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 user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a share button (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a dark mode switch
- 2.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 4.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a phone setting (b) a colour theme (c) a type of button (d) a problem a user has
- 5.👥 A cricket club app has 270 players, 70 coaches and 235 fans as users. How many more players than fans are there?
- 6.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a recipe finder (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a water reminder
- 7.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 8.👥 A cricket club app has 185 players, 245 coaches and 30 fans as users. How many more coaches than players are there?
- 9.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a share button (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a search bar
- 10.👥 A library app has 55 readers, 165 librarians and 265 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) readers (c) librarians
- 11.👥 A school app has 300 students, 230 teachers and 280 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 12.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 13.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the app icons (b) the people who use it (c) only the testers (d) only the coders
- 14.👥 A school app has 55 students, 110 teachers and 125 parents as users. How many more teachers than students are there?
- 15.👥 A clinic app has 160 patients, 290 doctors and 95 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 16.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a recipe finder (b) a big-text reader (c) a homework planner (d) a water reminder
- 17.👥 A school app has 110 students, 165 teachers and 85 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 18.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a recipe finder (d) a bus tracker
- 19.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to slow it down (b) to make it longer (c) to build what they need (d) to pick a logo
- 20.👥 A library app has 170 readers, 90 librarians and 40 volunteers as users. How many more readers than librarians are there?
- 21.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a dark mode switch (c) a search bar (d) “Small text is hard”
- 22.👥 A library app has 175 readers, 195 librarians and 205 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than readers are there?
- 23.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) False (b) True
- 24.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) ask and watch users (b) guess on your own (c) write the code (d) pick the colours
- 25.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a recipe finder (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a bus tracker
- 26.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 27.👥 A cricket club app has 20 players, 100 coaches and 140 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) players (c) coaches
- 28.👥 A school app has 30 students, 40 teachers and 165 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 29.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) False (b) True
- 30.👥 A cricket club app has 55 players, 235 coaches and 65 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) coaches (c) fans
- 31.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 32.👥 A library app has 275 readers, 75 librarians and 95 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) librarians (c) readers
- 33.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a bus tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a big-text reader
- 34.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) a reminder alarm (c) a share button (d) “I forget my homework”
- 35.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
- 36.👥 A library app has 285 readers, 25 librarians and 255 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 37.👥 A school app has 265 students, 20 teachers and 120 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
- 38.👥 A library app has 30 readers, 120 librarians and 295 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 39.👥 A school app has 250 students, 35 teachers and 85 parents as users. How many more students than parents are there?
- 40.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a user need (b) a feature
Answer key
- “I keep missing the bus”
- False
- a user need
- a problem a user has
- 35
- a homework planner
- a feature
- 60
- “What should I cook?”
- volunteers
- 810
- a user need
- the people who use it
- 55
- 545
- a water reminder
- teachers
- a bus tracker
- to build what they need
- 80
- “Small text is hard”
- 30
- False
- ask and watch users
- a bus tracker
- a feature
- fans
- 235
- True
- coaches
- a user need
- readers
- a pocket-money tracker
- “I forget my homework”
- False
- 565
- students
- 445
- 165
- a feature
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