App Dev Worksheet: What Is an App
Developer's tip (Install or visit): App = application: a program installed on a phone to do a job for its users. An app comes from an app store and has a home-screen icon; a website opens in a web browser from a web address. Kinds of apps: games, learning apps, tool apps, health apps.
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
- 1.Which of these is true of an app? (a) opens in a web browser (b) has a web address (c) is installed on a phone (d) needs no installing
- 2.True or false: a website updates from the store. (a) True (b) False
- 3.Which of these is true of an app? (a) needs no installing (b) comes from an app store (c) has a web address (d) opens in a web browser
- 4.📱 Where do people usually download phone apps from? (a) an app store (b) a charger (c) a web server (d) a printer
- 5.True or false: a unit converter is a tool app. (a) False (b) True
- 6.📱 Which one comes from an app store: an app or a website? (a) a website (b) an app
- 7.True or false: a puzzle with levels is a game. (a) False (b) True
- 8.📱 Which one needs no installing: an app or a website? (a) an app (b) a website
- 9.Which of these is true of a website? (a) comes from an app store (b) updates from the store (c) is installed on a phone (d) opens in a web browser
- 10.📱 Which one is installed on a phone: an app or a website? (a) a website (b) an app
- 11.🗂️ What kind of app is a step counter? (a) a game (b) a tool app (c) a learning app (d) a health app
- 12.Which of these is true of a website? (a) comes from an app store (b) has a web address (c) is installed on a phone (d) has a home-screen icon
- 13.🗂️ What kind of app is a spelling coach? (a) a game (b) a tool app (c) a learning app (d) a health app
- 14.🧑 Who is an app really made for? (a) its charger (b) its users (c) its coder only (d) its icon
- 15.Which of these is true of an app? (a) opens in a web browser (b) opens from a link (c) needs no installing (d) updates from the store
- 16.True or false: a sleep tracker is a game. (a) True (b) False
- 17.True or false: a calculator is a tool app. (a) False (b) True
- 18.Which of these is true of a website? (a) comes from an app store (b) has a home-screen icon (c) needs no installing (d) is installed on a phone
- 19.📱 Which one updates from the store: an app or a website? (a) an app (b) a website
- 20.🗂️ What kind of app is a racing challenge? (a) a tool app (b) a learning app (c) a game (d) a health app
- 21.True or false: an app has a web address. (a) True (b) False
- 22.True or false: a website comes from an app store. (a) True (b) False
- 23.True or false: an app opens in a web browser. (a) True (b) False
- 24.True or false: a water reminder is a tool app. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🗂️ What kind of app is a sleep tracker? (a) a health app (b) a game (c) a learning app (d) a tool app
- 26.🗂️ What kind of app is a flashcard trainer? (a) a tool app (b) a game (c) a health app (d) a learning app
- 27.True or false: a website is installed on a phone. (a) True (b) False
- 28.📴 Which of these can often still work with no internet? (a) a new website (b) a video call (c) an online search (d) an installed app
- 29.True or false: a sleep tracker is a learning app. (a) True (b) False
- 30.📱 Which one opens from a link: an app or a website? (a) a website (b) an app
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sleep tracker (b) a word battle (c) a water reminder (d) a step counter
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an alarm clock (b) a flashcard trainer (c) a times-table quiz (d) a spelling coach
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a torch (b) a spelling coach (c) an alarm clock (d) a unit converter
- 34.📲 What happens when you tap an app’s icon? (a) the app opens (b) the app is deleted (c) the sound turns off (d) the phone charges
- 35.Which of these is true of an app? (a) has a web address (b) needs no installing (c) opens from a link (d) has a home-screen icon
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a water reminder (b) a sleep tracker (c) a step counter (d) a puzzle with levels
- 37.🗂️ What kind of app is a puzzle with levels? (a) a learning app (b) a tool app (c) a health app (d) a game
- 38.True or false: a website opens from a link. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a torch (b) a sleep tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a step counter
- 40.📱 The word “app” is short for ___. (a) application (b) appointment (c) apparatus (d) appetite
Answer key
- is installed on a phone
- False
- comes from an app store
- an app store
- True
- an app
- True
- a website
- opens in a web browser
- an app
- a health app
- has a web address
- a learning app
- its users
- updates from the store
- False
- True
- needs no installing
- an app
- a game
- False
- False
- False
- False
- a health app
- a learning app
- False
- an installed app
- False
- a website
- a word battle
- an alarm clock
- a spelling coach
- the app opens
- has a home-screen icon
- a puzzle with levels
- a game
- True
- a torch
- application
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