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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 2 · 40 questions
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Developer's tip (Problem first): A good idea solves a real problem for real people. Ask possible users (a survey) and count the votes. Solve the most common need first; keep the idea focused.

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  1. 1.True or false: a medicine reminder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a bill splitter (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
  3. 3.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 11 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 14 votes
    wasting pocket money: 23 votes
  4. 4.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.💡 Does an app idea like a button with no action solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  6. 6.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a button with no action (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a bill splitter
  7. 7.💡 Does an app idea like a page of random dots solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  8. 8.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  9. 9.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  11. 11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 20 votes
    wasting pocket money: 25 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
    (a) forgetting homework (b) wasting pocket money (c) forgetting birthdays
  12. 12.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “no quiet study place”?
    wasting pocket money: 4 votes
    losing water bottles: 21 votes
    no quiet study place: 3 votes
  13. 13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
    losing water bottles: 11 votes
    no quiet study place: 7 votes
    (a) forgetting birthdays (b) no quiet study place (c) losing water bottles
  14. 14.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a problem to solve (b) many colours (c) a cool logo (d) a long name
  15. 15.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting homework: 16 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
    no quiet study place: 11 votes
  16. 16.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) very small (b) easy to build (c) finished fast (d) hard to use
  17. 17.True or false: an app that just says hi solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a bill splitter (c) a homework planner (d) a medicine reminder
  19. 19.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a team shares one snack bill? (a) a bill splitter (b) a homework planner (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
  20. 20.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  21. 21.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the newest trend (b) the most common need (c) a random need (d) the rarest need
  22. 22.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) pick a colour (b) just guess (c) ask possible users (d) copy another app
  23. 23.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 15 votes
    missing the bus: 11 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 6 votes
  24. 24.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a homework planner (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
  26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “missing the bus”?
    missing the bus: 3 votes
    losing water bottles: 22 votes
    no quiet study place: 8 votes
  27. 27.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “no quiet study place”?
    no quiet study place: 16 votes
    missing the bus: 4 votes
    losing water bottles: 23 votes
  28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 19 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 13 votes
    wasting pocket money: 9 votes
  29. 29.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    no quiet study place: 5 votes
    forgetting homework: 21 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 19 votes
  30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “no quiet study place”?
    no quiet study place: 13 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
    forgetting homework: 4 votes
  31. 31.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “wasting pocket money” get than “no quiet study place”?
    wasting pocket money: 11 votes
    no quiet study place: 5 votes
    forgetting homework: 7 votes
  32. 32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 6 votes
    wasting pocket money: 5 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
  33. 33.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    missing the bus: 11 votes
    losing water bottles: 9 votes
    no quiet study place: 22 votes
    (a) no quiet study place (b) losing water bottles (c) missing the bus
  34. 34.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) an app that just says hi (b) a page of random dots (c) a free study-room finder (d) a button with no action
  35. 35.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a homework planner (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a study-room finder
  36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “no quiet study place”?
    losing water bottles: 16 votes
    no quiet study place: 6 votes
    forgetting homework: 10 votes
  37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “missing the bus”?
    missing the bus: 6 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
    losing water bottles: 13 votes
  38. 38.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a page of random dots (b) a bill splitter (c) an app that just says hi (d) a button with no action
  39. 39.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a bill splitter (c) a page of random dots (d) a lost-and-found board
  40. 40.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    wasting pocket money: 9 votes
    missing the bus: 5 votes
    forgetting homework: 6 votes

Answer key

  1. False
  2. a lost-and-found board
  3. 48
  4. True
  5. No
  6. a button with no action
  7. No
  8. Yes
  9. True
  10. No
  11. wasting pocket money
  12. 1
  13. forgetting birthdays
  14. a problem to solve
  15. 3
  16. hard to use
  17. False
  18. a medicine reminder
  19. a bill splitter
  20. No
  21. the most common need
  22. ask possible users
  23. 32
  24. False
  25. a lost-and-found board
  26. 5
  27. 7
  28. 41
  29. 2
  30. 2
  31. 6
  32. 14
  33. no quiet study place
  34. a free study-room finder
  35. a homework planner
  36. 10
  37. 2
  38. a bill splitter
  39. a page of random dots
  40. 20

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