You Can Build Phone Apps with AI Help (Sort Of)

End-of-lesson check

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1. What is a 'mobile web app'?

   1. An app that can only be used while moving
   2. A web page designed to look and work great on a phone screen
   3. A special type of app only available in Japan
   4. An app that requires mobile data to run

2. Why are mobile web apps described as 'training wheels for real app building'?

   1. They're wobblier than real apps
   2. They teach you app concepts in a simpler way before tackling the full App Store process
   3. They only work for children under 12
   4. They fall apart like training wheels

3. What is an MVP in app development?

   1. Most Valuable Player — you win prizes for good apps
   2. Minimum Viable Product — the simplest version of your app that actually works
   3. Maximum Value Program — the most expensive app possible
   4. Mobile Version Program — the phone version of a desktop app

4. You want to publish a real app on the App Store. What do you need?

   1. Just the code — anyone can publish for free immediately
   2. A parent's help and an Apple Developer account ($99/year)
   3. A professional job at a tech company
   4. Permission from your school

5. Glide and Adalo are tools that let you build real-looking phone apps. What's special about them?

   1. They require knowing 5 programming languages first
   2. They let you build apps without typing any code at all
   3. They only work on Android phones
   4. They cost $500 to use

6. You ask AI to create 'a mood tracker web page for my phone.' What should happen next?

   1. AI refuses because mood trackers are too personal
   2. AI writes the web page code and you open the file in your phone's browser with a parent's help
   3. AI automatically installs the app on your phone
   4. AI tells you to download a mood tracker from the App Store instead

7. Planning your app's screens BEFORE building is a habit used by:

   1. Only beginners who don't know how to code yet
   2. Professional app developers at companies like Apple and Google
   3. People who have too much spare time
   4. Only people using Glide and Adalo

8. AI helps you plan a mood tracker app. It suggests 3 screens: a home screen, a mood picker, and a history screen. This planning is called:

   1. Debugging
   2. Wireframing — sketching the screens and layout before coding
   3. Refactoring
   4. Compiling

9. Which of these is the BEST 'starter app idea' for a kid learning with AI?

   1. A social media platform competing with Instagram
   2. A one-page pet feeding reminder that beeps at scheduled times
   3. A complete banking app for managing money
   4. A 3D game with 50 levels and multiplayer

10. What does it mean for an app to 'run in a web browser on your phone'?

    1. The app is downloaded from the App Store and runs offline
    2. The app is a web page opened in Safari or Chrome — no download needed
    3. The app only works when connected to wifi
    4. The app is made by a web developer, not an app developer

11. Why should you involve a parent when building your first phone app project?

    1. Parents always know more about coding than kids
    2. Publishing real apps requires adult accounts, and parents can help review what you share online
    3. Parents provide the electricity to run the phone
    4. App building is only legal for adults

12. You want to build a tip calculator app. What is the MVP (smallest working version) you should build FIRST?

    1. A tip calculator with 20 tip percentage options, dark mode, and a save history feature
    2. A simple page where you type in the bill amount and it calculates a 15% tip
    3. A full restaurant management system
    4. A tip calculator that works in 50 different currencies

13. Google Play (Android) app publishing costs $25 once. Apple App Store costs $99 per year. Why might a kid start with Android?

    1. Android apps are always better than iPhone apps
    2. The one-time $25 fee is lower cost and easier to get parent approval for a first try
    3. Apple doesn't allow kids to publish any apps
    4. Android apps are easier to code than Apple apps

14. What prompt would give you the MOST useful app planning response from AI?

    1. 'Make an app'
    2. 'Help me plan a homework checklist app. What 3 screens would it need? Keep it super simple for a beginner.'
    3. 'Build me a complete app'
    4. 'What's the most popular app right now?'

15. What is the MOST exciting thing about being able to build phone web apps with AI today?

    1. You can make money immediately from your first app
    2. You can build and see real, working app-like things on your phone right now — not years from now
    3. AI builds everything so you don't need to learn anything
    4. You become famous as soon as you finish your first app