Functional requirements
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A
Quick Questions
Shade in the A or B circle for each question.
1. Which one is a functional requirement for a quiz app?
2. Which sentence starts a functional requirement the right way?
3. A requirement says what the solution does. Which one says WHAT, not HOW?
4. Which requirement covers only ONE action?
5. A student says: 'I need to know when my bus is coming.' Which is the best requirement made from this user need?
B
Match the Pairs
Draw a line connecting each item on the left to its match on the right.
| Left column | Right column | |
|---|---|---|
| 1The solution must show the score. | AIt has three actions in one requirement. Each requirement should cover only one action. | |
| 2The solution must let the user pick a colour. | BThe solution must play a sound when time is up. | |
| 3A requirement says WHAT the solution does, not HOW it does it. | CThe solution must save a list of homework tasks. | |
| 4Turning the user need 'I need to remember my homework' into a requirement. | DA functional requirement: it says one thing the solution must do. | |
| 5The solution must show the score and play a sound and save the name. | EA functional requirement about one action the user can do. | |
| 6The solution must use a forever block to move the sprite. | FIt says HOW to build the solution (a forever block) instead of WHAT the solution must do. |
C
Definitions
The solution must
D
Fill in the Blanks
Complete each line of code by filling in the missing parts.
1.
The ________ must show the score.
2.
The solution ____ play a sound when I win.
3.
_________________ save the player's name.
4.
Need: I want to know how I am doing.
The solution must ____ the score.
5.
A requirement covers ___ action only.
E
Spot the Error
Shade in the letter of the line that contains an error.
Question 1
A
Need: Track reading minutes
B
Log the minutes somehow
C
The solution must show total
Question 2
A
Need: Quiz game for my class
B
The solution must show a quiz
C
The solution must mark answers
D
The solution must use a loop
Question 3
A
Need: A to-do list for Sam
B
The solution must add a task
C
The solution must add and sort
D
The solution must show tasks
Question 4
A
Need: Weather app for Year 5
B
The solution must show temp
C
The solution must be awesome
Question 5
A
The solution will start timer
B
The solution must stop timer
C
The solution must show time
Answer Key
Functional requirements
Section A: Quick Questions
Q1
A — The solution must show the score at the end.
Q2
A — The solution must play a sound when the player wins.
Q3
A — The solution must let the user pick a name.
Q4
B — The solution must add a new task.
Q5
B — The solution must show the time of the next bus.
Section B: Match the Pairs
Q1
The solution must show the score. → A functional requirement: it says one thing the solution must do.
Q2
The solution must let the user pick a colour. → A functional requirement about one action the user can do.
Q3
A requirement says WHAT the solution does, not HOW it does it. → The solution must play a sound when time is up.
Q4
Turning the user need 'I need to remember my homework' into a requirement. → The solution must save a list of homework tasks.
Q5
The solution must show the score and play a sound and save the name. → It has three actions in one requirement. Each requirement should cover only one action.
Q6
The solution must use a forever block to move the sprite. → It says HOW to build the solution (a forever block) instead of WHAT the solution must do.
Section C: Definitions
Q1
The solution must — Starts a functional requirement: one thing a digital solution must do. It says what the solution does, not how, and covers one action. Example: The solution must show the score.Section D: Fill in the Blanks
Q1
The solution must show the score.Q2
The solution must play a sound when I win.Q3
The solution must save the player's name.Q4
Need: I want to know how I am doing.
The solution must show the score.Q5
A requirement covers one action only.Section E: Spot the Error
Q1
B — A functional requirement must start with 'The solution must' and name one action. It should be 'The solution must log minutes'.
Q2
D — This says how to build it, not what the solution does. A requirement states the action, like 'The solution must show score'.
Q3
C — This requirement has two actions, add and sort. Each requirement should cover one action, so it should be 'The solution must sort tasks'.
Q4
C — 'Be awesome' is not an action that can be checked. A functional requirement names one thing the solution does, like 'The solution must show wind'.
Q5
A — A functional requirement starts with 'The solution must', not 'will'. It should be 'The solution must start timer'.