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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Grid Moves

Robotics lesson 21: Moves on a grid · Set 45 · 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 faces east and turns left. Which way does it face now? (a) north (b) east (c) west (d) south
  2. 2.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (5, 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
    turn right
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) west (c) south (d) east
  3. 3.🗺️ 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 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) west (c) east (d) south
  4. 4.🗺️ A robot faces north and moves forward 1 square. Which number goes up by 1? (a) neither number (b) both numbers (c) the second (up) one (d) the first one
  5. 5.🗺️ 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 3
    turn right
    forward 3
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  6. 6.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (4, 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 left
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  7. 7.🗺️ On our grids, the square (3, 5) means … (a) 3 across and 5 up (b) 35 squares away (c) 3 down and 5 left (d) 5 across and 3 up
  8. 8.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (1, 5), 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 left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  9. 9.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (3, 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 left
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (2, 6) (b) (3, 4) (c) (2, 4) (d) (4, 2)
  10. 10.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 8), 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
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  11. 11.🗺️ Does “turn left” move the robot to a new square? (a) Yes, one square (b) Yes, two squares (c) No, it only turns (d) Yes, back to start
  12. 12.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 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 2
    turn left
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (8, 4) (b) (8, 2) (c) (9, 4) (d) (4, 8)
  13. 13.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 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 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) west (c) east (d) north
  14. 14.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 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 3
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 2
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  15. 15.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 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 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) west (c) north (d) south
  16. 16.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (3, 4), 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 right
    forward 3
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  17. 17.🗺️ 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 left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) east (c) south (d) north
  18. 18.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (7, 6), 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 right
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) west (c) east (d) south
  19. 19.🗺️ 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 1
    turn left
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  20. 20.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (3, 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 left
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (0, 8) (b) (0, 7) (c) (7, 0) (d) (1, 7)
  21. 21.🗺️ 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
    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 (1, 5), 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 right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  23. 23.🗺️ 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 1
    turn left
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (2, 4) (b) (3, 6) (c) (2, 6) (d) (6, 2)
  24. 24.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (7, 3), 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
    turn left
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (6, 5) (b) (5, 6) (c) (9, 5) (d) (7, 5)
  25. 25.🗺️ 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 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (3, 3) (b) (2, 4) (c) (2, 3) (d) (3, 2)
  26. 26.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 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 left
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (7, 4) (b) (4, 7) (c) (5, 7) (d) (4, 9)
  27. 27.🗺️ 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 2
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (2, 6) (b) (6, 2) (c) (6, 0) (d) (7, 2)
  28. 28.🗺️ 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 1
    turn left
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (4, 1) (b) (0, 1) (c) (1, 3) (d) (3, 1)
  29. 29.🗺️ 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 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) east (c) west (d) north
  30. 30.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 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 right
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) north (c) east (d) south
  31. 31.🗺️ 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 1
    turn right
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (7, 3) (b) (5, 3) (c) (3, 7) (d) (8, 3)
  32. 32.🗺️ 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 3
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 2
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  33. 33.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (5, 3), 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) (7, 3) (b) (4, 7) (c) (7, 4) (d) (8, 4)
  34. 34.🗺️ 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 2
    turn left
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) south (c) east (d) north
  35. 35.🗺️ 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 left
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (5, 8) (b) (9, 8) (c) (8, 8) (d) (8, 9)
  36. 36.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (5, 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 right
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 2
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  37. 37.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (3, 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 2
    turn right
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) south (c) west (d) east
  38. 38.🗺️ 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 right
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) north (c) east (d) west
  39. 39.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (5, 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 2
    turn left
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (2, 3) (b) (2, 2) (c) (3, 2) (d) (4, 2)
  40. 40.🗺️ 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 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (6, 9) (b) (9, 9) (c) (9, 10) (d) (10, 9)

Answer key

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

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