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 bus tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) False (b) True
- 2.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 3.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) False (b) True
- 4.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a big-text reader (b) a homework planner (c) a bus tracker (d) a water reminder
- 5.👥 A cricket club app has 95 players, 240 coaches and 135 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) players (c) coaches
- 6.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 7.👥 A library app has 205 readers, 255 librarians and 210 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) librarians (c) readers
- 8.👥 A library app has 85 readers, 150 librarians and 100 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than volunteers are there?
- 9.Which of these is a user need? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) a reminder alarm (c) a share button (d) a dark mode switch
- 10.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a problem a user has (b) a phone setting (c) a type of button (d) a colour theme
- 11.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the coders (b) only the testers (c) the app icons (d) the people who use it
- 12.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 13.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) True (b) False
- 14.👥 A clinic app has 170 patients, 95 doctors and 150 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) patients (c) doctors
- 15.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 16.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) True (b) False
- 17.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) “Small text is hard” (c) a dark mode switch (d) a search bar
- 18.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 19.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) True (b) False
- 20.Which of these is a user need? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) a share button (c) a search bar (d) a dark mode switch
- 21.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a recipe finder (b) a water reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a big-text reader
- 22.👥 A cricket club app has 130 players, 20 coaches and 30 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) coaches (c) fans
- 23.👥 A library app has 20 readers, 225 librarians and 100 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 24.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to slow it down (b) to build what they need (c) to make it longer (d) to pick a logo
- 25.👥 A clinic app has 65 patients, 90 doctors and 20 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 26.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 27.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 28.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) a reminder alarm (c) “What should I cook?” (d) “Small text is hard”
- 29.👥 A school app has 210 students, 285 teachers and 110 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
- 30.👥 A clinic app has 210 patients, 50 doctors and 290 nurses as users. How many more nurses than patients are there?
- 31.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) True (b) False
- 32.👥 A library app has 230 readers, 105 librarians and 30 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 33.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) password (b) pixel (c) protocol (d) persona
- 34.👥 A library app has 300 readers, 110 librarians and 220 volunteers as users. How many more readers than librarians are there?
- 35.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 36.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a water reminder (b) a big-text reader (c) a homework planner (d) a recipe finder
- 37.👥 A cricket club app has 220 players, 250 coaches and 50 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) players (c) coaches
- 38.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) True (b) False
- 39.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) True (b) False
- 40.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- True
- a user need
- False
- a homework planner
- coaches
- a feature
- librarians
- 50
- “I forget my homework”
- a problem a user has
- the people who use it
- a user need
- True
- patients
- a feature
- False
- “Small text is hard”
- a user need
- False
- “What should I cook?”
- a big-text reader
- players
- 345
- to build what they need
- 175
- a feature
- a feature
- a reminder alarm
- teachers
- 80
- True
- 365
- persona
- 190
- a user need
- a recipe finder
- coaches
- True
- True
- False
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