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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Grid Moves

Robotics lesson 21: Moves on a grid · Set 400 · 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 across and 5 up (b) 3 down and 5 left (c) 5 across and 3 up (d) 35 squares away
  2. 2.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (8, 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 right
    forward 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) north (c) west (d) east
  3. 3.🗺️ 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 3
    turn right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (5, 6) (b) (6, 6) (c) (6, 5) (d) (5, 5)
  4. 4.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (8, 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 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (9, 8) (b) (7, 9) (c) (9, 7) (d) (10, 7)
  5. 5.🗺️ Does “turn left” move the robot to a new square? (a) Yes, one square (b) Yes, two squares (c) Yes, back to start (d) No, it only turns
  6. 6.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (4, 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 left
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (4, 2) (b) (3, 5) (c) (2, 3) (d) (3, 2)
  7. 7.🗺️ 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 3
    turn left
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (0, 7) (b) (2, 7) (c) (7, 0) (d) (1, 7)
  8. 8.🗺️ 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 2
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) east (c) south (d) west
  9. 9.🗺️ 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 3
    turn left
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) south (c) north (d) west
  10. 10.🗺️ 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 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) south (c) west (d) north
  11. 11.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (1, 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 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (3, 5) (b) (6, 3) (c) (3, 6) (d) (4, 6)
  12. 12.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (3, 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 right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (0, 4) (b) (5, 0) (c) (4, 0) (d) (4, 1)
  13. 13.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (5, 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 3
    turn right
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (2, 2) (b) (3, 2) (c) (2, 0) (d) (2, 3)
  14. 14.🗺️ A robot faces north and moves forward 1 square. Which number goes up by 1? (a) the second (up) one (b) both numbers (c) neither number (d) the first one
  15. 15.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (4, 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 3
    turn right
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (8, 9) (b) (8, 7) (c) (9, 8) (d) (8, 8)
  16. 16.🗺️ 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 2
    turn right
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (1, 4) (b) (5, 1) (c) (4, 2) (d) (4, 1)
  17. 17.🗺️ 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 3
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  18. 18.🗺️ A robot faces east and turns left. Which way does it face now? (a) south (b) east (c) north (d) west
  19. 19.🗺️ 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 right
    forward 3
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  20. 20.🗺️ 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 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (5, 4) (b) (4, 4) (c) (4, 7) (d) (4, 5)
  21. 21.🗺️ 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 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  22. 22.🗺️ 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 3
    turn right
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (9, 3) (b) (7, 3) (c) (8, 3) (d) (3, 8)
  23. 23.🗺️ 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 3
    turn left
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) west (c) south (d) east
  24. 24.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (8, 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 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (7, 3) (b) (8, 6) (c) (6, 7) (d) (7, 6)
  25. 25.🗺️ 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 1
    turn left
    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 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
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  27. 27.🗺️ 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 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (5, 9) (b) (4, 9) (c) (9, 4) (d) (4, 6)
  28. 28.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (5, 7), 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
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  29. 29.🗺️ 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 3
    turn left
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (0, 7) (b) (3, 7) (c) (7, 0) (d) (1, 7)
  30. 30.🗺️ 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 right
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) west (c) north (d) east
  31. 31.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (5, 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 3
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (7, 3) (b) (7, 4) (c) (8, 3) (d) (3, 7)
  32. 32.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 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 left
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 3
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  33. 33.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (8, 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 left
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) north (c) east (d) south
  34. 34.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (3, 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
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) south (c) north (d) west
  35. 35.🗺️ 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 right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (1, 3) (b) (2, 3) (c) (3, 1) (d) (1, 4)
  36. 36.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 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 3
    turn right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (3, 3) (b) (3, 4) (c) (4, 3) (d) (4, 4)
  37. 37.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (8, 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 1
    turn right
    forward 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) north (c) west (d) east
  38. 38.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (5, 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 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) east (c) south (d) north
  39. 39.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 6), 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 right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (9, 5) (b) (8, 5) (c) (5, 8) (d) (8, 6)
  40. 40.🗺️ 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 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) west (c) east (d) north

Answer key

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

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