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.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a reminder alarm (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a search bar
- 2.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) False (b) True
- 3.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a reminder alarm (c) “I forget my homework” (d) a search bar
- 4.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 5.👥 A library app has 125 readers, 80 librarians and 90 volunteers as users. How many more readers than volunteers are there?
- 6.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a bus tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a big-text reader
- 7.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 8.👥 A school app has 80 students, 250 teachers and 75 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 9.👥 A cricket club app has 275 players, 155 coaches and 280 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 10.👥 A library app has 110 readers, 150 librarians and 170 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) readers (c) librarians
- 11.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a big-text reader (b) a water reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 12.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) wins every prize (b) helps nobody well (c) needs no testing (d) is easy to build
- 13.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a homework planner (b) a big-text reader (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a water reminder
- 14.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a big-text reader (b) a water reminder (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a bus tracker
- 15.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) “Small text is hard” (c) a search bar (d) a reminder alarm
- 16.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 17.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) True (b) False
- 18.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a big-text reader (b) a homework planner (c) a recipe finder (d) a bus tracker
- 19.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “Small text is hard” (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a dark mode switch
- 20.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
- 21.👥 A school app has 260 students, 235 teachers and 50 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 22.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) a reminder alarm (c) “Small text is hard” (d) “What should I cook?”
- 23.👥 A clinic app has 235 patients, 200 doctors and 185 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 24.👥 A clinic app has 175 patients, 45 doctors and 50 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 25.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the app icons (b) only the testers (c) only the coders (d) the people who use it
- 27.👥 A cricket club app has 175 players, 170 coaches and 100 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 28.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 29.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a bus tracker (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a big-text reader
- 31.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) True (b) False
- 32.🎯 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
- 33.👥 A cricket club app has 110 players, 215 coaches and 295 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) players (c) fans
- 34.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to make it longer (b) to build what they need (c) to pick a logo (d) to slow it down
- 35.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) True (b) False
- 36.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) True (b) False
- 37.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) True (b) False
- 38.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a problem a user has (b) a type of button (c) a colour theme (d) a phone setting
- 40.👥 A library app has 245 readers, 90 librarians and 130 volunteers as users. How many more readers than volunteers are there?
Answer key
- “What should I cook?”
- False
- “I forget my homework”
- a feature
- 35
- a big-text reader
- a feature
- teachers
- 710
- volunteers
- a homework planner
- helps nobody well
- a water reminder
- a water reminder
- “Small text is hard”
- a user need
- True
- a bus tracker
- a dark mode switch
- True
- 545
- a reminder alarm
- 620
- 270
- True
- the people who use it
- 445
- a user need
- False
- a bus tracker
- True
- ask and watch users
- fans
- to build what they need
- False
- False
- True
- True
- a problem a user has
- 115
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