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 homework planner is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) False (b) True
- 2.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a search bar (c) a dark mode switch (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 3.👥 A cricket club app has 65 players, 180 coaches and 100 fans as users. How many more coaches than fans are there?
- 4.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) wins every prize (b) needs no testing (c) helps nobody well (d) is easy to build
- 5.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) a reminder alarm (c) “Small text is hard” (d) “What should I cook?”
- 6.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a bus tracker (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a water reminder
- 7.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 8.👥 A school app has 90 students, 80 teachers and 160 parents as users. How many more students than teachers are there?
- 9.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 11.👥 A school app has 170 students, 230 teachers and 275 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 12.👥 A library app has 160 readers, 40 librarians and 35 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) volunteers (c) readers
- 13.👥 A clinic app has 160 patients, 90 doctors and 80 nurses as users. How many more patients than doctors are there?
- 14.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the coders (b) the people who use it (c) the app icons (d) only the testers
- 15.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to slow it down (b) to make it longer (c) to pick a logo (d) to build what they need
- 16.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 17.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 18.👥 A cricket club app has 90 players, 55 coaches and 275 fans as users. How many more fans than players are there?
- 19.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “Small text is hard” (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a dark mode switch
- 20.👥 A clinic app has 80 patients, 245 doctors and 30 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 21.👥 A cricket club app has 55 players, 215 coaches and 20 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 22.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) pixel (b) protocol (c) password (d) persona
- 23.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a recipe finder (b) a homework planner (c) a bus tracker (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 24.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a search bar (d) “I forget my homework”
- 25.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a phone setting (b) a colour theme (c) a problem a user has (d) a type of button
- 26.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
- 27.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a share button (d) “I forget my homework”
- 28.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a recipe finder (b) a big-text reader (c) a water reminder (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 29.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a water reminder (b) a bus tracker (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a homework planner
- 30.👥 A library app has 40 readers, 250 librarians and 280 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 31.🎯 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 homework planner (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 32.👥 A school app has 35 students, 130 teachers and 115 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 33.👥 A school app has 150 students, 120 teachers and 260 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
- 34.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a bus tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a recipe finder (d) a homework planner
- 36.👥 A library app has 250 readers, 145 librarians and 25 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) volunteers (c) librarians
- 37.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) False (b) True
- 38.👥 A clinic app has 125 patients, 120 doctors and 80 nurses as users. How many more patients than nurses are there?
- 39.🎯 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 bus tracker (d) a homework planner
- 40.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
Answer key
- False
- “I keep missing the bus”
- 80
- helps nobody well
- a reminder alarm
- a water reminder
- a user need
- 10
- True
- a feature
- parents
- readers
- 70
- the people who use it
- to build what they need
- a feature
- False
- 185
- a dark mode switch
- 355
- 290
- persona
- a bus tracker
- a search bar
- a problem a user has
- False
- a share button
- a recipe finder
- a homework planner
- 570
- a bus tracker
- 280
- parents
- True
- a homework planner
- readers
- True
- 45
- a big-text reader
- a user need
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