) Yes, one square (d) Yes, two squares
  24. 24.🗺️ 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 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (9, 2) (b) (9, 1) (c) (10, 1) (d) (1, 9)
  25. 25.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (3, 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 3
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  26. 26.🗺️ 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 3
    turn left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (10, 3) (b) (9, 3) (c) (9, 2) (d) (3, 9)
  27. 27.🗺️ 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 3
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 2
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  28. 28.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 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
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (8, 1) (b) (2, 8) (c) (9, 2) (d) (8, 2)
  29. 29.🗺️ 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 left
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 2
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  30. 30.🗺️ 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 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  31. 31.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 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
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (5, 5) (b) (5, 6) (c) (6, 5)
  32. 32.🗺️ 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 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) south (c) east (d) north
  33. 33.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 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 left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    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 (5, 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?
  35. 35.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (3, 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 left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (4, 7) (b) (7, 1) (c) (1, 7) (d) (2, 7)
  36. 36.🗺️ 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 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) north (c) east (d) west
  37. 37.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (5, 6), 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 2
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  38. 38.🗺️ A robot faces north and moves forward 1 square. Which number goes up by 1? (a) the first one (b) the second (up) one (c) both numbers (d) neither number
  39. 39.🗺️ 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
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (5, 0) (b) (6, 0) (c) (0, 5) (d) (5, 3)
  40. 40.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (4, 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
    turn right
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) west (c) east (d) north

Answer key

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

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