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.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 2.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) guess on your own (b) ask and watch users (c) write the code (d) pick the colours
- 3.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 4.👥 A school app has 20 students, 90 teachers and 155 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 5.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a reminder alarm (c) a search bar (d) “Small text is hard”
- 6.👥 A school app has 240 students, 210 teachers and 165 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
- 7.👥 A school app has 185 students, 220 teachers and 125 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
- 8.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) a dark mode switch (c) a share button (d) “What should I cook?”
- 9.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) False (b) True
- 10.👥 A library app has 130 readers, 125 librarians and 25 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 11.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) a search bar (c) “What should I cook?” (d) “Small text is hard”
- 12.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to pick a logo (b) to build what they need (c) to slow it down (d) to make it longer
- 13.👥 A cricket club app has 120 players, 195 coaches and 70 fans as users. How many more coaches than fans are there?
- 14.Which of these is a feature? (a) a dark mode switch (b) “Small text is hard” (c) “What should I cook?” (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 15.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a water reminder (b) a big-text reader (c) a bus tracker (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 16.👥 A clinic app has 170 patients, 210 doctors and 265 nurses as users. How many more nurses than patients are there?
- 17.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) True (b) False
- 18.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a big-text reader (b) a water reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a bus tracker
- 19.👥 A clinic app has 260 patients, 55 doctors and 175 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) doctors (c) nurses
- 20.Which of these is a user need? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) a dark mode switch (c) a search bar (d) a reminder alarm
- 21.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) False (b) True
- 22.👥 A library app has 235 readers, 90 librarians and 110 volunteers as users. How many more readers than librarians are there?
- 23.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) “I forget my homework” (c) a reminder alarm (d) “Small text is hard”
- 24.👥 A cricket club app has 105 players, 175 coaches and 155 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) players (c) fans
- 25.👥 A school app has 295 students, 300 teachers and 135 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 26.👥 A clinic app has 170 patients, 240 doctors and 135 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 27.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a big-text reader (b) a recipe finder (c) a bus tracker (d) a water reminder
- 28.👥 A clinic app has 60 patients, 135 doctors and 145 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) patients (c) doctors
- 29.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a water reminder (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a homework planner
- 30.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a problem a user has (b) a type of button (c) a colour theme (d) a phone setting
- 31.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) True (b) False
- 32.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 34.👥 A clinic app has 285 patients, 190 doctors and 25 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 35.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a homework planner (b) a bus tracker (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a big-text reader
- 36.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a bus tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a homework planner (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 37.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 38.👥 A school app has 225 students, 55 teachers and 100 parents as users. How many more students than parents are there?
- 39.👥 A library app has 100 readers, 110 librarians and 45 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 40.👥 A school app has 95 students, 135 teachers and 255 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
Answer key
- a user need
- ask and watch users
- a feature
- 265
- “Small text is hard”
- students
- teachers
- “What should I cook?”
- True
- 280
- a search bar
- to build what they need
- 125
- a dark mode switch
- a pocket-money tracker
- 95
- False
- a big-text reader
- patients
- “I forget my homework”
- True
- 145
- a reminder alarm
- coaches
- teachers
- 545
- a water reminder
- nurses
- a homework planner
- a problem a user has
- True
- True
- a user need
- 500
- a bus tracker
- a big-text reader
- a user need
- 125
- 255
- 485
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