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.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 2.Which of these is a feature? (a) a reminder alarm (b) “What should I cook?” (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) “I forget my homework”
- 3.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a homework planner (b) a big-text reader (c) a bus tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 4.🎯 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
- 5.🎯 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 pocket-money tracker (d) a big-text reader
- 6.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a big-text reader (b) a recipe finder (c) a homework planner (d) a bus tracker
- 7.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) a share button (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a reminder alarm
- 8.👥 A cricket club app has 70 players, 230 coaches and 90 fans as users. How many more coaches than players are there?
- 9.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a phone setting (b) a type of button (c) a colour theme (d) a problem a user has
- 10.👥 A library app has 240 readers, 70 librarians and 155 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 11.👥 A school app has 220 students, 180 teachers and 165 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 12.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 13.👥 A library app has 300 readers, 270 librarians and 135 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 14.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 15.👥 A school app has 175 students, 35 teachers and 285 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 16.👥 A cricket club app has 160 players, 95 coaches and 65 fans as users. How many more coaches than fans are there?
- 17.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a big-text reader (b) a water reminder (c) a bus tracker (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 18.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a recipe finder (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a water reminder
- 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 big-text reader
- 20.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a homework planner (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a bus tracker
- 21.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a bus tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a recipe finder (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 22.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to build what they need (b) to pick a logo (c) to slow it down (d) to make it longer
- 23.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) False (b) True
- 24.🎯 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
- 25.👥 A school app has 245 students, 90 teachers and 140 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 26.👥 A school app has 95 students, 175 teachers and 270 parents as users. How many more parents than students are there?
- 27.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) True (b) False
- 28.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a search bar (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a share button
- 29.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) True (b) False
- 30.👥 A school app has 210 students, 255 teachers and 230 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
- 31.👥 A school app has 145 students, 55 teachers and 280 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 32.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) False (b) True
- 33.👥 A cricket club app has 60 players, 220 coaches and 105 fans as users. How many more fans than players are there?
- 34.👥 A school app has 215 students, 290 teachers and 175 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
- 35.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a reminder alarm (c) a share button (d) “I forget my homework”
- 36.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) password (b) protocol (c) pixel (d) persona
- 37.👥 A library app has 255 readers, 170 librarians and 90 volunteers as users. How many more readers than volunteers are there?
- 38.👥 A clinic app has 115 patients, 100 doctors and 280 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) nurses (c) doctors
- 39.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) False (b) True
- 40.👥 A school app has 150 students, 55 teachers and 140 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
Answer key
- a user need
- a reminder alarm
- a big-text reader
- ask and watch users
- a pocket-money tracker
- a recipe finder
- “What should I cook?”
- 160
- a problem a user has
- 465
- 565
- a feature
- 705
- a user need
- 495
- 30
- a pocket-money tracker
- a recipe finder
- a water reminder
- a bus tracker
- a water reminder
- to build what they need
- True
- the people who use it
- 475
- 175
- False
- “I keep missing the bus”
- False
- teachers
- parents
- True
- 45
- teachers
- “I forget my homework”
- persona
- 165
- nurses
- True
- 345
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