Years 5–6 Creating Digital Solutions Crossword: Designing user interfaces (Modules 31–40)
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Read each clue and write the matching term in the grid. Numbers in brackets show the letters in each word.
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- 3. Where items are placed on a screen. Good ______ groups related items together, lines them up and leaves space between them, so the screen is easy to scan. (6)
- 6. A ______ box lets the user type in an answer. A label is words on the screen that tell the user what to type (prompt ______) or show the result (output ______). Word 1 of: ____ box and label (4)
- 7. A simple drawing of a ______. It has an outline, then a box or shape for each button, text box or label, drawn where it will go. You draw one ______ for each ______. Word 1 of: ______ ______ (6)
- 8. A short note on a design that says what an element does or what happens when it is used, like a label on a button or an arrow showing which screen opens next. (10)
- 9. Word 3 of the term in 5 Down: ____, slider, ________ (8)
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- 1. Small, quick drawings of different design ideas. Make several, compare them, then choose the best one to build. Word 2 of: thumbnail ________ (8)
- 2. How different the text colour is from the background colour. High ______, like black text on white, with large enough text, makes words easy to read. (8)
- 4. An interface element the user clicks or taps to make something happen. It needs a clear label, should do one action, and must be big enough to press easily. (6)
- 5. Interface elements that let the user pick from set options instead of typing: a ______ lists choices, a slider picks a value on a range, a ______ turns an option on or off. Word 1 of: ____, slider, ________ (4)
- 7. Word 2 of the term in 7 Across: ______ ______ (6)
Answer Key
Years 5–6 Creating Digital Solutions · Modules 31–40
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3LAYOUT — Where items are placed on a screen. Good ______ groups related items together, lines them up and leaves space between them, so the screen is easy to scan.
6TEXT — A ______ box lets the user type in an answer. A label is words on the screen that tell the user what to type (prompt ______) or show the result (output ______). Word 1 of: ____ box and label
7SCREEN — A simple drawing of a ______. It has an outline, then a box or shape for each button, text box or label, drawn where it will go. You draw one ______ for each ______. Word 1 of: ______ ______
8ANNOTATION — A short note on a design that says what an element does or what happens when it is used, like a label on a button or an arrow showing which screen opens next.
9CHECKBOX — Word 3 of the term in 5 Down: ____, slider, ________
Down
1SKETCHES — Small, quick drawings of different design ideas. Make several, compare them, then choose the best one to build. Word 2 of: thumbnail ________
2CONTRAST — How different the text colour is from the background colour. High ______, like black text on white, with large enough text, makes words easy to read.
4BUTTON — An interface element the user clicks or taps to make something happen. It needs a clear label, should do one action, and must be big enough to press easily.
5MENU — Interface elements that let the user pick from set options instead of typing: a ______ lists choices, a slider picks a value on a range, a ______ turns an option on or off. Word 1 of: ____, slider, ________
7SKETCH — Word 2 of the term in 7 Across: ______ ______