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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Grid Moves

Robotics lesson 21: Moves on a grid · Set 84 · 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 faces north and moves forward 1 square. Which number goes up by 1? (a) neither number (b) the second (up) one (c) the first one (d) both numbers
  2. 2.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (7, 4), 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 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) east (c) south (d) north
  3. 3.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (1, 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 3
    turn left
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (7, 3) (b) (3, 6) (c) (3, 3) (d) (6, 3)
  4. 4.🗺️ A robot faces east and turns left. Which way does it face now? (a) south (b) north (c) west (d) east
  5. 5.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (5, 3), 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
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) north (c) west (d) south
  6. 6.🗺️ 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 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (6, 1) (b) (7, 1) (c) (8, 1) (d) (1, 7)
  7. 7.🗺️ 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 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) east (c) north (d) west
  8. 8.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 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
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  9. 9.🗺️ 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 2
    turn left
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (4, 5) (b) (3, 5) (c) (5, 3) (d) (3, 8)
  10. 10.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (5, 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 3
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  11. 11.🗺️ 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 1
    turn right
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 1
    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 (6, 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 right
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 2
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  13. 13.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 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 3
    turn right
    forward 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  14. 14.🗺️ On our grids, the square (3, 5) means … (a) 5 across and 3 up (b) 35 squares away (c) 3 across and 5 up (d) 3 down and 5 left
  15. 15.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (1, 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 right
    forward 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  16. 16.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (4, 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 right
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (4, 7) (b) (7, 1) (c) (2, 7) (d) (1, 7)
  17. 17.🗺️ 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 3
    turn left
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (5, 6) (b) (4, 6) (c) (6, 4) (d) (7, 6)
  18. 18.🗺️ 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 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) south (c) east (d) west
  19. 19.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 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 2
    turn left
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (10, 9) (b) (9, 10) (c) (8, 9) (d) (9, 9)
  20. 20.🗺️ 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 2
    turn right
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (5, 5) (b) (4, 2) (c) (5, 4) (d) (4, 5)
  21. 21.🗺️ 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 left
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) south (c) west (d) north
  22. 22.🗺️ 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 2
    turn left
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (4, 3) (b) (3, 4) (c) (3, 3) (d) (3, 0)
  23. 23.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 3), 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 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  24. 24.🗺️ 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 right
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) east (c) north (d) west
  25. 25.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (7, 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
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  26. 26.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (1, 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 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (3, 7) (b) (2, 8) (c) (2, 7) (d) (7, 2)
  27. 27.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (7, 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 right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) east (c) west (d) south
  28. 28.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (7, 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 2
    turn right
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (9, 4) (b) (7, 4) (c) (6, 4) (d) (4, 6)
  29. 29.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (5, 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 1
    turn right
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) south (c) east (d) west
  30. 30.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 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
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) west (c) north (d) south
  31. 31.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 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
    turn left
    forward 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  32. 32.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (4, 7), 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 right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (9, 7) (b) (8, 9) (c) (6, 9) (d) (7, 9)
  33. 33.🗺️ 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 2
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  34. 34.🗺️ 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 1
    turn left
    forward 3
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  35. 35.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (3, 1), 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 2
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  36. 36.🗺️ 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 left
    forward 3
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  37. 37.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 1), 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 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (0, 0) (b) (0, 2) (c) (3, 0) (d) (2, 0)
  38. 38.🗺️ 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
    turn left
    forward 3
    turn right
    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 (4, 3), 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
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (3, 3) (b) (4, 5) (c) (5, 3) (d) (3, 5)
  40. 40.🗺️ Does “turn left” move the robot to a new square? (a) Yes, one square (b) Yes, back to start (c) No, it only turns (d) Yes, two squares

Answer key

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

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