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.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a type of button (b) a problem a user has (c) a colour theme (d) a phone setting
- 2.👥 A library app has 220 readers, 250 librarians and 265 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) readers (c) librarians
- 3.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) False (b) True
- 4.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) ask and watch users (b) pick the colours (c) guess on your own (d) write the code
- 5.👥 A clinic app has 230 patients, 300 doctors and 175 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 6.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 7.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a recipe finder (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a bus tracker (d) a homework planner
- 9.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) “Small text is hard” (c) “I forget my homework” (d) a reminder alarm
- 10.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the coders (b) the app icons (c) only the testers (d) the people who use it
- 11.👥 A cricket club app has 85 players, 190 coaches and 170 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) coaches (c) fans
- 12.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) helps nobody well (b) wins every prize (c) needs no testing (d) is easy to build
- 13.👥 A library app has 190 readers, 295 librarians and 35 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 14.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
- 15.👥 A school app has 35 students, 135 teachers and 55 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
- 16.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 17.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a bus tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a homework planner (d) a recipe finder
- 18.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a dark mode switch (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a reminder alarm
- 19.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 20.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a share button (c) “Small text is hard” (d) a search bar
- 21.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 22.Which of these is a user need? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) a dark mode switch (c) a share button (d) a search bar
- 23.👥 A school app has 50 students, 300 teachers and 40 parents as users. How many more students than parents are there?
- 24.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 25.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a homework planner (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a water reminder
- 27.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
- 28.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) True (b) False
- 29.👥 A clinic app has 300 patients, 150 doctors and 160 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) patients (c) nurses
- 30.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a bus tracker (d) a homework planner
- 31.👥 A school app has 250 students, 295 teachers and 260 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
- 32.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a homework planner (b) a recipe finder (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a bus tracker
- 33.🎯 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
- 34.👥 A library app has 85 readers, 40 librarians and 20 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 35.👥 A clinic app has 185 patients, 50 doctors and 105 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) nurses (c) patients
- 36.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
- 37.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) False (b) True
- 38.👥 A cricket club app has 245 players, 20 coaches and 190 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 39.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) True (b) False
- 40.👥 A cricket club app has 290 players, 170 coaches and 100 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) coaches (c) fans
Answer key
- a problem a user has
- volunteers
- True
- ask and watch users
- 705
- True
- False
- a bus tracker
- a reminder alarm
- the people who use it
- coaches
- helps nobody well
- 520
- True
- teachers
- a feature
- a homework planner
- “I keep missing the bus”
- a feature
- “Small text is hard”
- a user need
- “What should I cook?”
- 10
- a user need
- True
- a homework planner
- “I forget my homework”
- True
- patients
- a recipe finder
- teachers
- a pocket-money tracker
- to build what they need
- 145
- patients
- False
- True
- 455
- False
- players
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