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 reader who finds small print hard? (a) a bus tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a big-text reader (d) a homework planner
- 2.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) pick the colours (b) write the code (c) guess on your own (d) ask and watch users
- 3.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a recipe finder (d) a water reminder
- 4.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “What should I cook?” (c) “I forget my homework” (d) a share button
- 5.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) “Small text is hard” (c) a reminder alarm (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 6.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a homework planner (d) a recipe finder
- 7.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) persona (b) pixel (c) protocol (d) password
- 8.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to pick a logo (b) to build what they need (c) to make it longer (d) to slow it down
- 9.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) True (b) False
- 10.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 11.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a bus tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a homework planner
- 12.👥 A school app has 85 students, 255 teachers and 75 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 13.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a bus tracker
- 14.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 15.👥 A school app has 60 students, 290 teachers and 255 parents as users. How many more parents than students are there?
- 16.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 17.👥 A school app has 125 students, 70 teachers and 110 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 18.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the people who use it (b) only the coders (c) the app icons (d) only the testers
- 19.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 20.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) False (b) True
- 21.👥 A cricket club app has 135 players, 255 coaches and 85 fans as users. How many more coaches than fans are there?
- 22.👥 A library app has 255 readers, 165 librarians and 200 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) librarians (c) readers
- 23.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 24.👥 A school app has 260 students, 240 teachers and 50 parents as users. How many more students than parents are there?
- 25.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a dark mode switch (d) “Small text is hard”
- 26.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) False (b) True
- 27.👥 A library app has 260 readers, 155 librarians and 85 volunteers as users. How many more readers than volunteers are there?
- 28.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 29.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 30.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a recipe finder (b) a homework planner (c) a big-text reader (d) a bus tracker
- 31.👥 A library app has 260 readers, 200 librarians and 140 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) readers (c) librarians
- 32.👥 A library app has 125 readers, 135 librarians and 75 volunteers as users. How many more readers than volunteers are there?
- 33.👥 A clinic app has 45 patients, 85 doctors and 40 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) patients (c) nurses
- 34.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
- 35.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a share button (c) “I forget my homework” (d) a dark mode switch
- 36.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a colour theme (b) a type of button (c) a problem a user has (d) a phone setting
- 37.Which of these is a user need? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) a share button (c) a reminder alarm (d) a search bar
- 38.👥 A library app has 195 readers, 265 librarians and 95 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) volunteers (c) librarians
- 39.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a bus tracker (d) a homework planner
- 40.👥 A school app has 75 students, 250 teachers and 210 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
Answer key
- a big-text reader
- ask and watch users
- a water reminder
- a share button
- a reminder alarm
- a recipe finder
- persona
- to build what they need
- True
- a feature
- a recipe finder
- 415
- a homework planner
- a user need
- 195
- a feature
- students
- the people who use it
- False
- False
- 170
- readers
- a user need
- 210
- a dark mode switch
- True
- 175
- a user need
- a feature
- a bus tracker
- readers
- 50
- doctors
- False
- “I forget my homework”
- a problem a user has
- “What should I cook?”
- librarians
- a homework planner
- 535
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