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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Grid Moves

Robotics lesson 21: Moves on a grid · Set 695 · 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, 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 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (9, 4) (b) (9, 3) (c) (3, 9) (d) (10, 3)
  2. 2.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 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
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (6, 9) (b) (4, 9) (c) (5, 9) (d) (9, 4)
  3. 3.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (5, 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 2
    turn right
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (4, 5) (b) (3, 3) (c) (3, 5) (d) (5, 3)
  4. 4.🗺️ On our grids, the square (3, 5) means … (a) 5 across and 3 up (b) 35 squares away (c) 3 down and 5 left (d) 3 across and 5 up
  5. 5.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (4, 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 2
    turn right
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) north (c) south (d) east
  6. 6.🗺️ 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 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (8, 1) (b) (1, 8) (c) (2, 8) (d) (0, 8)
  7. 7.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 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
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  8. 8.🗺️ 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 right
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (1, 4) (b) (4, 2) (c) (5, 1) (d) (4, 1)
  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 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  10. 10.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 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 left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (10, 5) (b) (9, 4) (c) (9, 5) (d) (5, 9)
  11. 11.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (3, 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 2
    turn right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (4, 4) (b) (4, 5) (c) (5, 4) (d) (6, 4)
  12. 12.🗺️ 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 2
    turn right
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (8, 8) (b) (9, 8) (c) (9, 9) (d) (8, 9)
  13. 13.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (1, 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 left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (0, 9) (b) (1, 8) (c) (0, 8) (d) (8, 0)
  14. 14.🗺️ 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 1
    turn left
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) west (c) east (d) south
  15. 15.🗺️ 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 3
    turn right
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (2, 3) (b) (4, 2) (c) (3, 1) (d) (3, 2)
  16. 16.🗺️ 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 3
    turn right
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) west (c) east (d) north
  17. 17.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (1, 4), 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
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) west (c) north (d) south
  18. 18.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (8, 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
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (10, 1) (b) (9, 1) (c) (9, 2) (d) (1, 9)
  19. 19.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (3, 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 2
    turn left
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (8, 4) (b) (4, 7) (c) (7, 4) (d) (4, 4)
  20. 20.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (8, 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 1
    turn right
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) south (c) north (d) east
  21. 21.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (8, 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 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (7, 6) (b) (6, 7) (c) (7, 7) (d) (8, 6)
  22. 22.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (4, 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 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) north (c) south (d) west
  23. 23.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (1, 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
    turn right
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) east (c) north (d) south
  24. 24.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (3, 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
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) east (c) south (d) west
  25. 25.🗺️ 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 3
    turn left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (4, 5) (b) (5, 5) (c) (5, 4) (d) (4, 6)
  26. 26.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 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 2
    turn left
    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, 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
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (7, 8) (b) (8, 8) (c) (7, 7) (d) (8, 7)
  28. 28.🗺️ 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 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (0, 8) (b) (1, 7) (c) (0, 7) (d) (7, 0)
  29. 29.🗺️ 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 right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  30. 30.🗺️ 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 left
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (1, 3) (b) (3, 2) (c) (3, 1) (d) (4, 1)
  31. 31.🗺️ 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 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) north (c) east (d) west
  32. 32.🗺️ A robot faces east and turns left. Which way does it face now? (a) south (b) west (c) north (d) east
  33. 33.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (7, 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 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) west (c) east (d) north
  34. 34.🗺️ A robot faces north and moves forward 1 square. Which number goes up by 1? (a) both numbers (b) the second (up) one (c) the first one (d) neither number
  35. 35.🗺️ 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 1
    turn left
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (1, 0) (b) (0, 1) (c) (0, 0) (d) (0, 2)
  36. 36.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (4, 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 left
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  37. 37.🗺️ 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 3
    turn left
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) south (c) east (d) north
  38. 38.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (7, 8), 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 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) north (c) west (d) east
  39. 39.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (7, 5), 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
    turn right
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (6, 7) (b) (7, 6) (c) (6, 6) (d) (4, 6)
  40. 40.🗺️ 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 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (4, 5) (b) (4, 2) (c) (5, 4) (d) (4, 4)

Answer key

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

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