Selecting a tool for an audience and purpose

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Quick Questions

Shade in the A or B circle for each question.

1. Which is the better first step when choosing a tool for a school quiz?

A List what the quiz must do and who will use it

B Pick the tool with the flashiest name

2. Your audience is Year 7 students who mostly use school tablets. Which is the stronger reason to pick Tool A?

A Tool A is the one my friend uses

B Tool A works on tablets and needs no download

3. Which statement is a feature of a tool?

A It is my favourite tool

B It lets users add clickable buttons and audio

4. You compare two tools. Which comparison is fair?

A Check both tools against the same list of needs

B Check one tool for cost and the other for looks

5. Which is a well-justified choice?

A I chose Tool B because it is free, easy to learn and works on phones

B I chose Tool B because it seemed good

Match the Pairs

Draw a line connecting each item on the left to its match on the right.

Left column		Right column
1fit for purpose		AA tool whose features match what the content must do and who will use it
2Features: video, quiz, works on phones		BThe reason is about popularity, not about whether the tool's features suit the content or the audience.
3Comparing two tools by checking the same criteria for each one		CA list of what a tool can do, used to compare it against what the content needs
4Justifying a choice with reasons linked to the audience and purpose		DI chose Tool A because it is free, easy for Year 7 students and works on their phones.
5I chose Tool B because it is the most popular app.		EThe comparison is unfair because it does not check the same criteria, including device support, for both tools.
6Tool A: free, easy \| Tool B: PC only, $15/month, hard (no features listed for the task)		FTool A: free, easy, phone and PC \| Tool B: $15/month, hard to learn, PC only

Definitions

fit for purpose

Fill in the Blanks

Complete each line of code by filling in the missing parts.

features _ ["quiz", "audio", "phone"] OUTPUT features

IF "phone" __ features THEN deviceOk ← TRUE ENDIF

costA ← 0 costB ← 12 IF costA _ costB THEN pick ← "Tool A"

pick ← "Tool A" reason ← "free and easy to use" OUTPUT pick + " because " + ______

IF deviceOk ___ costOk THEN fitForPurpose ← TRUE ENDIF

Spot the Error

Shade in the letter of the line that contains an error.

Question 1

A purpose ← "phone quiz"

B needs ← ["touch", "free"]

C toolA ← ["touch", "free"]

D IF toolA matches needs

E choice ← toolA

Question 2

A audience ← Year 7 students

B device ← "school tablets"

C tool ← "TouchQuiz"

D SHOW "Chosen: " + tool

Question 3

A toolA ← ["free", "offline"]

B FOR EACH f toolA DO

C SHOW f

D END FOR

Question 4

A scoreA ← 0

B toolA.free ← true

C IF toolA.free ← true THEN

D scoreA ← scoreA + 1

Question 5

A choice ← "TouchQuiz"

B reason ← "works on phones, free"

C SHOW choice + " because " reason

Answer Key

Selecting a tool for an audience and purpose

Section A: Quick Questions

A — List what the quiz must do and who will use it

B — Tool A works on tablets and needs no download

B — It lets users add clickable buttons and audio

A — Check both tools against the same list of needs

A — I chose Tool B because it is free, easy to learn and works on phones

Section B: Match the Pairs

fit for purpose → A tool whose features match what the content must do and who will use it

Features: video, quiz, works on phones → A list of what a tool can do, used to compare it against what the content needs

Comparing two tools by checking the same criteria for each one → Tool A: free, easy, phone and PC | Tool B: $15/month, hard to learn, PC only

Justifying a choice with reasons linked to the audience and purpose → I chose Tool A because it is free, easy for Year 7 students and works on their phones.

I chose Tool B because it is the most popular app. → The reason is about popularity, not about whether the tool's features suit the content or the audience.

Tool A: free, easy | Tool B: PC only, $15/month, hard (no features listed for the task) → The comparison is unfair because it does not check the same criteria, including device support, for both tools.

Section C: Definitions

fit for purpose — Choosing a tool because its features match what the content must do and who will use it, then justifying the choice with reasons like ease of use, device support and cost.

Section D: Fill in the Blanks

features ← ["quiz", "audio", "phone"]
OUTPUT features

IF "phone" IN features THEN
  deviceOk ← TRUE
ENDIF

costA ← 0
costB ← 12
IF costA < costB THEN pick ← "Tool A"

pick ← "Tool A"
reason ← "free and easy to use"
OUTPUT pick + " because " + reason

IF deviceOk AND costOk THEN
  fitForPurpose ← TRUE
ENDIF

Section E: Spot the Error

D — An IF statement needs THEN after its condition. The line should be IF toolA matches needs THEN, so the program only picks toolA when its features match the needs.

A — Text values must be inside quotation marks. The line should be audience ← "Year 7 students" so the audience is stored as text.

B — A FOR EACH loop needs the word IN between the loop variable and the list. It should be FOR EACH f IN toolA DO so each feature in the list is shown.

C — ← assigns a value, but an IF needs a comparison. It should be IF toolA.free = true THEN so toolA scores a point only if it is free.

C — There is a missing + before reason. It should be SHOW choice + " because " + reason so the choice and its justification join into one sentence.