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App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 556 · 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 lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 4 votes
    no quiet study place: 21 votes
    losing water bottles: 6 votes
  3. 3.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: a patient misses doses? (a) a bill splitter (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a homework planner
  4. 4.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Add a logo” (b) “Kids forget homework” (c) “Use blue buttons” (d) “Make it fast”
  5. 5.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  6. 6.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a homework planner (b) a study-room finder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a medicine reminder
  7. 7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 4 votes
    losing water bottles: 9 votes
    missing the bus: 12 votes
  8. 8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 25 votes
    wasting pocket money: 10 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 11 votes
    (a) forgetting birthdays (b) no quiet study place (c) wasting pocket money
  9. 9.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a free study-room finder (b) a button with no action (c) a blank grey screen (d) an app that just says hi
  11. 11.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a library due-date alert (d) a blank grey screen
  12. 12.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: pupils forget due dates? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a study-room finder
  13. 13.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “losing water bottles”?
    no quiet study place: 19 votes
    forgetting homework: 20 votes
    losing water bottles: 11 votes
  14. 14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting homework: 13 votes
    no quiet study place: 4 votes
    missing the bus: 21 votes
  15. 15.💡 After a survey, which need should version 1 solve? (a) the newest trend (b) the rarest need (c) a random need (d) the most common need
  16. 16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    wasting pocket money: 16 votes
    forgetting homework: 10 votes
    no quiet study place: 20 votes
    (a) wasting pocket money (b) no quiet study place (c) forgetting homework
  17. 17.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
    forgetting homework: 7 votes
    no quiet study place: 3 votes
    (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting birthdays (c) forgetting homework
  18. 18.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a medicine reminder (c) a study-room finder (d) a homework planner
  19. 19.💡 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
  20. 20.True or false: a library due-date alert solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 18 votes
    forgetting homework: 19 votes
    no quiet study place: 17 votes
  22. 22.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “losing water bottles” get than “no quiet study place”?
    no quiet study place: 8 votes
    wasting pocket money: 14 votes
    losing water bottles: 22 votes
  23. 23.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: Grandpa forgets his tablets? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a bill splitter
  24. 24.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: the library is always full? (a) a homework planner (b) a study-room finder (c) a medicine reminder (d) a lost-and-found board
  25. 25.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 6 votes
    forgetting homework: 9 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 14 votes
  26. 26.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) many colours (b) a long name (c) a problem to solve (d) a cool logo
  27. 27.True or false: a page of random dots solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
  29. 29.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) ask possible users (b) pick a colour (c) just guess (d) copy another app
  30. 30.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 6 votes
    missing the bus: 25 votes
    no quiet study place: 4 votes
  31. 31.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a bill splitter (b) a lost-and-found board (c) a medicine reminder (d) a homework planner
  32. 32.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    no quiet study place: 9 votes
    forgetting homework: 24 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 10 votes
    (a) no quiet study place (b) forgetting birthdays (c) forgetting homework
  33. 33.💡 Does an app idea like a free study-room finder solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
  34. 34.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a button with no action (c) a page of random dots (d) a blank grey screen
  35. 35.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
    forgetting homework: 18 votes
    missing the bus: 14 votes
    wasting pocket money: 25 votes
    (a) forgetting homework (b) missing the bus (c) wasting pocket money
  37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “forgetting birthdays”?
    forgetting birthdays: 15 votes
    forgetting homework: 22 votes
    no quiet study place: 8 votes
  38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting homework: 11 votes
    missing the bus: 20 votes
    no quiet study place: 12 votes
  39. 39.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a button with no action (c) a blank grey screen (d) a page of random dots
  40. 40.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a blank grey screen (c) a button with no action (d) an app that just says hi

Answer key

  1. False
  2. 31
  3. a medicine reminder
  4. “Kids forget homework”
  5. Yes
  6. a lost-and-found board
  7. 25
  8. no quiet study place
  9. False
  10. a free study-room finder
  11. a blank grey screen
  12. a homework planner
  13. 8
  14. 38
  15. the most common need
  16. no quiet study place
  17. forgetting birthdays
  18. a homework planner
  19. hard to use
  20. False
  21. 54
  22. 14
  23. a medicine reminder
  24. a study-room finder
  25. 29
  26. a problem to solve
  27. True
  28. No
  29. ask possible users
  30. 35
  31. a lost-and-found board
  32. forgetting homework
  33. Yes
  34. a lost-and-found board
  35. True
  36. wasting pocket money
  37. 7
  38. 9
  39. a library due-date alert
  40. a bill splitter

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