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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Grid Moves

Robotics lesson 21: Moves on a grid · Set 940 · 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 (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
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (10, 9) (b) (9, 9) (c) (7, 9) (d) (9, 10)
  2. 2.🗺️ A robot faces north and moves forward 1 square. Which number goes up by 1? (a) both numbers (b) the second (up) one (c) neither number (d) the first one
  3. 3.🗺️ 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 left
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) south (c) east (d) north
  4. 4.🗺️ Does “turn left” move the robot to a new square? (a) Yes, two squares (b) Yes, back to start (c) Yes, one square (d) No, it only turns
  5. 5.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (5, 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 2
    turn right
    forward 2
    turn left
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (1, 7) (b) (0, 7) (c) (3, 7) (d) (7, 0)
  6. 6.🗺️ 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 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (5, 3) (b) (4, 5) (c) (3, 7) (d) (3, 5)
  7. 7.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (3, 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 3
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  8. 8.🗺️ 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 2
    turn left
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (6, 0) (b) (0, 6) (c) (1, 6) (d) (0, 8)
  9. 9.🗺️ 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 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (3, 0) (b) (4, 1) (c) (3, 1) (d) (1, 3)
  10. 10.🗺️ 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 3
    turn left
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (7, 0) (b) (5, 0) (c) (0, 7) (d) (8, 0)
  11. 11.🗺️ 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 2
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  12. 12.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 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 1
    turn right
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (5, 5) (b) (5, 8) (c) (8, 5) (d) (6, 8)
  13. 13.🗺️ 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
  14. 14.🗺️ A robot faces east and turns left. Which way does it face now? (a) east (b) south (c) north (d) west
  15. 15.🗺️ 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 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 2
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (0, 1) (b) (3, 1) (c) (2, 1) (d) (1, 2)
  16. 16.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (5, 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 1
    turn right
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) south (c) west (d) east
  17. 17.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (5, 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 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) south (c) east (d) north
  18. 18.🗺️ 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 2
    turn right
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) north (c) west (d) south
  19. 19.🗺️ 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 2
    turn left
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) south (c) west (d) east
  20. 20.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (4, 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 right
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (7, 2) (b) (5, 2) (c) (6, 2) (d) (2, 6)
  21. 21.🗺️ 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 left
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 2
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  22. 22.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (6, 4), 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) (5, 5) (b) (5, 6) (c) (6, 5)
  23. 23.🗺️ 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 2
    turn left
    forward 2
    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 (5, 1), 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 2
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  25. 25.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 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 3
    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, 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 left
    forward 3
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  27. 27.🗺️ 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 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (3, 0) (b) (4, 0) (c) (0, 3) (d) (0, 0)
  28. 28.🗺️ 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 2
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    turn right
    forward 3
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (8, 6) (b) (7, 8) (c) (6, 8) (d) (6, 5)
  29. 29.🗺️ 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 left
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (9, 9) (b) (8, 9) (c) (8, 8) (d) (9, 8)
  30. 30.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 7), 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 right
    forward 3
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) north (c) south (d) west
  31. 31.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (2, 5), 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
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) south (c) north (d) west
  32. 32.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (4, 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
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn right
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) east (c) west (d) south
  33. 33.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (3, 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 1
    turn right
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) east (b) west (c) north (d) south
  34. 34.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (1, 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?
  35. 35.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (5, 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 2
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  36. 36.🗺️ 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 3
    turn right
    forward 1
    On which square does it stop?     (a) (2, 0) (b) (1, 2) (c) (0, 2) (d) (0, 3)
  37. 37.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (4, 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 3
    turn left
    forward 1
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  38. 38.🗺️ 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 1
    turn left
    forward 3
    turn right
    forward 2
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) west (b) east (c) north (d) south
  39. 39.🗺️ A robot is on a grid at (1, 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
    turn left
    forward 1
    turn left
    forward 2
    What is the first number (across) of the square where it stops?
  40. 40.🗺️ 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 2
    turn right
    forward 3
    turn left
    forward 1
    Which way does it face at the end?     (a) north (b) west (c) east (d) south

Answer key

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

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