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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Grid Moves

Robotics lesson 21: Moves on a grid · Set 67 · 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 (6, 1), 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 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (3, 2) (b) (3, 3) (c) (3, 4) (d) (4, 3)
  2. 2.🗺️ 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 3
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) south (c) east (d) west
  3. 3.🗺️ 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 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) east (c) north (d) west
  4. 4.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (8, 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 3
    turn right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (5, 8) (b) (8, 5) (c) (9, 5) (d) (8, 6)
  5. 5.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (4, 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
    turn right
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (6, 8) (b) (8, 5) (c) (7, 8) (d) (5, 8)
  6. 6.🗺️ 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
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (6, 0) (b) (0, 6) (c) (9, 0) (d) (7, 0)
  7. 7.🗺️ 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
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (0, 8) (b) (8, 0) (c) (1, 8) (d) (0, 9)
  8. 8.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (8, 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 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (8, 2) (b) (5, 2) (c) (6, 2) (d) (2, 5)
  9. 9.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (4, 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 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (4, 2) (b) (2, 6) (c) (7, 2) (d) (6, 2)
  10. 10.🗺️ 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 3
    turn right
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) west (c) south (d) north
  11. 11.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (8, 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 right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) west (c) east (d) south
  12. 12.🗺️ A robot faces north and moves forward 1 square. Which number goes up by 1? (a) the second (up) one (b) both numbers (c) neither number (d) the first one
  13. 13.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (1, 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 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) east (c) south (d) north
  14. 14.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (4, 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 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) south (c) west (d) north
  15. 15.🗺️ A robot faces east and turns left. Which way does it face now? (a) west (b) north (c) east (d) south
  16. 16.🗺️ 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
  17. 17.🗺️ 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
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) west (c) north (d) east
  18. 18.🗺️ 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 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  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 2
    turn left
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  20. 20.🗺️ Does “turn left” move the robot to a new square? (a) Yes, two squares (b) Yes, one square (c) Yes, back to start (d) No, it only turns
  21. 21.🗺️ 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 3
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 2
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  22. 22.🗺️ 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 3
    turn right
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (6, 3) (b) (2, 6) (c) (4, 6) (d) (3, 6)
  23. 23.🗺️ 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 2
    turn right
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (9, 6) (b) (8, 7) (c) (6, 8) (d) (8, 6)
  24. 24.🗺️ 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
    turn right
    forward 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  25. 25.🗺️ 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 right
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (4, 9) (b) (4, 6) (c) (5, 9) (d) (9, 4)
  26. 26.🗺️ 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 3
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) west (c) north (d) east
  27. 27.🗺️ 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) east (b) west (c) north (d) south
  28. 28.🗺️ 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 3
    turn right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (4, 8) (b) (3, 7) (c) (8, 3) (d) (3, 8)
  29. 29.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (5, 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 left
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) east (c) north (d) west
  30. 30.🗺️ 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 left
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (7, 6) (b) (7, 9) (c) (9, 7) (d) (8, 9)
  31. 31.🗺️ 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 1
    turn right
    forward 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) east (c) north (d) south
  32. 32.🗺️ 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 3
    turn left
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (6, 2) (b) (7, 1) (c) (1, 6) (d) (6, 1)
  33. 33.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 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 right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (8, 0) (b) (0, 6) (c) (7, 0) (d) (6, 0)
  34. 34.🗺️ 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 left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) north (c) west (d) south
  35. 35.🗺️ 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 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) north (c) south (d) west
  36. 36.🗺️ 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 1
    turn left
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (5, 4) (b) (4, 5) (c) (2, 4) (d) (6, 4)
  37. 37.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (8, 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
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (1, 5) (b) (6, 1) (c) (5, 1) (d) (7, 1)
  38. 38.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (3, 7), 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 3
    turn right
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 2
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  39. 39.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 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
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) south (c) north (d) east
  40. 40.🗺️ 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 right
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) south (c) east (d) west

Answer key

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

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