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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Grid Moves

Robotics lesson 21: Moves on a grid · Set 509 · 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) south (c) east (d) west
  2. 2.🗺️ A robot faces north and moves forward 1 square. Which number goes up by 1? (a) the first one (b) neither number (c) both numbers (d) the second (up) one
  3. 3.🗺️ 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 2
    turn left
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (1, 9) (b) (2, 9) (c) (9, 1) (d) (1, 7)
  4. 4.🗺️ 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 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (3, 9) (b) (5, 9) (c) (9, 4) (d) (4, 9)
  5. 5.🗺️ 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 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) south (c) west (d) north
  6. 6.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (7, 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
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (8, 8) (b) (6, 8) (c) (9, 6) (d) (8, 6)
  7. 7.🗺️ Does “turn left” move the robot to a new square? (a) Yes, back to start (b) No, it only turns (c) Yes, one square (d) Yes, two squares
  8. 8.🗺️ 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 2
    turn right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (4, 3) (b) (4, 2) (c) (3, 4) (d) (5, 3)
  9. 9.🗺️ On our grids, the square (3, 5) means … (a) 3 across and 5 up (b) 5 across and 3 up (c) 35 squares away (d) 3 down and 5 left
  10. 10.🗺️ 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 3
    turn left
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (7, 3) (b) (8, 5) (c) (7, 5) (d) (5, 7)
  11. 11.🗺️ 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 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (4, 0) (b) (3, 0) (c) (5, 0) (d) (0, 3)
  12. 12.🗺️ 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 right
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 3
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  13. 13.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (1, 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 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  14. 14.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (5, 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
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) west (c) east (d) south
  15. 15.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (1, 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 left
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (0, 8) (b) (8, 3) (c) (4, 8) (d) (3, 8)
  16. 16.🗺️ 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 2
    turn right
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (5, 0) (b) (1, 5) (c) (0, 5) (d) (0, 6)
  17. 17.🗺️ 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 3
    turn left
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) west (c) south (d) north
  18. 18.🗺️ 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 right
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) east (c) north (d) west
  19. 19.🗺️ 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 3
    turn left
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) north (c) west (d) east
  20. 20.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (1, 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 3
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (1, 6) (b) (4, 1) (c) (7, 1) (d) (6, 1)
  21. 21.🗺️ 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 3
    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 (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 3
    turn right
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) west (c) north (d) south
  23. 23.🗺️ 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 2
    turn left
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) east (c) north (d) west
  24. 24.🗺️ 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 1
    turn left
    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
  25. 25.🗺️ 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 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 2
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  26. 26.🗺️ 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 right
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (6, 0) (b) (0, 5) (c) (5, 0) (d) (5, 3)
  27. 27.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (8, 3), 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) (10, 2) (b) (8, 2) (c) (2, 9) (d) (9, 2)
  28. 28.🗺️ 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
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) west (c) north (d) south
  29. 29.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (8, 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
    turn left
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 2
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  30. 30.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (1, 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 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) west (c) east (d) north
  31. 31.🗺️ 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 3
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (1, 0) (b) (0, 1) (c) (2, 0) (d) (1, 1)
  32. 32.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (4, 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 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (5, 1) (b) (5, 3) (c) (3, 5) (d) (6, 3)
  33. 33.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (3, 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
    turn right
    forward 2
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  34. 34.🗺️ 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) (0, 2) (b) (3, 0) (c) (2, 0) (d) (2, 2)
  35. 35.🗺️ 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 1
    turn left
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (7, 6) (b) (6, 6) (c) (9, 6) (d) (6, 7)
  36. 36.🗺️ 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 3
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (3, 5) (b) (6, 3) (c) (5, 4) (d) (5, 3)
  37. 37.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (8, 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 left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (3, 6) (b) (6, 3) (c) (6, 4) (d) (7, 3)
  38. 38.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (4, 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
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (5, 2) (b) (2, 4) (c) (4, 2) (d) (2, 2)
  39. 39.🗺️ 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 2
    turn left
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 2
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  40. 40.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 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 1
    turn right
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) west (c) east (d) north

Answer key

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

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