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) pick the colours (c) write the code (d) ask and watch users
- 2.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
- 3.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a homework planner (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a bus tracker (d) a water reminder
- 4.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a bus tracker (d) a homework planner
- 6.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a colour theme (b) a phone setting (c) a problem a user has (d) a type of button
- 7.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) False (b) True
- 8.👥 A clinic app has 105 patients, 55 doctors and 290 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 9.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) a dark mode switch (c) a share button (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 10.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 11.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the coders (b) the app icons (c) only the testers (d) the people who use it
- 12.👥 A cricket club app has 190 players, 70 coaches and 110 fans as users. How many more players than coaches are there?
- 13.👥 A cricket club app has 285 players, 270 coaches and 250 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 14.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a recipe finder (b) a bus tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 15.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a water reminder (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a bus tracker (d) a homework planner
- 16.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) True (b) False
- 17.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a dark mode switch (c) a reminder alarm (d) “What should I cook?”
- 18.👥 A library app has 50 readers, 155 librarians and 215 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 19.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 20.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 21.👥 A library app has 140 readers, 75 librarians and 90 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 22.👥 A clinic app has 105 patients, 135 doctors and 245 nurses as users. How many more doctors than patients are there?
- 23.👥 A school app has 270 students, 65 teachers and 40 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 24.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) a reminder alarm (c) “Small text is hard” (d) a dark mode switch
- 25.👥 A school app has 145 students, 45 teachers and 135 parents as users. How many more students than teachers are there?
- 26.👥 A clinic app has 295 patients, 115 doctors and 75 nurses as users. How many more patients than doctors are there?
- 27.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 28.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a recipe finder (b) a homework planner (c) a bus tracker (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 29.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) needs no testing (b) wins every prize (c) helps nobody well (d) is easy to build
- 31.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 32.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) True (b) False
- 33.👥 A school app has 175 students, 140 teachers and 100 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
- 34.👥 A school app has 280 students, 120 teachers and 115 parents as users. How many more students than parents are there?
- 35.👥 A library app has 270 readers, 260 librarians and 205 volunteers as users. How many more readers than volunteers are there?
- 36.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a bus tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a homework planner
- 37.👥 A library app has 270 readers, 70 librarians and 105 volunteers as users. How many more readers than librarians are there?
- 38.👥 A library app has 95 readers, 35 librarians and 60 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 39.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “I forget my homework” (c) “Small text is hard” (d) a search bar
- 40.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a homework planner (b) a big-text reader (c) a recipe finder (d) a water reminder
Answer key
- ask and watch users
- True
- a pocket-money tracker
- False
- a big-text reader
- a problem a user has
- False
- 450
- “I keep missing the bus”
- a feature
- the people who use it
- 120
- 805
- a bus tracker
- a homework planner
- True
- “What should I cook?”
- 420
- a feature
- a feature
- 305
- 30
- 375
- “Small text is hard”
- 100
- 180
- a user need
- a pocket-money tracker
- True
- helps nobody well
- a feature
- True
- students
- 165
- 65
- a water reminder
- 200
- 190
- a search bar
- a water reminder
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