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 app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a water reminder (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a bus tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 2.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) “What should I cook?” (c) “I forget my homework” (d) a dark mode switch
- 3.👥 A library app has 300 readers, 180 librarians and 75 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) readers (c) volunteers
- 4.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to make it longer (b) to pick a logo (c) to slow it down (d) to build what they need
- 5.🎯 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
- 6.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 7.👥 A cricket club app has 135 players, 160 coaches and 85 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 8.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 9.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) write the code (b) guess on your own (c) pick the colours (d) ask and watch users
- 10.👥 A library app has 255 readers, 100 librarians and 55 volunteers as users. How many more readers than volunteers are there?
- 11.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 12.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 13.👥 A cricket club app has 80 players, 25 coaches and 240 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) fans (c) players
- 14.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 15.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 17.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a bus tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a water reminder (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 18.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a problem a user has (b) a phone setting (c) a colour theme (d) a type of button
- 19.👥 A school app has 30 students, 55 teachers and 270 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
- 20.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) False (b) True
- 21.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) False (b) True
- 22.👥 A school app has 30 students, 110 teachers and 170 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) students (c) teachers
- 23.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a water reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a recipe finder (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 24.👥 A library app has 50 readers, 120 librarians and 245 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) librarians (c) volunteers
- 25.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) a share button (c) “Small text is hard” (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 26.👥 A library app has 50 readers, 55 librarians and 185 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than readers are there?
- 27.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 28.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) True (b) False
- 29.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a big-text reader (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a bus tracker
- 30.👥 A clinic app has 160 patients, 45 doctors and 50 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 31.👥 A school app has 125 students, 160 teachers and 175 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 32.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 33.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) False (b) True
- 34.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a recipe finder
- 35.👥 A school app has 120 students, 230 teachers and 195 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 36.Which of these is a user need? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) a search bar (c) a reminder alarm (d) a dark mode switch
- 37.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) True (b) False
- 38.👥 A cricket club app has 40 players, 125 coaches and 265 fans as users. How many more fans than coaches are there?
- 39.👥 A library app has 30 readers, 50 librarians and 280 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than readers are there?
- 40.👥 A cricket club app has 70 players, 150 coaches and 40 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) fans (c) coaches
Answer key
- a recipe finder
- a dark mode switch
- readers
- to build what they need
- helps nobody well
- a feature
- 380
- a feature
- ask and watch users
- 200
- a feature
- a user need
- fans
- a user need
- False
- a user need
- a bus tracker
- a problem a user has
- parents
- True
- False
- parents
- a recipe finder
- volunteers
- a share button
- 5
- a user need
- True
- a bus tracker
- 255
- parents
- False
- True
- a homework planner
- 545
- “What should I cook?”
- True
- 140
- 250
- coaches
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