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 user need (b) a feature
- 2.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 3.👥 A clinic app has 85 patients, 155 doctors and 90 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) doctors (c) patients
- 4.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to build what they need (b) to make it longer (c) to pick a logo (d) to slow it down
- 5.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a search bar (d) “I forget my homework”
- 6.👥 A cricket club app has 155 players, 50 coaches and 40 fans as users. How many more players than coaches are there?
- 7.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a water reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a big-text reader (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 8.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a homework planner (d) a recipe finder
- 9.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) a share button (c) “What should I cook?” (d) “I forget my homework”
- 10.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a recipe finder (b) a homework planner (c) a bus tracker (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 12.👥 A school app has 295 students, 225 teachers and 85 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) students (c) parents
- 13.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a reminder alarm (c) a search bar (d) “Small text is hard”
- 14.👥 A library app has 95 readers, 190 librarians and 255 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 15.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
- 16.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a phone setting (b) a type of button (c) a colour theme (d) a problem a user has
- 18.👥 A clinic app has 220 patients, 185 doctors and 55 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) patients (c) doctors
- 19.👥 A library app has 220 readers, 235 librarians and 255 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) readers (c) volunteers
- 20.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) wins every prize (b) is easy to build (c) helps nobody well (d) needs no testing
- 21.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 22.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) pixel (b) persona (c) protocol (d) password
- 23.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 24.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 25.👥 A library app has 155 readers, 180 librarians and 115 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than volunteers are there?
- 26.👥 A clinic app has 215 patients, 200 doctors and 205 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) patients (c) doctors
- 27.👥 A school app has 95 students, 30 teachers and 100 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 28.Which of these is a feature? (a) a dark mode switch (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) “What should I cook?” (d) “I forget my homework”
- 29.👥 A clinic app has 160 patients, 220 doctors and 185 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) doctors (c) patients
- 30.👥 A school app has 290 students, 150 teachers and 105 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 31.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a big-text reader (b) a recipe finder (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a homework planner
- 32.👥 A library app has 40 readers, 265 librarians and 275 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than librarians are there?
- 33.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 34.👥 A school app has 115 students, 190 teachers and 75 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 35.👥 A library app has 115 readers, 185 librarians and 90 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 36.👥 A school app has 290 students, 200 teachers and 65 parents as users. How many more students than teachers are there?
- 37.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) True (b) False
- 38.Which of these is a user need? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) a reminder alarm (c) a dark mode switch (d) a share button
- 39.👥 A school app has 215 students, 255 teachers and 25 parents as users. How many more teachers than parents are there?
- 40.👥 A school app has 50 students, 30 teachers and 70 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
Answer key
- a user need
- a feature
- doctors
- to build what they need
- a search bar
- 105
- a big-text reader
- a pocket-money tracker
- a share button
- False
- a pocket-money tracker
- students
- “Small text is hard”
- 540
- True
- False
- a problem a user has
- patients
- volunteers
- helps nobody well
- a feature
- persona
- a user need
- a feature
- 65
- patients
- 225
- a dark mode switch
- doctors
- 545
- a homework planner
- 10
- a user need
- 380
- 390
- 90
- True
- “I forget my homework”
- 230
- parents
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