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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Grid Moves

Robotics lesson 21: Moves on a grid · Set 625 · 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, 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 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) south (c) east (d) north
  2. 2.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (7, 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
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  3. 3.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (3, 5), 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 3
    turn right
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) east (c) west (d) north
  4. 4.🗺️ 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 2
    turn left
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) east (c) west (d) north
  5. 5.🗺️ 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 left
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) south (c) west (d) east
  6. 6.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 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 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) north (c) east (d) south
  7. 7.🗺️ 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 right
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (9, 1) (b) (1, 7) (c) (2, 9) (d) (1, 9)
  8. 8.🗺️ 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 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) north (c) east (d) west
  9. 9.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (7, 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 left
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (3, 9) (b) (9, 3) (c) (10, 3) (d) (7, 3)
  10. 10.🗺️ A robot faces east and turns left. Which way does it face now? (a) north (b) west (c) east (d) south
  11. 11.🗺️ 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 2
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) south (c) east (d) west
  12. 12.🗺️ 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 1
    turn right
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  13. 13.🗺️ Does “turn left” move the robot to a new square? (a) Yes, back to start (b) Yes, one square (c) No, it only turns (d) Yes, two squares
  14. 14.🗺️ 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) both numbers (d) neither number
  15. 15.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (4, 6), 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
    turn left
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) north (c) west (d) south
  16. 16.🗺️ 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 left
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) south (c) east (d) west
  17. 17.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (7, 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 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (5, 9) (b) (10, 5) (c) (7, 5) (d) (9, 5)
  18. 18.🗺️ 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 2
    turn right
    forward 1
    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 (6, 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
    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 (2, 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 2
    turn right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (0, 4) (b) (4, 1) (c) (1, 4) (d) (2, 4)
  21. 21.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 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
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (5, 9) (b) (6, 8) (c) (8, 5) (d) (5, 8)
  22. 22.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (8, 5), 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 left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (5, 7) (b) (4, 8) (c) (4, 7) (d) (7, 4)
  23. 23.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (5, 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
    turn left
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (7, 6) (b) (9, 6) (c) (10, 6) (d) (6, 9)
  24. 24.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (8, 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 left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (2, 7) (b) (7, 3) (c) (7, 2) (d) (8, 2)
  25. 25.🗺️ 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 1
    turn right
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) north (c) west (d) east
  26. 26.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (7, 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 left
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) north (c) south (d) east
  27. 27.🗺️ 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
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (0, 5) (b) (6, 0) (c) (5, 0) (d) (5, 3)
  28. 28.🗺️ On our grids, the square (3, 5) means … (a) 3 down and 5 left (b) 35 squares away (c) 3 across and 5 up (d) 5 across and 3 up
  29. 29.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (5, 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 right
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) west (c) south (d) north
  30. 30.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (4, 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
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (4, 6) (b) (6, 4) (c) (5, 4) (d) (7, 4)
  31. 31.🗺️ 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 right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (0, 9) (b) (2, 9) (c) (1, 9) (d) (9, 1)
  32. 32.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 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 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) west (c) south (d) north
  33. 33.🗺️ 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 3
    turn left
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (0, 9) (b) (0, 6) (c) (1, 6) (d) (6, 0)
  34. 34.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (5, 2), 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) (7, 1) (b) (7, 2) (c) (8, 1) (d) (1, 7)
  35. 35.🗺️ 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 3
    turn right
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) west (c) south (d) east
  36. 36.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 5), 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 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (5, 3) (b) (4, 3) (c) (3, 3) (d) (3, 4)
  37. 37.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 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 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  38. 38.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (4, 6), 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 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (9, 4) (b) (8, 5) (c) (4, 8) (d) (8, 4)
  39. 39.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 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 right
    forward 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  40. 40.🗺️ 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 2
    turn right
    forward 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) west (c) east (d) north

Answer key

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

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