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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Grid Moves

Robotics lesson 21: Moves on a grid · Set 57 · 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, 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
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (4, 0) (b) (3, 0) (c) (5, 0) (d) (0, 4)
  2. 2.🗺️ 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 1
    turn right
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (4, 8) (b) (8, 4) (c) (2, 8) (d) (5, 8)
  3. 3.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (1, 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 left
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) west (c) south (d) east
  4. 4.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (7, 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 right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) north (c) west (d) south
  5. 5.🗺️ 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 left
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (3, 1) (b) (2, 3) (c) (0, 3) (d) (1, 3)
  6. 6.🗺️ 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 right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (5, 9) (b) (9, 6) (c) (10, 5) (d) (9, 5)
  7. 7.🗺️ 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 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) west (c) south (d) north
  8. 8.🗺️ On our grids, the square (3, 5) means … (a) 3 down and 5 left (b) 3 across and 5 up (c) 5 across and 3 up (d) 35 squares away
  9. 9.🗺️ 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 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (2, 5) (b) (5, 3) (c) (3, 5) (d) (4, 5)
  10. 10.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (5, 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 left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (6, 2) (b) (3, 6) (c) (7, 3) (d) (6, 3)
  11. 11.🗺️ 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, 2) (b) (5, 3) (c) (3, 5) (d) (6, 3)
  12. 12.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (4, 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 3
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  13. 13.🗺️ 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
  14. 14.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (4, 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 2
    turn left
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (0, 7) (b) (8, 0) (c) (7, 0) (d) (7, 1)
  15. 15.🗺️ 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 left
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) south (c) west (d) east
  16. 16.🗺️ 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 3
    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 (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
    turn left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (3, 3) (b) (3, 4) (c) (4, 3)
  18. 18.🗺️ 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 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) west (c) east (d) south
  19. 19.🗺️ Does “turn left” move the robot to a new square? (a) No, it only turns (b) Yes, back to start (c) Yes, one square (d) Yes, two squares
  20. 20.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 6), 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 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  21. 21.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (5, 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 2
    turn right
    forward 3
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  22. 22.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (1, 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 2
    turn left
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (2, 2) (b) (4, 2) (c) (5, 2) (d) (2, 4)
  23. 23.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (3, 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 right
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (2, 9) (b) (3, 9) (c) (2, 6) (d) (9, 2)
  24. 24.🗺️ A robot faces east and turns left. Which way does it face now? (a) west (b) north (c) south (d) east
  25. 25.🗺️ 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 3
    turn right
    forward 3
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  26. 26.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 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 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) north (c) west (d) east
  27. 27.🗺️ 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 2
    turn left
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (5, 7) (b) (4, 5) (c) (4, 7) (d) (7, 4)
  28. 28.🗺️ 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
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (10, 0) (b) (9, 0) (c) (0, 9) (d) (8, 0)
  29. 29.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (3, 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 left
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  30. 30.🗺️ 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 3
    turn right
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (1, 3) (b) (0, 0) (c) (3, 0) (d) (0, 3)
  31. 31.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 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
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  32. 32.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (1, 5), 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 1
    turn right
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) east (c) west (d) north
  33. 33.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 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
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (6, 3) (b) (3, 6) (c) (4, 6) (d) (3, 3)
  34. 34.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (3, 8), 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 right
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (3, 4) (b) (5, 3) (c) (4, 5) (d) (4, 3)
  35. 35.🗺️ 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 left
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (0, 7) (b) (1, 7) (c) (7, 0) (d) (0, 8)
  36. 36.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (3, 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 left
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (4, 4) (b) (0, 4) (c) (3, 4) (d) (4, 3)
  37. 37.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 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 right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) west (c) south (d) east
  38. 38.🗺️ 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) (10, 7) (b) (9, 8) (c) (7, 9) (d) (9, 7)
  39. 39.🗺️ 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 left
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 3
    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 (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 2
    turn right
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (0, 6) (b) (6, 0) (c) (1, 6) (d) (0, 7)

Answer key

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

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