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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Grid Moves

Robotics lesson 21: Moves on a grid · Set 477 · 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) west (b) east (c) north (d) south
  2. 2.🗺️ 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 1
    turn right
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (7, 3) (b) (8, 0) (c) (7, 0) (d) (0, 7)
  3. 3.🗺️ A robot faces north and moves forward 1 square. Which number goes up by 1? (a) the first one (b) the second (up) one (c) both numbers (d) neither number
  4. 4.🗺️ 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
  5. 5.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 1), 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) (0, 4) (b) (4, 0) (c) (4, 1) (d) (5, 0)
  6. 6.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 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 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (0, 4) (b) (1, 4) (c) (4, 0) (d) (0, 3)
  7. 7.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (5, 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 2
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  8. 8.🗺️ 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 3
    turn left
    forward 3
    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, 3), 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
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) south (c) north (d) east
  10. 10.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (1, 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 3
    turn right
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (4, 1) (b) (4, 3) (c) (5, 1) (d) (1, 4)
  11. 11.🗺️ 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 3
    turn right
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (7, 2) (b) (9, 2) (c) (2, 7) (d) (8, 2)
  12. 12.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 4), 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
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) south (c) east (d) north
  13. 13.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 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 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (0, 8) (b) (4, 8) (c) (8, 3) (d) (3, 8)
  14. 14.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 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 left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (8, 5) (b) (7, 5) (c) (9, 5) (d) (5, 8)
  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 2
    turn left
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (9, 3) (b) (8, 3) (c) (6, 3) (d) (3, 8)
  16. 16.🗺️ 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 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) north (c) south (d) west
  17. 17.🗺️ 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 right
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (4, 0) (b) (3, 0) (c) (0, 2) (d) (2, 0)
  18. 18.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (8, 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
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) east (c) west (d) south
  19. 19.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (1, 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 left
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (7, 3) (b) (3, 8) (c) (4, 7) (d) (3, 7)
  20. 20.🗺️ 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 3
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 2
    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 (1, 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 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) east (c) south (d) north
  22. 22.🗺️ 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
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) south (c) east (d) west
  23. 23.🗺️ 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 2
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) west (c) east (d) south
  24. 24.🗺️ 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 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) south (c) east (d) west
  25. 25.🗺️ 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 3
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (6, 9) (b) (3, 9) (c) (9, 6) (d) (7, 9)
  26. 26.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 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 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (3, 5) (b) (5, 6) (c) (6, 3) (d) (5, 3)
  27. 27.🗺️ 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
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) south (c) west (d) east
  28. 28.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (5, 7), 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 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) east (c) south (d) north
  29. 29.🗺️ 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 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (5, 1) (b) (1, 5) (c) (5, 2) (d) (6, 1)
  30. 30.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (5, 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 2
    turn left
    forward 2
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  31. 31.🗺️ 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 3
    turn left
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) north (c) west (d) south
  32. 32.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (4, 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 left
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) west (c) south (d) north
  33. 33.🗺️ 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 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) north (c) west (d) east
  34. 34.🗺️ 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 3
    turn right
    forward 2
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  35. 35.🗺️ 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 2
    turn right
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (8, 4) (b) (7, 4) (c) (9, 4) (d) (4, 8)
  36. 36.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (4, 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 left
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) west (c) north (d) east
  37. 37.🗺️ 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 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (5, 8) (b) (5, 9) (c) (6, 8) (d) (8, 5)
  38. 38.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (7, 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 2
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) south (c) north (d) west
  39. 39.🗺️ 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 right
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (5, 7) (b) (7, 3) (c) (4, 7) (d) (3, 7)
  40. 40.🗺️ 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 right
    forward 2
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?

Answer key

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

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