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 student who often misses the school bus? (a) a homework planner (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a bus tracker
- 2.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 3.👥 A school app has 90 students, 160 teachers and 285 parents as users. How many more parents than students are there?
- 4.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) “I forget my homework” (c) a dark mode switch (d) a reminder alarm
- 5.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a share button (d) “I forget my homework”
- 6.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 7.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) True (b) False
- 8.👥 A clinic app has 225 patients, 55 doctors and 215 nurses as users. How many more patients than doctors are there?
- 9.👥 A library app has 105 readers, 100 librarians and 30 volunteers as users. How many more readers than volunteers are there?
- 10.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) False (b) True
- 11.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) False (b) True
- 12.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a homework planner (b) a bus tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a recipe finder
- 13.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 14.👥 A cricket club app has 245 players, 40 coaches and 240 fans as users. How many more players than coaches are there?
- 15.👥 A clinic app has 95 patients, 200 doctors and 215 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) patients (c) nurses
- 16.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a dark mode switch (c) a search bar (d) “Small text is hard”
- 17.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) True (b) False
- 18.👥 A school app has 100 students, 300 teachers and 205 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) students (c) teachers
- 19.👥 A cricket club app has 255 players, 240 coaches and 30 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) fans (c) players
- 20.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 21.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a big-text reader (d) a water reminder
- 22.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 23.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 24.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) ask and watch users (b) write the code (c) pick the colours (d) guess on your own
- 25.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to make it longer (b) to pick a logo (c) to build what they need (d) to slow it down
- 26.👥 A library app has 30 readers, 300 librarians and 35 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) readers (c) librarians
- 27.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a homework planner (b) a bus tracker (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 28.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a phone setting (b) a problem a user has (c) a colour theme (d) a type of button
- 30.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a big-text reader (b) a bus tracker (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a water reminder
- 31.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) a dark mode switch (c) “What should I cook?” (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 32.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) wins every prize (b) is easy to build (c) helps nobody well (d) needs no testing
- 34.👥 A cricket club app has 235 players, 210 coaches and 30 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) players (c) fans
- 35.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a bus tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a homework planner
- 37.👥 A clinic app has 105 patients, 135 doctors and 20 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) patients (c) nurses
- 38.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a homework planner (b) a bus tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a big-text reader
- 39.👥 A library app has 155 readers, 150 librarians and 285 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 40.👥 A library app has 170 readers, 130 librarians and 185 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
Answer key
- a bus tracker
- a user need
- 195
- “I forget my homework”
- a share button
- False
- True
- 170
- 75
- False
- False
- a recipe finder
- a user need
- 205
- nurses
- “Small text is hard”
- False
- teachers
- players
- False
- a big-text reader
- a feature
- a feature
- ask and watch users
- to build what they need
- librarians
- a homework planner
- False
- a problem a user has
- a bus tracker
- a dark mode switch
- False
- helps nobody well
- players
- True
- a homework planner
- doctors
- a recipe finder
- 590
- 485
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