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EV3 MENU:1. How do you turn on the EV3?

A. Press the Back button and hold it for 5 secondsB. Press and hold the Left and Right buttons for 5 secondsC. Press and hold both the Center button and Back buttonD. Press the Center button

2. How do you turn off the EV3 properly?A. Remove the rechargeable Li-Ion battery packB. Press and hold the Left and Right buttons for 5 secondsC. Press the Back button until a Shut Down dialog box appears, then selecting the

check with the Center buttonD. Insert the Shut Down USB adapter into the USB port on the side of the EV3

3. How do you navigate the menus of the EV3?A. Touch the screen with an included stylus penB. Use the LEGO IR remoteC. Use the direction buttons to navigate, Center button to select, and Back button to

cancel or go back.D. Use the Sound sensor and the built-in voice commands

4. To run a program from the Run Recent menu, what do you do?A. Run Recent (first tab) > Select the program then press the center buttonB. File Navigation (second tab) > Select the Project > Select the ProgramC. Brick Apps (third tab) > Port View > Select the motor or sensor that you just

recently used to run that programD. Settings (fourth tab) > Brick Info > Recently Run, then use the center button to

select

5. To run a program from the File Navigation menu, what do you do?A. Run Recent (first tab) > Select the program then press the center buttonB. File Navigation (second tab) > Select the Project > Select the ProgramC. Brick Apps (third tab) > Port View > Select the project that is linked to available

sensors and motorsD. Settings (fourth tab) > Brick Info > Projects, then use the center button to select

the programs

6. How do you check the motor and sensor values on the EV3?A. Plugging the EV3 into the computer and using the EV3 Software to checkB. Using the Brick Apps (third menu) > Port View > Select the motor or sensor you

want to viewC. Adding a block to display the motor/sensor value when running a program D. Attaching a second screen adapter to the USB Port on the side of the EV3

7. Where can you find the speaker volume and other settings on the EV3?A. On the back of the EV3 C. In the Settings (fourth tab) menuB. Behind the battery pack D. On the EV3 Software

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EV3: PORTS & FIRMWARE

1. Motor (output) ports are identified using ______.A. Numbers 1, 2, 3, and 4B. Letters A, B, C, and DC. Numerals I, II, III, and IVD. USB and PC Ports

2. Sensor (input) ports are identified using ______.A. Numbers 1, 2, 3, and 4B. Letters A, B, C, and DC. Numerals I, II, III, and IVD. USB and PC Ports

3. What is Firmware?A. A special type of software that allows the EV3 to understand the programs you

writeB. A special type of software used by law firmsC. The parts of the robot that are not flexibleD. The physical appearance of the robot

4. What software do you use to download firmware onto the robot?A. The special EV3 Firmware Downloader app for mobile phonesB. The Introduction to Programming: LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 curriculum C. The EV3 Programming SoftwareD. The firmware can only be updated at the factory

5. Where in the software is the option to download firmware?A. In the Tools Menu, under Firmware UpdateB. On the main menu, as a button marked "Download Firmware"C. In the EV3's on-screen menus, under "Firmware Tools"D. In the lesson pages

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EV3 PROGRAMMING SENSING, PLANNING, AND ACTING / EV3 SOFTWARE:1. What does "Programming is Precise" mean?

A. The robot will always move to the precise location you wantB. You need to tell the robot precisely what to do, or it might not be what you wantedC. If you do not type the commands exactly as shown, the program will crashD. The robot will do precisely what you want, even if you give it the wrong command

2. What do Sensors do for a robot?A. Provide power to onboard electronicsB. Create a physical effect like turning a wheelC. Processes data and makes decisionsD. Give it data on its position and surroundings

3. What does a robot's Program do?A. Provide power to onboard electronicsB. Create a physical effect like turning a wheelC. Process data and make decisionsD. Give it data on its position and surroundings

4. What kinds of Actions can a robot typically take?A. Provide power to onboard electronicsB. Create a physical effect like turning a wheelC. Processes data and makes decisionsD. Give it data on its surroundings

5. What is to "Break down problems"?A. Split up a big problem into smaller ones that are easier to solveB. Solve the problem all at onceC. Give up because the big problem is too hardD. Technical difficulties with the robot

6. What does "Build up Solutions" means?A. Build a fully working solution by expanding upon partial solutionsB. The best programs solve every problem at the same timeC. Build your robot starting with the wheels and working your way upwardD. Accumulate a lot of chemical compounds

7. Which of the following connection types allows you to download programs onto the robot?A. USB cableB. Ethernet cableC. IR connectionD. Power cable

What advantage(s) does a "model"-based understanding have over just memorizing facts?

A. You can learn a "model" faster than memorizing every single factB. You can reason about new situations, even ones you haven't seen beforeC. Models make things make senseD. All of the above

What is the "Program Flow" a model of?A. Unrelated blocks in the programming softwareB. Proportional reasoningC. The way a program runs

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D. Sensing, Planning, and ActingWhich of the following is NOT true about Computational Thinking?

A. It is applicable outside of computer programmingB. It includes the idea of using models to understand systemsC. It is used in roboticsD. It refers only to the process of writing code for a program

Which of the following will help you navigate around a large program?A. Scroll arrows on the sides of the screenB. Zoom controls in the top-right corner of the windowC. Arrow keys on the keyboardD. All of the above

How do you add a comment to your program?A. Start typing on the keyboard and a comment will automatically appearB. Click the comment tool to create a comment box, then type in the box to add a

commentC. Right-click a box and select Add CommentD. The EV3 software does not suppose adding comments

Indicate the name of the following block configuration or settings:

The following block is an example of which kind of programming block?A. SwitchB. LoopC. Move SteeringD. Move Tank

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What kind of programming behavior is the following?

A. Switch inside a LoopB. Loop inside a SwitchC. Loop controlled by Ultrasonic SensorD. Switch conditioned by a Rotation Sensor

What control method is used to condition the following Loop Program?

A. CountB. LogicC. SensorD. Rotation

What do the following eight blocks in the EV3 brick’s screen represent?

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INTRODUCTION TO ROBOTICS

Match by completing the blank spaces on the right with the numbers on the left

1 Program _____ Responsible for identifying a task and planning a solution

2 Programmer _____ Brain of the LEGO MINDSTORMS system

3 Brick _____ Input device that allows robots to interact with its

environment

4 Sensor _____ Follows a plan

5 EV3 _____ Actions or tasks a robot must do

6 Robot _____ LEGO MINDSTORMS language that translate instructions

from human to robot

7 Behavior _____ Instructions written to follow a plan or course of action

Write True or False___ Robotics is the science that studies robots

___ Robots are made to perform useful tasks to make human life easier

___ Motor ports are identified using letters

___ Sensor ports are identified using numbers

___ Some examples of behaviors are moving, stopping, and turning

___ Using proportional strategy is better than the guess and check method

___ Variables store data for later use

___ A Threshold is a cut off value to allow the robot to make decisions

___ In a Turn in place both wheels rotate in opposite directions

___ In a Wide turn one wheels stops and the other rotates

___ To iterate means to test every step of the way

___ Pseudo code is a common practice in coding to help read and understand your programs

___ The wheel with the lower power in the Move Tank Block determines the

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direction of the turn

SENSORS:1- It is an intelligent, computer controlled LEGO® brick, which is the brain of the LEGO MINDSTORMS®Education robotA. ProgramB. BrickC. HumanD. None of the above

2- Gives the robot the ability to moveA. SensorsB. PortsC. MotorsD. Arm

3- Enables the robot to respond to variations in light level and color

A. Touch sensorB. NXTC. Light/color sensorD. Port

4- Enables your robot to respond to sound levels and to detect how soft or loud a sound isA. Touch sensorB. BrickC. Sound sensorD. Gyro Sensor

5- Enables the robot to respond to obstacles in the environmentA. Touch sensorB. Programming BlockC. Ultrasonic sensorD. Color Sensor

6- Enables your robot to see, recognize, avoid objects, and detect movementA. Ultrasonic sensorB. Gyro SensorC. Touch sensorD. Signal

Indicate what ports the following sensors are connected to by default

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___ Ultrasonic sensor ___ Gyro sensor

___ Color sensor ___ Touch sensor

COLOR SENSOR:

What will a robot need to detect with the Color Sensor?

A. The speed of the robotB. Distance from the vehicle in front of the robotC. Width of the road D. Color of a traffic light

When multiple colors are checked in the "Set of Colors" area, what will the Wait Block do?

A. Wait for ANY of the colors to be seenB. Wait for ALL of the colors to be seen at the same timeC. Wait for ALL of the colors to be seen at least once eachD. Wait for ALL of the colors to be seen in the order indicated by the numbers

A student starts his robot on the dark line, but the robot simply veers to the right, eventually making a full circle, what might be wrong?

A. The threshold is too lowB. The threshold is too highC. The threshold is all right, but the cable is connected to the wrong portD. None of the above

True or False:1. ___ You can see the Number value of the currently detected color directly on the

EV3's view screen, in the Port View Mode.

2. ___ EV3 color’s sensor lights are green, red, and yellow

3. ___ The EV3 Color Sensor labels each color with a different number

4. ___ A “cero” value means the color sensor is not detecting a color

5. ___ Reflected light is the same as

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6. The formula to determine the threshold to follow a dark line is to add up the lower reading (dark) and high reading (light) of a surface then divide the result by two.