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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Grid Moves

Robotics lesson 21: Moves on a grid · Set 565 · 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, 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 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (5, 4) (b) (5, 1) (c) (4, 5) (d) (6, 4)
  2. 2.🗺️ 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 2
    turn right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (5, 3) (b) (6, 3) (c) (5, 2) (d) (3, 5)
  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) neither number (d) both numbers
  4. 4.🗺️ 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
  5. 5.🗺️ A robot faces east and turns left. Which way does it face now? (a) south (b) east (c) north (d) west
  6. 6.🗺️ 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 right
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) east (c) north (d) south
  7. 7.🗺️ 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
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (9, 5) (b) (9, 2) (c) (2, 9) (d) (10, 2)
  8. 8.🗺️ 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 1
    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, 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 3
    turn left
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (7, 6) (b) (6, 6) (c) (6, 7) (d) (9, 6)
  10. 10.🗺️ 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 1
    turn left
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 2
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  11. 11.🗺️ 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 2
    turn left
    forward 3
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  12. 12.🗺️ 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 2
    turn left
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) north (c) west (d) east
  13. 13.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (3, 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 right
    forward 2
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  14. 14.🗺️ 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 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (4, 4) (b) (6, 4) (c) (4, 6) (d) (7, 4)
  15. 15.🗺️ 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 2
    turn right
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (6, 6) (b) (3, 6) (c) (6, 5) (d) (5, 6)
  16. 16.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 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 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 (6, 3), 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 right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (7, 0) (b) (7, 1) (c) (8, 0) (d) (0, 7)
  18. 18.🗺️ 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 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) west (c) south (d) east
  19. 19.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (4, 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 3
    turn right
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 2
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  20. 20.🗺️ 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 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (9, 10) (b) (10, 9) (c) (9, 9) (d) (8, 9)
  21. 21.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (4, 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
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (3, 4) (b) (3, 3) (c) (4, 3)
  22. 22.🗺️ 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 2
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (0, 7) (b) (7, 3) (c) (7, 0) (d) (8, 0)
  23. 23.🗺️ 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 2
    turn right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (5, 7) (b) (7, 4) (c) (7, 5) (d) (8, 5)
  24. 24.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (1, 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 3
    turn right
    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 (5, 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 2
    turn right
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) west (c) north (d) south
  26. 26.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 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
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (5, 3) (b) (3, 3) (c) (4, 5) (d) (3, 5)
  27. 27.🗺️ 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 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 (3, 4), 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 3
    turn left
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (2, 1) (b) (3, 0) (c) (0, 2) (d) (2, 0)
  29. 29.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 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 3
    turn right
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 3
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  30. 30.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (7, 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 left
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 3
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  31. 31.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (5, 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
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (6, 2) (b) (7, 2) (c) (6, 5) (d) (2, 6)
  32. 32.🗺️ 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 1
    turn right
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) north (c) west (d) east
  33. 33.🗺️ 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 2
    turn left
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (7, 0) (b) (4, 0) (c) (0, 6) (d) (6, 0)
  34. 34.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (8, 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
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (5, 8) (b) (9, 5) (c) (5, 9) (d) (6, 9)
  35. 35.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (5, 6), 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
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  36. 36.🗺️ 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 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (9, 8) (b) (9, 9) (c) (8, 9) (d) (7, 9)
  37. 37.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (5, 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 right
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (2, 8) (b) (4, 8) (c) (8, 2) (d) (3, 8)
  38. 38.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 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 2
    turn right
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (0, 7) (b) (7, 2) (c) (3, 7) (d) (2, 7)
  39. 39.🗺️ 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 3
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  40. 40.🗺️ 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 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (1, 4) (b) (3, 1) (c) (2, 3) (d) (1, 3)

Answer key

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

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