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.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) guess on your own (b) write the code (c) pick the colours (d) ask and watch users
- 2.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) True (b) False
- 3.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a phone setting (b) a colour theme (c) a type of button (d) a problem a user has
- 4.👥 A school app has 60 students, 215 teachers and 250 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 5.👥 A school app has 95 students, 85 teachers and 130 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 6.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) True (b) False
- 7.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a search bar (c) “I forget my homework” (d) a dark mode switch
- 8.👥 A clinic app has 75 patients, 120 doctors and 65 nurses as users. How many more patients than nurses are there?
- 9.Which of these is a feature? (a) a share button (b) “I forget my homework” (c) “Small text is hard” (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 10.👥 A library app has 160 readers, 170 librarians and 240 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than readers are there?
- 11.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 12.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a big-text reader (b) a recipe finder (c) a bus tracker (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 13.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a recipe finder (b) a water reminder (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a big-text reader
- 14.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the people who use it (b) only the coders (c) only the testers (d) the app icons
- 15.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
- 16.Which of these is a user need? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) a reminder alarm (c) a dark mode switch (d) a search bar
- 17.👥 A library app has 130 readers, 35 librarians and 195 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) readers (c) librarians
- 18.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 19.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) “I forget my homework” (d) a search bar
- 20.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 21.👥 A clinic app has 160 patients, 265 doctors and 55 nurses as users. How many more patients than nurses are there?
- 22.👥 A cricket club app has 125 players, 245 coaches and 95 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) fans (c) coaches
- 23.👥 A school app has 80 students, 225 teachers and 185 parents as users. How many more teachers than parents are there?
- 24.👥 A school app has 165 students, 195 teachers and 150 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) students (c) teachers
- 25.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a homework planner (b) a recipe finder (c) a water reminder (d) a big-text reader
- 26.👥 A school app has 210 students, 205 teachers and 250 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
- 27.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 28.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 29.👥 A clinic app has 45 patients, 35 doctors and 290 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) patients (c) nurses
- 30.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 31.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) “I forget my homework” (c) a dark mode switch (d) “What should I cook?”
- 32.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) False (b) True
- 33.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) True (b) False
- 34.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a homework planner (b) a bus tracker (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a big-text reader
- 35.👥 A school app has 35 students, 190 teachers and 280 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 36.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) False (b) True
- 37.👥 A clinic app has 150 patients, 160 doctors and 115 nurses as users. How many more doctors than patients are there?
- 38.👥 A library app has 55 readers, 220 librarians and 200 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 39.👥 A school app has 170 students, 30 teachers and 80 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) students (c) teachers
- 40.👥 A clinic app has 270 patients, 65 doctors and 195 nurses as users. How many more patients than nurses are there?
Answer key
- ask and watch users
- False
- a problem a user has
- parents
- parents
- True
- “I forget my homework”
- 10
- a share button
- 10
- a feature
- a pocket-money tracker
- a big-text reader
- the people who use it
- False
- “Small text is hard”
- volunteers
- a user need
- a search bar
- a user need
- 105
- coaches
- 40
- teachers
- a recipe finder
- parents
- a feature
- a feature
- nurses
- a user need
- a dark mode switch
- False
- False
- a bus tracker
- 505
- False
- 10
- 475
- students
- 75
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