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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Grid Moves

Robotics lesson 21: Moves on a grid · Set 48 · 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 (8, 8), 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 1
    turn right
    forward 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) west (c) east (d) north
  2. 2.🗺️ 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 3
    turn right
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (8, 3) (b) (7, 3) (c) (4, 3) (d) (3, 7)
  3. 3.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (4, 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 left
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (2, 3) (b) (4, 3) (c) (5, 3) (d) (3, 4)
  4. 4.🗺️ 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) neither number (d) both numbers
  5. 5.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (7, 7), 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) (4, 6) (b) (6, 4) (c) (5, 6) (d) (4, 7)
  6. 6.🗺️ 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 1
    turn right
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) east (c) south (d) north
  7. 7.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 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 3
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 3
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  8. 8.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (4, 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 right
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (3, 2) (b) (1, 2) (c) (4, 2) (d) (2, 3)
  9. 9.🗺️ 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 2
    turn right
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) west (c) south (d) east
  10. 10.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (8, 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 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 3
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  11. 11.🗺️ 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 2
    turn right
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) east (c) west (d) south
  12. 12.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (7, 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 right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (5, 6) (b) (6, 6) (c) (6, 4) (d) (4, 6)
  13. 13.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (3, 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 right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (5, 6) (b) (6, 5) (c) (6, 6) (d) (5, 7)
  14. 14.🗺️ 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 left
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 3
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  15. 15.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (3, 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
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (1, 9) (b) (2, 8) (c) (1, 8) (d) (8, 1)
  16. 16.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (8, 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 left
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  17. 17.🗺️ 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 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (3, 6) (b) (4, 6) (c) (2, 6) (d) (6, 2)
  18. 18.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (8, 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 3
    turn left
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (5, 6) (b) (6, 6) (c) (6, 5) (d) (5, 9)
  19. 19.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 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 left
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  20. 20.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (4, 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 left
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (8, 5) (b) (9, 5) (c) (7, 5) (d) (5, 8)
  21. 21.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (4, 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
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) north (c) south (d) east
  22. 22.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (8, 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 left
    forward 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  23. 23.🗺️ 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 1
    turn right
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (4, 6) (b) (4, 3) (c) (3, 4) (d) (5, 3)
  24. 24.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (8, 6), 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
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (8, 9) (b) (7, 9) (c) (9, 7) (d) (9, 9)
  25. 25.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (7, 6), 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 3
    turn left
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) west (c) east (d) north
  26. 26.🗺️ A robot faces east and turns left. Which way does it face now? (a) south (b) east (c) west (d) north
  27. 27.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 7), 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 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) north (c) south (d) west
  28. 28.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 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 right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 3
    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 (8, 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 left
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) east (c) south (d) north
  30. 30.🗺️ 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 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) south (c) west (d) east
  31. 31.🗺️ 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 right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (0, 3) (b) (4, 0) (c) (3, 0) (d) (3, 1)
  32. 32.🗺️ 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 left
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) east (c) west (d) south
  33. 33.🗺️ On our grids, the square (3, 5) means … (a) 35 squares away (b) 3 down and 5 left (c) 5 across and 3 up (d) 3 across and 5 up
  34. 34.🗺️ 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 1
    turn left
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (4, 2) (b) (5, 4) (c) (3, 4) (d) (2, 4)
  35. 35.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (4, 8), 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 right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (8, 1) (b) (1, 8) (c) (2, 8) (d) (1, 7)
  36. 36.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (3, 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
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) west (c) south (d) north
  37. 37.🗺️ 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 1
    turn right
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (5, 4) (b) (6, 6) (c) (5, 6) (d) (6, 5)
  38. 38.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (3, 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 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (1, 0) (b) (2, 0) (c) (3, 0) (d) (0, 1)
  39. 39.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (3, 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 3
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  40. 40.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (4, 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 3
    turn right
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (8, 1) (b) (1, 8) (c) (2, 8) (d) (1, 6)

Answer key

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

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