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