App Dev Worksheet: Users and Needs
Developer's tip (User first): Users are the people the app is for; there are often several groups (students, teachers, parents). A need is the user’s problem; a feature is how the app solves it. Ask and watch real users before you build.
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- 1.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 2.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) True (b) False
- 3.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a bus tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a homework planner
- 4.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) “Small text is hard” (c) a dark mode switch (d) a reminder alarm
- 5.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a homework planner (b) a big-text reader (c) a water reminder (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 6.👥 A clinic app has 295 patients, 170 doctors and 60 nurses as users. How many more patients than doctors are there?
- 7.👥 A cricket club app has 75 players, 85 coaches and 55 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 8.👥 A school app has 240 students, 30 teachers and 300 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 9.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 11.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a colour theme (b) a phone setting (c) a problem a user has (d) a type of button
- 12.👥 A cricket club app has 250 players, 25 coaches and 195 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) coaches (c) fans
- 13.👥 A cricket club app has 155 players, 160 coaches and 125 fans as users. How many more coaches than players are there?
- 14.👥 A school app has 95 students, 165 teachers and 125 parents as users. How many more teachers than parents are there?
- 15.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) True (b) False
- 16.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a share button (d) “What should I cook?”
- 17.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 18.👥 A clinic app has 100 patients, 180 doctors and 195 nurses as users. How many more doctors than patients are there?
- 19.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 20.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a dark mode switch (c) a search bar (d) “I forget my homework”
- 21.👥 A school app has 215 students, 190 teachers and 210 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 22.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a bus tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a big-text reader (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 24.👥 A library app has 290 readers, 120 librarians and 70 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 25.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the coders (b) only the testers (c) the people who use it (d) the app icons
- 27.👥 A clinic app has 75 patients, 275 doctors and 210 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 28.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) True (b) False
- 29.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a water reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a big-text reader (d) a bus tracker
- 30.👥 A school app has 220 students, 25 teachers and 285 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 31.👥 A clinic app has 80 patients, 280 doctors and 90 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) patients (c) nurses
- 32.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 33.👥 A cricket club app has 135 players, 95 coaches and 150 fans as users. How many more fans than players are there?
- 34.👥 A clinic app has 65 patients, 85 doctors and 90 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) patients (c) doctors
- 35.👥 A school app has 75 students, 125 teachers and 250 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 36.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to make it longer (b) to pick a logo (c) to build what they need (d) to slow it down
- 37.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) True (b) False
- 38.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) True (b) False
- 39.👥 A clinic app has 55 patients, 285 doctors and 45 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) doctors (c) patients
- 40.👥 A library app has 115 readers, 110 librarians and 20 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
Answer key
- False
- True
- a water reminder
- “Small text is hard”
- a homework planner
- 125
- 215
- 570
- False
- a user need
- a problem a user has
- players
- 5
- 40
- False
- a share button
- a feature
- 80
- a feature
- “I forget my homework”
- 615
- True
- a bus tracker
- 480
- False
- the people who use it
- 560
- False
- a homework planner
- 530
- doctors
- a feature
- 15
- nurses
- parents
- to build what they need
- False
- True
- doctors
- 245
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