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Practice · K–2

Following and giving precise instructions

Following and giving precise instructions

Warm-upHuman

You start on the star. Follow the program → → ↑. Where do you end?

Choose one

Following and giving precise instructions

Warm-upHuman

The tree is 4 squares to the right of the star, in the same row. How many → cards do you need to get there?

Following and giving precise instructions

CoreHuman

The mango is 1 square right and 2 squares up from the star. Which programs get you there? Choose all the correct ones.

Choose all that apply

Following and giving precise instructions

CoreHuman

Ayesha wants to reach the square 2 right and 2 up. Her program is → ↑ ← ↑. She tests it and misses. Which card is the bug?

Choose one

Following and giving precise instructions

CoreHuman

A floor robot faces up the page. Program A is forward, turn right. Program B is turn right, forward. Do they end on the same square?

Choose one

Following and giving precise instructions

CoreFormal

Gideon's game: true or false? "There is only one correct program to reach a square."

Choose one

Following and giving precise instructions

CoreHuman

Which instruction is precise enough for a robot to follow without guessing?

Choose one

Following and giving precise instructions

StretchFormal

What is the smallest number of arrow cards that can take you from the star to the square 3 right and 2 up?

Following and giving precise instructions

StretchComputational

Margaret's puzzle: how many different shortest programs go from the star to the square 2 right and 1 up?