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: a search bar? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 2.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the people who use it (b) the app icons (c) only the coders (d) only the testers
- 3.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a bus tracker (d) a big-text reader
- 4.👥 A school app has 260 students, 230 teachers and 105 parents as users. How many more students than parents are there?
- 5.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a water reminder (b) a big-text reader (c) a bus tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 6.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) protocol (b) password (c) persona (d) pixel
- 7.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 8.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) helps nobody well (b) wins every prize (c) is easy to build (d) needs no testing
- 9.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a big-text reader (b) a bus tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 10.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) a dark mode switch (c) “I forget my homework” (d) “Small text is hard”
- 11.👥 A cricket club app has 300 players, 30 coaches and 45 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) coaches (c) fans
- 12.👥 A school app has 240 students, 235 teachers and 180 parents as users. How many more teachers than parents are there?
- 13.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 14.👥 A library app has 210 readers, 150 librarians and 105 volunteers as users. How many more readers than librarians are there?
- 15.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 16.👥 A clinic app has 175 patients, 150 doctors and 230 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) nurses (c) doctors
- 17.👥 A cricket club app has 220 players, 215 coaches and 40 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) players (c) fans
- 18.👥 A school app has 70 students, 40 teachers and 180 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 19.👥 A clinic app has 210 patients, 75 doctors and 145 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) patients (c) doctors
- 20.👥 A clinic app has 110 patients, 135 doctors and 100 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) patients (c) doctors
- 21.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a recipe finder (b) a bus tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 22.👥 A school app has 200 students, 65 teachers and 90 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
- 23.👥 A clinic app has 80 patients, 85 doctors and 290 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) doctors (c) patients
- 24.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) a share button (c) “I forget my homework” (d) “Small text is hard”
- 25.👥 A clinic app has 55 patients, 195 doctors and 120 nurses as users. How many more doctors than nurses are there?
- 26.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a big-text reader (b) a water reminder (c) a bus tracker (d) a homework planner
- 27.👥 A cricket club app has 200 players, 20 coaches and 185 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) players (c) coaches
- 28.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a dark mode switch (c) a share button (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 29.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a dark mode switch (c) a search bar (d) “I forget my homework”
- 30.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) False (b) True
- 31.👥 A clinic app has 210 patients, 230 doctors and 250 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) patients (c) nurses
- 32.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) False (b) True
- 33.👥 A clinic app has 240 patients, 250 doctors and 290 nurses as users. How many more doctors than patients are there?
- 34.👥 A clinic app has 125 patients, 210 doctors and 100 nurses as users. How many more doctors than patients are there?
- 35.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) ask and watch users (b) guess on your own (c) write the code (d) pick the colours
- 36.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “Small text is hard” (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a reminder alarm
- 37.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 38.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) True (b) False
- 39.👥 A school app has 275 students, 145 teachers and 300 parents as users. How many more students than teachers are there?
- 40.👥 A clinic app has 95 patients, 220 doctors and 100 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) nurses (c) patients
Answer key
- a feature
- the people who use it
- a big-text reader
- 155
- a bus tracker
- persona
- a feature
- helps nobody well
- a bus tracker
- a dark mode switch
- players
- 55
- a user need
- 60
- a feature
- nurses
- players
- 290
- patients
- doctors
- a pocket-money tracker
- students
- nurses
- a share button
- 75
- a homework planner
- players
- “I keep missing the bus”
- “I forget my homework”
- True
- nurses
- False
- 10
- 85
- ask and watch users
- a reminder alarm
- a feature
- True
- 130
- doctors
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