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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Grid Moves

Robotics lesson 21: Moves on a grid · Set 417 · 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, 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
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (3, 9) (b) (2, 9) (c) (9, 2) (d) (2, 8)
  2. 2.🗺️ Does “turn left” move the robot to a new square? (a) Yes, back to start (b) No, it only turns (c) Yes, one square (d) Yes, two squares
  3. 3.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (1, 1), 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 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (1, 0) (b) (2, 0) (c) (4, 0) (d) (0, 1)
  4. 4.🗺️ 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 right
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) west (c) east (d) south
  5. 5.🗺️ On our grids, the square (3, 5) means … (a) 5 across and 3 up (b) 3 down and 5 left (c) 3 across and 5 up (d) 35 squares away
  6. 6.🗺️ 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 3
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) west (c) north (d) east
  7. 7.🗺️ 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 3
    turn left
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (1, 9) (b) (9, 3) (c) (3, 9) (d) (4, 9)
  8. 8.🗺️ 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 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (0, 0) (b) (0, 2) (c) (0, 1) (d) (1, 0)
  9. 9.🗺️ A robot faces north and moves forward 1 square. Which number goes up by 1? (a) the second (up) one (b) neither number (c) the first one (d) both numbers
  10. 10.🗺️ 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 right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) south (c) east (d) west
  11. 11.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 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 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (0, 3) (b) (1, 3) (c) (0, 4) (d) (3, 0)
  12. 12.🗺️ 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 left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (2, 4) (b) (5, 2) (c) (4, 2) (d) (4, 3)
  13. 13.🗺️ 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 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (0, 2) (b) (1, 1) (c) (1, 0) (d) (0, 1)
  14. 14.🗺️ A robot faces east and turns left. Which way does it face now? (a) south (b) north (c) east (d) west
  15. 15.🗺️ 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 2
    turn right
    forward 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) east (c) north (d) south
  16. 16.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (4, 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 right
    forward 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) east (c) west (d) north
  17. 17.🗺️ 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 1
    turn left
    forward 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) north (c) south (d) east
  18. 18.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (3, 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 left
    forward 3
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  19. 19.🗺️ 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 2
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (7, 0) (b) (0, 7) (c) (0, 5) (d) (1, 7)
  20. 20.🗺️ 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 right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (2, 3) (b) (2, 2) (c) (3, 2)
  21. 21.🗺️ 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 right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (0, 2) (b) (1, 0) (c) (0, 1) (d) (1, 1)
  22. 22.🗺️ 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 right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  23. 23.🗺️ 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 right
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (2, 2) (b) (2, 3) (c) (3, 2)
  24. 24.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (7, 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 2
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  25. 25.🗺️ 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 3
    turn left
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (5, 4) (b) (5, 1) (c) (6, 1) (d) (1, 5)
  26. 26.🗺️ 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 3
    turn right
    forward 3
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  27. 27.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 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
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  28. 28.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (7, 1), 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 3
    turn right
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) east (c) north (d) west
  29. 29.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (4, 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 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  30. 30.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (1, 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 right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) north (c) east (d) west
  31. 31.🗺️ 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 right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 3
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  32. 32.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 3), 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 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (2, 6) (b) (6, 2) (c) (7, 2) (d) (9, 2)
  33. 33.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 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 2
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  34. 34.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 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 right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (2, 6) (b) (1, 6) (c) (1, 7) (d) (6, 1)
  35. 35.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (1, 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
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) west (c) south (d) east
  36. 36.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (4, 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 right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (3, 6) (b) (7, 3) (c) (3, 3) (d) (6, 3)
  37. 37.🗺️ 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 right
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (9, 5) (b) (10, 5) (c) (9, 4) (d) (5, 9)
  38. 38.🗺️ 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 3
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) south (c) west (d) east
  39. 39.🗺️ 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 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (5, 7) (b) (7, 5) (c) (6, 7) (d) (5, 5)
  40. 40.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 5), 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
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?

Answer key

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

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