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 app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a recipe finder (b) a big-text reader (c) a water reminder (d) a bus tracker
- 2.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) “What should I cook?” (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a share button
- 3.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) False (b) True
- 4.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) True (b) False
- 5.Which of these is a feature? (a) a search bar (b) “I forget my homework” (c) “Small text is hard” (d) “What should I cook?”
- 6.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) True (b) False
- 7.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a homework planner (b) a big-text reader (c) a water reminder (d) a recipe finder
- 8.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 9.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) write the code (b) pick the colours (c) ask and watch users (d) guess on your own
- 10.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a bus tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a big-text reader (d) a water reminder
- 12.👥 A school app has 270 students, 175 teachers and 165 parents as users. How many more students than teachers are there?
- 13.👥 A library app has 125 readers, 140 librarians and 135 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than readers are there?
- 14.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) “What should I cook?” (c) a reminder alarm (d) a dark mode switch
- 15.👥 A cricket club app has 215 players, 210 coaches and 245 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) coaches (c) players
- 16.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a bus tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 17.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) True (b) False
- 18.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 19.👥 A school app has 250 students, 100 teachers and 150 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 20.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 21.👥 A clinic app has 235 patients, 170 doctors and 70 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) patients (c) nurses
- 22.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 23.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) True (b) False
- 24.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) a dark mode switch (c) “Small text is hard” (d) “What should I cook?”
- 25.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 26.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) True (b) False
- 27.🎯 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
- 28.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a water reminder (d) a bus tracker
- 29.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) helps nobody well (b) is easy to build (c) wins every prize (d) needs no testing
- 30.👥 A library app has 25 readers, 270 librarians and 220 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) librarians (c) readers
- 31.👥 A library app has 270 readers, 30 librarians and 110 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) volunteers (c) readers
- 32.👥 A library app has 40 readers, 70 librarians and 270 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 33.👥 A school app has 130 students, 185 teachers and 235 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 34.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) True (b) False
- 35.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) True (b) False
- 36.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the testers (b) the app icons (c) only the coders (d) the people who use it
- 37.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 38.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) password (b) pixel (c) protocol (d) persona
- 39.👥 A library app has 40 readers, 80 librarians and 125 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 40.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a user need (b) a feature
Answer key
- a big-text reader
- a share button
- False
- False
- a search bar
- False
- a recipe finder
- a feature
- ask and watch users
- False
- a bus tracker
- 95
- 15
- “What should I cook?”
- fans
- a pocket-money tracker
- True
- a feature
- 500
- a user need
- patients
- a user need
- False
- a dark mode switch
- a user need
- True
- to build what they need
- a homework planner
- helps nobody well
- librarians
- readers
- 380
- 550
- False
- False
- the people who use it
- a user need
- persona
- 245
- a feature
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