← Moves on a grid lesson New set →

Robotics Worksheet: Robot Grid Moves

Robotics lesson 21: Moves on a grid · Set 75 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

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

Answer key

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

Free robotics lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/robotics-for-kids