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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Grid Moves

Robotics lesson 21: Moves on a grid · Set 698 · 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.🗺️ 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
  2. 2.🗺️ 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 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) north (c) east (d) south
  3. 3.🗺️ 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 2
    turn right
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (8, 2) (b) (2, 7) (c) (7, 0) (d) (7, 2)
  4. 4.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (4, 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
    turn left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (1, 1) (b) (2, 1) (c) (1, 2)
  5. 5.🗺️ 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
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) north (c) west (d) south
  6. 6.🗺️ 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
  7. 7.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (1, 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 right
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  8. 8.🗺️ 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 left
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 3
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  9. 9.🗺️ 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 right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (7, 5) (b) (5, 8) (c) (8, 5) (d) (9, 5)
  10. 10.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (8, 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 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (8, 7) (b) (10, 7) (c) (9, 7) (d) (7, 9)
  11. 11.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (8, 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 2
    turn left
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (4, 7) (b) (7, 4) (c) (6, 7) (d) (5, 7)
  12. 12.🗺️ 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 2
    turn right
    forward 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  13. 13.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 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 2
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  14. 14.🗺️ 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 1
    turn right
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  15. 15.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (7, 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
    turn right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (9, 5) (b) (8, 5) (c) (5, 9) (d) (10, 5)
  16. 16.🗺️ 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 2
    turn left
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (3, 8) (b) (3, 5) (c) (5, 3) (d) (4, 5)
  17. 17.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (5, 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
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  18. 18.🗺️ 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 left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (9, 3) (b) (4, 9) (c) (3, 10) (d) (3, 9)
  19. 19.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (8, 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
    turn left
    forward 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) west (c) east (d) north
  20. 20.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (3, 8), 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 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (5, 3) (b) (4, 5) (c) (3, 5) (d) (0, 5)
  21. 21.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (3, 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 right
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) east (c) south (d) north
  22. 22.🗺️ 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 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  23. 23.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (7, 6), 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 right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (4, 8) (b) (5, 8) (c) (6, 8) (d) (8, 5)
  24. 24.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (1, 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 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) west (c) north (d) south
  25. 25.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (3, 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
    turn left
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) south (c) east (d) north
  26. 26.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (3, 8), 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 right
    forward 3
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  27. 27.🗺️ 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 3
    turn left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (0, 4) (b) (4, 0) (c) (3, 0) (d) (5, 0)
  28. 28.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (1, 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 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) south (c) north (d) east
  29. 29.🗺️ 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 2
    turn right
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 3
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  30. 30.🗺️ 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 right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (4, 3) (b) (6, 3) (c) (5, 3) (d) (3, 5)
  31. 31.🗺️ A robot faces north and moves forward 1 square. Which number goes up by 1? (a) neither number (b) the first one (c) the second (up) one (d) both numbers
  32. 32.🗺️ 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 right
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 2
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  33. 33.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (7, 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 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  34. 34.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (8, 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 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (4, 5) (b) (5, 2) (c) (6, 4) (d) (5, 4)
  35. 35.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 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
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) west (c) south (d) north
  36. 36.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (7, 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
    turn right
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) west (c) north (d) south
  37. 37.🗺️ 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 1
    turn right
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 2
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  38. 38.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (3, 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 3
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  39. 39.🗺️ 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 3
    turn right
    forward 2
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  40. 40.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (4, 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 right
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) west (c) east (d) north

Answer key

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

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