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 feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “I forget my homework” (c) “Small text is hard” (d) a search bar
- 2.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a search bar (c) a dark mode switch (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 3.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the coders (b) the app icons (c) the people who use it (d) only the testers
- 4.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) pixel (b) persona (c) password (d) protocol
- 6.👥 A cricket club app has 290 players, 85 coaches and 90 fans as users. How many more players than coaches are there?
- 7.👥 A clinic app has 205 patients, 160 doctors and 255 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 8.👥 A school app has 85 students, 50 teachers and 285 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 9.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a recipe finder (b) a water reminder (c) a big-text reader (d) a homework planner
- 10.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 11.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 12.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a phone setting (b) a type of button (c) a colour theme (d) a problem a user has
- 13.🎯 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
- 14.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 16.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 17.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) is easy to build (b) helps nobody well (c) wins every prize (d) needs no testing
- 18.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) “Small text is hard” (c) a share button (d) a search bar
- 19.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a homework planner (b) a water reminder (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a bus tracker
- 20.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) False (b) True
- 21.👥 A cricket club app has 200 players, 65 coaches and 235 fans as users. How many more fans than players are there?
- 22.👥 A library app has 160 readers, 65 librarians and 230 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) volunteers (c) readers
- 23.👥 A cricket club app has 85 players, 185 coaches and 95 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) fans (c) players
- 24.👥 A library app has 45 readers, 85 librarians and 65 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) librarians (c) volunteers
- 25.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a big-text reader (b) a recipe finder (c) a bus tracker (d) a water reminder
- 26.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 27.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a search bar (c) a share button (d) “What should I cook?”
- 28.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) False (b) True
- 29.👥 A library app has 250 readers, 185 librarians and 255 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 30.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a bus tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a water reminder (d) a big-text reader
- 31.Which of these is a user need? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) a reminder alarm (c) a search bar (d) a share button
- 32.👥 A clinic app has 170 patients, 35 doctors and 225 nurses as users. How many more nurses than doctors are there?
- 33.👥 A library app has 25 readers, 170 librarians and 165 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than readers are there?
- 34.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a water reminder (b) a bus tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a homework planner
- 36.👥 A library app has 25 readers, 225 librarians and 275 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than readers are there?
- 37.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 38.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to make it longer (b) to slow it down (c) to build what they need (d) to pick a logo
- 39.👥 A clinic app has 75 patients, 300 doctors and 250 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) doctors (c) nurses
- 40.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- a search bar
- “I keep missing the bus”
- the people who use it
- False
- persona
- 205
- 620
- 420
- a homework planner
- a feature
- a feature
- a problem a user has
- ask and watch users
- True
- a user need
- a feature
- helps nobody well
- “Small text is hard”
- a water reminder
- True
- 35
- volunteers
- coaches
- librarians
- a recipe finder
- a feature
- “What should I cook?”
- False
- 690
- a big-text reader
- “I forget my homework”
- 190
- 140
- True
- a homework planner
- 250
- a user need
- to build what they need
- doctors
- True
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