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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Grid Moves

Robotics lesson 21: Moves on a grid · Set 844 · 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 (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 3
    turn right
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 2
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  2. 2.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 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 right
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) west (c) south (d) north
  3. 3.🗺️ 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 2
    turn right
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) north (c) east (d) south
  4. 4.🗺️ On our grids, the square (3, 5) means … (a) 3 down and 5 left (b) 35 squares away (c) 5 across and 3 up (d) 3 across and 5 up
  5. 5.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (1, 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 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) east (c) north (d) west
  6. 6.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (3, 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
    turn left
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (2, 7) (b) (1, 7) (c) (7, 1) (d) (1, 9)
  7. 7.🗺️ 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 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (3, 5) (b) (6, 3) (c) (4, 6) (d) (3, 6)
  8. 8.🗺️ 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 1
    turn left
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) north (c) east (d) west
  9. 9.🗺️ A robot faces north and moves forward 1 square. Which number goes up by 1? (a) neither number (b) the second (up) one (c) both numbers (d) the first one
  10. 10.🗺️ 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 right
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) south (b) north (c) east (d) west
  11. 11.🗺️ A robot faces east and turns left. Which way does it face now? (a) east (b) south (c) west (d) north
  12. 12.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 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 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (6, 6) (b) (7, 6) (c) (8, 6) (d) (6, 7)
  13. 13.🗺️ 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 2
    turn right
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (6, 0) (b) (5, 2) (c) (0, 5) (d) (5, 0)
  14. 14.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (8, 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 left
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (6, 8) (b) (5, 8) (c) (8, 4) (d) (4, 8)
  15. 15.🗺️ 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 left
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (9, 3) (b) (3, 9) (c) (5, 9) (d) (4, 9)
  16. 16.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 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
    turn right
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (4, 2) (b) (5, 2) (c) (2, 4) (d) (4, 0)
  17. 17.🗺️ 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 1
    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 (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
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (1, 0) (b) (0, 1) (c) (0, 0)
  19. 19.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (3, 7), 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 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) west (c) north (d) south
  20. 20.🗺️ 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 3
    turn left
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) north (c) east (d) south
  21. 21.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 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 left
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) north (c) south (d) west
  22. 22.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (3, 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 3
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  23. 23.🗺️ 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 right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (6, 3) (b) (3, 6) (c) (5, 3) (d) (7, 3)
  24. 24.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (8, 3), 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 3
    turn left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (6, 5) (b) (5, 6) (c) (6, 6) (d) (5, 7)
  25. 25.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (1, 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 left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) south (c) north (d) east
  26. 26.🗺️ 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 3
    turn right
    forward 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  27. 27.🗺️ 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 right
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (7, 1) (b) (1, 6) (c) (6, 1) (d) (5, 1)
  28. 28.🗺️ 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 2
    turn left
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  29. 29.🗺️ Does “turn left” move the robot to a new square? (a) Yes, one square (b) Yes, two squares (c) Yes, back to start (d) No, it only turns
  30. 30.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (3, 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
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  31. 31.🗺️ 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 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) west (c) east (d) south
  32. 32.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 7), 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
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (0, 5) (b) (2, 5) (c) (5, 0) (d) (1, 5)
  33. 33.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (7, 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
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  34. 34.🗺️ 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 2
    turn left
    forward 2
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  35. 35.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (4, 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
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (4, 6) (b) (6, 3) (c) (3, 6) (d) (3, 4)
  36. 36.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (8, 1), 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
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) north (c) south (d) east
  37. 37.🗺️ 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 3
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (9, 7) (b) (9, 8) (c) (10, 8) (d) (8, 9)
  38. 38.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 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 1
    turn left
    forward 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) west (c) south (d) east
  39. 39.🗺️ 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 2
    turn right
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  40. 40.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (7, 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 right
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) east (c) west (d) south

Answer key

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

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