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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Grid Moves

Robotics lesson 21: Moves on a grid · Set 439 · 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 (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 right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) north (c) east (d) west
  2. 2.🗺️ Does “turn left” move the robot to a new square? (a) No, it only turns (b) Yes, back to start (c) Yes, two squares (d) Yes, one square
  3. 3.🗺️ 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 right
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) west (c) east (d) south
  4. 4.🗺️ A robot faces east and turns left. Which way does it face now? (a) west (b) south (c) east (d) north
  5. 5.🗺️ 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 right
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  6. 6.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (1, 4), 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
    turn left
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 2
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  7. 7.🗺️ 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 right
    forward 3
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  8. 8.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (1, 6), 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
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) west (c) south (d) east
  9. 9.🗺️ 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 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) east (c) south (d) west
  10. 10.🗺️ 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 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (1, 2) (b) (2, 1) (c) (2, 2) (d) (1, 3)
  11. 11.🗺️ 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 left
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (2, 0) (b) (0, 4) (c) (5, 0) (d) (4, 0)
  12. 12.🗺️ 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 right
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) west (c) east (d) north
  13. 13.🗺️ 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 3
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) west (c) north (d) east
  14. 14.🗺️ 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 1
    turn right
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) west (c) south (d) north
  15. 15.🗺️ 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 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  16. 16.🗺️ 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 2
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn left
    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 (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 left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (6, 2) (b) (7, 1) (c) (6, 1) (d) (1, 6)
  18. 18.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 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
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  19. 19.🗺️ 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 3
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) north (c) east (d) west
  20. 20.🗺️ 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
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) west (c) south (d) north
  21. 21.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 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 2
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  22. 22.🗺️ 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 1
    turn right
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (2, 2) (b) (2, 3) (c) (3, 2) (d) (2, 0)
  23. 23.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 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 2
    turn right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (2, 7) (b) (3, 6) (c) (6, 2) (d) (2, 6)
  24. 24.🗺️ On our grids, the square (3, 5) means … (a) 3 down and 5 left (b) 35 squares away (c) 5 across and 3 up (d) 3 across and 5 up
  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 2
    turn right
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (5, 4) (b) (4, 5) (c) (6, 4) (d) (5, 6)
  26. 26.🗺️ 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 2
    turn right
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) east (c) north (d) west
  27. 27.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (1, 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 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (4, 1) (b) (3, 2) (c) (1, 3) (d) (3, 1)
  28. 28.🗺️ 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 right
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (8, 2) (b) (7, 2) (c) (2, 7) (d) (7, 4)
  29. 29.🗺️ 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 right
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 1
    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 (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 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (5, 2) (b) (3, 5) (c) (2, 5) (d) (1, 5)
  31. 31.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 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 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (10, 9) (b) (7, 9) (c) (9, 10) (d) (9, 9)
  32. 32.🗺️ A robot faces north and moves forward 1 square. Which number goes up by 1? (a) the first one (b) both numbers (c) the second (up) one (d) neither number
  33. 33.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (8, 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 3
    turn right
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (7, 8) (b) (8, 7) (c) (8, 8) (d) (5, 8)
  34. 34.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (8, 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 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (8, 2) (b) (7, 2) (c) (7, 3) (d) (2, 7)
  35. 35.🗺️ 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 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (6, 8) (b) (9, 6) (c) (8, 7) (d) (8, 6)
  36. 36.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (1, 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 left
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (1, 2) (b) (2, 1) (c) (0, 2) (d) (2, 2)
  37. 37.🗺️ 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 left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  38. 38.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (7, 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 right
    forward 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  39. 39.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (5, 3), 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
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (3, 2) (b) (2, 2) (c) (2, 3)
  40. 40.🗺️ 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 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 3
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?

Answer key

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

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