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.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) False (b) True
- 2.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) False (b) True
- 3.Which of these is a user need? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) a reminder alarm (c) a dark mode switch (d) a search bar
- 4.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a water reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a bus tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 5.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 6.👥 A library app has 230 readers, 245 librarians and 135 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) volunteers (c) readers
- 7.🎯 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 big-text reader
- 8.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a phone setting (b) a colour theme (c) a type of button (d) a problem a user has
- 9.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to make it longer (b) to slow it down (c) to pick a logo (d) to build what they need
- 10.👥 A cricket club app has 295 players, 190 coaches and 40 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) coaches (c) fans
- 11.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 12.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) pick the colours (b) ask and watch users (c) write the code (d) guess on your own
- 13.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a recipe finder (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a bus tracker
- 15.👥 A clinic app has 210 patients, 250 doctors and 40 nurses as users. How many more patients than nurses are there?
- 16.👥 A school app has 275 students, 295 teachers and 265 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 17.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a recipe finder (b) a water reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a big-text reader
- 18.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a recipe finder (b) a big-text reader (c) a water reminder (d) a homework planner
- 20.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) True (b) False
- 21.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a bus tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a homework planner (d) a water reminder
- 22.👥 A library app has 215 readers, 65 librarians and 225 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) readers (c) volunteers
- 23.👥 A cricket club app has 150 players, 160 coaches and 170 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 24.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a big-text reader (b) a bus tracker (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a water reminder
- 25.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 26.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) True (b) False
- 27.👥 A clinic app has 220 patients, 265 doctors and 125 nurses as users. How many more patients than nurses are there?
- 28.👥 A clinic app has 220 patients, 25 doctors and 95 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) patients (c) doctors
- 29.👥 A school app has 110 students, 95 teachers and 180 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 30.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) a share button (c) a dark mode switch (d) “I forget my homework”
- 31.👥 A clinic app has 80 patients, 235 doctors and 20 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 32.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) True (b) False
- 33.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) True (b) False
- 34.👥 A clinic app has 180 patients, 195 doctors and 215 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 35.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) a reminder alarm (c) “What should I cook?” (d) “I forget my homework”
- 36.👥 A cricket club app has 75 players, 175 coaches and 160 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) players (c) coaches
- 37.👥 A school app has 85 students, 160 teachers and 195 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 38.🎯 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 big-text reader (d) a bus tracker
- 39.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 40.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) password (b) protocol (c) pixel (d) persona
Answer key
- True
- False
- “I keep missing the bus”
- a homework planner
- a user need
- librarians
- a homework planner
- a problem a user has
- to build what they need
- players
- a feature
- ask and watch users
- False
- a big-text reader
- 170
- 835
- a recipe finder
- False
- a big-text reader
- True
- a bus tracker
- volunteers
- 480
- a water reminder
- a feature
- False
- 95
- patients
- 385
- “I forget my homework”
- 335
- True
- False
- 590
- a reminder alarm
- coaches
- 440
- a recipe finder
- a feature
- persona
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