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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Grid Moves

Robotics lesson 21: Moves on a grid · Set 784 · 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 (1, 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 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (0, 4) (b) (1, 3) (c) (0, 3) (d) (3, 0)
  2. 2.🗺️ A robot faces east and turns left. Which way does it face now? (a) south (b) west (c) north (d) east
  3. 3.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 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 right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) south (c) west (d) east
  4. 4.🗺️ A robot faces north and moves forward 1 square. Which number goes up by 1? (a) the second (up) one (b) neither number (c) both numbers (d) the first one
  5. 5.🗺️ 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 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  6. 6.🗺️ 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 2
    turn left
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) north (c) east (d) west
  7. 7.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (3, 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 2
    turn left
    forward 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) east (c) south (d) north
  8. 8.🗺️ 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 right
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (6, 6) (b) (7, 6) (c) (6, 7) (d) (6, 5)
  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
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (2, 9) (b) (10, 2) (c) (9, 2) (d) (9, 0)
  10. 10.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 4), 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 2
    turn right
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (5, 2) (b) (2, 3) (c) (2, 2) (d) (3, 2)
  11. 11.🗺️ 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 right
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) east (c) north (d) west
  12. 12.🗺️ 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 2
    turn left
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (2, 5) (b) (4, 5) (c) (5, 5) (d) (5, 4)
  13. 13.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (5, 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 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (1, 5) (b) (4, 1) (c) (1, 4) (d) (2, 4)
  14. 14.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 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 2
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  15. 15.🗺️ 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
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  16. 16.🗺️ 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 3
    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 (8, 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 3
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  18. 18.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (1, 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 1
    turn right
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) south (c) east (d) north
  19. 19.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (8, 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 right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (9, 6) (b) (10, 6) (c) (8, 6) (d) (6, 9)
  20. 20.🗺️ 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 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) north (c) east (d) west
  21. 21.🗺️ 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 right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (5, 3) (b) (7, 3) (c) (4, 3) (d) (3, 4)
  22. 22.🗺️ 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 3
    turn left
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (7, 6) (b) (9, 6) (c) (6, 6) (d) (6, 7)
  23. 23.🗺️ 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 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) north (c) east (d) south
  24. 24.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 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 right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (3, 6) (b) (6, 3) (c) (3, 3) (d) (7, 3)
  25. 25.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (8, 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 2
    turn right
    forward 2
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  26. 26.🗺️ 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 3
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  27. 27.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (7, 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
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) south (c) east (d) north
  28. 28.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (1, 4), 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) south (b) north (c) west (d) east
  29. 29.🗺️ 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 left
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (4, 0) (b) (5, 0) (c) (4, 1) (d) (0, 4)
  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 left
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (7, 3) (b) (8, 3) (c) (3, 7) (d) (7, 2)
  31. 31.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (8, 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 left
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (4, 7) (b) (4, 5) (c) (5, 5) (d) (5, 4)
  32. 32.🗺️ On our grids, the square (3, 5) means … (a) 35 squares away (b) 3 across and 5 up (c) 5 across and 3 up (d) 3 down and 5 left
  33. 33.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (3, 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 right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) west (c) north (d) east
  34. 34.🗺️ 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) east (b) south (c) north (d) west
  35. 35.🗺️ 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 1
    turn left
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) east (c) west (d) south
  36. 36.🗺️ 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 left
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 3
    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 (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 2
    turn right
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (7, 1) (b) (1, 6) (c) (6, 1) (d) (8, 1)
  38. 38.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 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
    turn right
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) west (c) east (d) north
  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 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 3
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  40. 40.🗺️ 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 right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (2, 8) (b) (7, 2) (c) (8, 2) (d) (9, 2)

Answer key

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

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