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 user need (b) a feature
- 2.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) True (b) False
- 3.👥 A cricket club app has 130 players, 155 coaches and 50 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 4.👥 A school app has 120 students, 95 teachers and 155 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 5.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a water reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a bus tracker (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 6.👥 A library app has 250 readers, 185 librarians and 55 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than volunteers are there?
- 7.👥 A school app has 170 students, 100 teachers and 95 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 8.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a recipe finder (b) a water reminder (c) a bus tracker (d) a big-text reader
- 9.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) “I forget my homework” (c) a search bar (d) a dark mode switch
- 10.👥 A clinic app has 155 patients, 265 doctors and 110 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) patients (c) doctors
- 11.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) False (b) True
- 12.👥 A cricket club app has 110 players, 45 coaches and 215 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 13.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) False (b) True
- 14.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) False (b) True
- 15.👥 A clinic app has 65 patients, 250 doctors and 245 nurses as users. How many more doctors than nurses are there?
- 16.Which of these is a feature? (a) a dark mode switch (b) “Small text is hard” (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) “I forget my homework”
- 17.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the app icons (b) the people who use it (c) only the testers (d) only the coders
- 18.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) password (b) pixel (c) protocol (d) persona
- 19.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a search bar (c) a reminder alarm (d) “Small text is hard”
- 20.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 21.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 22.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 23.👥 A clinic app has 20 patients, 75 doctors and 60 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 24.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) False (b) True
- 25.Which of these is a user need? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) a share button (c) a reminder alarm (d) a search bar
- 26.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) True (b) False
- 27.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a problem a user has (b) a type of button (c) a phone setting (d) a colour theme
- 28.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a homework planner (b) a bus tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 29.👥 A cricket club app has 125 players, 160 coaches and 90 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) coaches (c) fans
- 30.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 31.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) “What should I cook?” (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a share button
- 32.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) guess on your own (b) pick the colours (c) write the code (d) ask and watch users
- 33.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a water reminder (b) a big-text reader (c) a recipe finder (d) a bus tracker
- 34.👥 A cricket club app has 290 players, 160 coaches and 115 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 35.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a recipe finder (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a homework planner
- 36.Which of these is a user need? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) a search bar (c) a reminder alarm (d) a dark mode switch
- 37.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) False (b) True
- 38.👥 A school app has 245 students, 120 teachers and 130 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 39.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) False (b) True
- 40.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- a feature
- False
- 335
- parents
- a water reminder
- 130
- 365
- a bus tracker
- “I forget my homework”
- doctors
- False
- 370
- False
- False
- 5
- a dark mode switch
- the people who use it
- persona
- “Small text is hard”
- a user need
- a user need
- a feature
- 155
- True
- “I keep missing the bus”
- False
- a problem a user has
- a homework planner
- coaches
- a user need
- a share button
- ask and watch users
- a recipe finder
- 565
- a water reminder
- “What should I cook?”
- False
- 495
- False
- False
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