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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Grid Moves

Robotics lesson 21: Moves on a grid · Set 54 · 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 (3, 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 right
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  2. 2.🗺️ 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 2
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (1, 4) (b) (4, 3) (c) (4, 1) (d) (5, 1)
  3. 3.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (3, 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 3
    turn left
    forward 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  4. 4.🗺️ 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 right
    forward 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  5. 5.🗺️ 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 left
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (5, 4) (b) (4, 4) (c) (4, 5) (d) (5, 5)
  6. 6.🗺️ 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 2
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  7. 7.🗺️ 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 left
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (6, 7) (b) (9, 6) (c) (7, 9) (d) (6, 9)
  8. 8.🗺️ 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 right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) west (c) north (d) south
  9. 9.🗺️ 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 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  10. 10.🗺️ 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 3
    turn right
    forward 2
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  11. 11.🗺️ A robot faces north and moves forward 1 square. Which number goes up by 1? (a) both numbers (b) the second (up) one (c) neither number (d) the first one
  12. 12.🗺️ 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 right
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (4, 6) (b) (6, 7) (c) (8, 6) (d) (7, 6)
  13. 13.🗺️ 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 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  14. 14.🗺️ 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 left
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (5, 1) (b) (1, 5) (c) (1, 2) (d) (2, 5)
  15. 15.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (7, 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
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (7, 3) (b) (3, 8) (c) (8, 3) (d) (9, 3)
  16. 16.🗺️ 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 right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) east (c) west (d) south
  17. 17.🗺️ 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 1
    turn right
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (9, 5) (b) (10, 5) (c) (5, 9) (d) (7, 5)
  18. 18.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (7, 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 right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (9, 6) (b) (6, 8) (c) (8, 6) (d) (8, 8)
  19. 19.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (3, 7), 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
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (5, 1) (b) (2, 5) (c) (1, 5) (d) (1, 7)
  20. 20.🗺️ 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 3
    turn left
    forward 3
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  21. 21.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (8, 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
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  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 2
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  23. 23.🗺️ 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 3
    turn right
    forward 2
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  24. 24.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (7, 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
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (10, 5) (b) (9, 5) (c) (9, 7) (d) (5, 9)
  25. 25.🗺️ 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
  26. 26.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 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
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) east (c) north (d) west
  27. 27.🗺️ 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 right
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 2
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  28. 28.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (5, 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 right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 3
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  29. 29.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 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 left
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (3, 7) (b) (7, 2) (c) (2, 7) (d) (0, 7)
  30. 30.🗺️ 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 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) east (c) south (d) west
  31. 31.🗺️ 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 2
    turn left
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (7, 6) (b) (7, 7) (c) (4, 7) (d) (6, 7)
  32. 32.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 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 1
    turn left
    forward 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) east (c) south (d) west
  33. 33.🗺️ 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 right
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (9, 0) (b) (1, 9) (c) (0, 9) (d) (0, 6)
  34. 34.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (8, 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 right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (9, 7) (b) (9, 8) (c) (10, 7) (d) (7, 9)
  35. 35.🗺️ 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
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) north (c) east (d) south
  36. 36.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (7, 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 right
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (6, 5) (b) (7, 5) (c) (5, 6) (d) (6, 3)
  37. 37.🗺️ 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 2
    turn right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (8, 4) (b) (4, 8) (c) (4, 7) (d) (5, 8)
  38. 38.🗺️ 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 3
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) east (c) north (d) west
  39. 39.🗺️ 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 3
    turn right
    forward 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) north (c) south (d) west
  40. 40.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (7, 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
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (9, 9) (b) (8, 9) (c) (9, 8) (d) (7, 9)

Answer key

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

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