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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Grid Moves

Robotics lesson 21: Moves on a grid · Set 452 · 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 (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 right
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 3
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  2. 2.🗺️ 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 1
    Which way does it face at the end?
    (a) north (b) east (c) south (d) west
  3. 3.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (1, 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 right
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?
    (a) (4, 8) (b) (3, 8) (c) (8, 3) (d) (0, 8)
  4. 4.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (8, 5), 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 1
    turn right
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?
    (a) (5, 8) (b) (8, 2) (c) (8, 5) (d) (9, 5)
  5. 5.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (5, 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 left
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?
    (a) (2, 5) (b) (5, 2) (c) (3, 5) (d) (4, 5)
  6. 6.🗺️ 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 1
    turn right
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 3
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  7. 7.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (4, 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 3
    On which square does it stop?
    (a) (8, 3) (b) (7, 3) (c) (4, 3) (d) (3, 7)
  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 3
    turn left
    forward 3
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  9. 9.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (8, 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 left
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?
    (a) west (b) north (c) south (d) east
  10. 10.🗺️ On our grids, the square (3, 5) means … (a) 3 across and 5 up (b) 5 across and 3 up (c) 3 down and 5 left (d) 35 squares away
  11. 11.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (7, 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 3
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?
    (a) (6, 1) (b) (4, 1) (c) (5, 1) (d) (1, 5)
  12. 12.🗺️ 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 1
    turn right
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?
    (a) (4, 8) (b) (3, 5) (c) (8, 3) (d) (3, 8)
  13. 13.🗺️ A robot faces north and moves forward 1 square. Which number goes up by 1? (a) neither number (b) both numbers (c) the first one (d) the second (up) one
  14. 14.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (5, 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
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  15. 15.🗺️ 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 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?
    (a) (4, 6) (b) (7, 4) (c) (6, 4) (d) (6, 5)
  16. 16.🗺️ 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 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 3
    Which way does it face at the end?
    (a) east (b) south (c) west (d) north
  17. 17.🗺️ 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 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?
    (a) south (b) east (c) north (d) west
  18. 18.🗺️ 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 left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?
    (a) (3, 3) (b) (2, 3) (c) (3, 4) (d) (4, 3)
  19. 19.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (3, 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 right
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?
    (a) (5, 9) (b) (4, 9) (c) (9, 4) (d) (4, 8)
  20. 20.🗺️ 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 left
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?
    (a) (7, 0) (b) (8, 2) (c) (2, 7) (d) (7, 2)
  21. 21.🗺️ 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 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?
    (a) (2, 2) (b) (0, 2) (c) (3, 0) (d) (2, 0)
  22. 22.🗺️ 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 3
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?
    (a) north (b) west (c) east (d) south
  23. 23.🗺️ 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 1
    turn right
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?
    (a) west (b) east (c) north (d) south
  24. 24.🗺️ 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
    On which square does it stop?
    (a) (9, 7) (b) (7, 9) (c) (8, 9) (d) (7, 8)
  25. 25.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (5, 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 left
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?
    (a) (8, 6) (b) (7, 8) (c) (6, 5) (d) (6, 8)
  26. 26.🗺️ A robot faces east and turns left. Which way does it face now? (a) west (b) east (c) south (d) north
  27. 27.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (3, 8), 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 2
    turn right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?
    (a) (3, 6) (b) (3, 7) (c) (7, 3) (d) (4, 7)
  28. 28.🗺️ 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 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 3
    Which way does it face at the end?
    (a) south (b) north (c) west (d) east
  29. 29.🗺️ 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 3
    turn left
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?
    (a) east (b) west (c) north (d) south
  30. 30.🗺️ 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 left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?
    (a) (1, 5) (b) (0, 5) (c) (0, 6) (d) (5, 0)
  31. 31.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 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
    turn right
    forward 2
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  32. 32.🗺️ 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 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  33. 33.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (8, 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
    turn right
    forward 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  34. 34.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (5, 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 left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?
    (a) north (b) south (c) west (d) east
  35. 35.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (1, 5), 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
    turn right
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?
    (a) south (b) north (c) east (d) west
  36. 36.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (1, 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
    On which square does it stop?
    (a) (0, 3) (b) (2, 0) (c) (0, 2) (d) (1, 2)
  37. 37.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (8, 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
    On which square does it stop?
    (a) (1, 5) (b) (6, 1) (c) (5, 1) (d) (5, 2)
  38. 38.🗺️ 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
    On which square does it stop?
    (a) (7, 1) (b) (1, 7) (c) (8, 1) (d) (7, 0)
  39. 39.🗺️ 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 1
    turn right
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?
    (a) east (b) south (c) north (d) west
  40. 40.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (1, 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 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?
    (a) (1, 9) (b) (2, 9) (c) (9, 1) (d) (0, 9)

Answer key

  1. 6
  2. east
  3. (3, 8)
  4. (8, 5)
  5. (2, 5)
  6. 4
  7. (7, 3)
  8. 4
  9. north
  10. 3 across and 5 up
  11. (5, 1)
  12. (3, 8)
  13. the second (up) one
  14. 6
  15. (6, 4)
  16. east
  17. south
  18. (3, 3)
  19. (4, 9)
  20. (7, 2)
  21. (2, 0)
  22. west
  23. south
  24. (7, 9)
  25. (6, 8)
  26. north
  27. (3, 7)
  28. south
  29. east
  30. (0, 5)
  31. 5
  32. 6
  33. 8
  34. south
  35. west
  36. (0, 2)
  37. (5, 1)
  38. (7, 1)
  39. south
  40. (1, 9)

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