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 big-text reader is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) True (b) False
- 2.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a reminder alarm (d) “Small text is hard”
- 3.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 4.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 5.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a search bar (c) “Small text is hard” (d) a reminder alarm
- 6.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) True (b) False
- 7.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a water reminder (b) a recipe finder (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a homework planner
- 8.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the testers (b) only the coders (c) the people who use it (d) the app icons
- 9.👥 A cricket club app has 165 players, 230 coaches and 110 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 10.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) pick the colours (b) guess on your own (c) ask and watch users (d) write the code
- 11.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) True (b) False
- 12.Which of these is a feature? (a) a search bar (b) “What should I cook?” (c) “Small text is hard” (d) “I forget my homework”
- 13.👥 A school app has 65 students, 50 teachers and 235 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 14.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a recipe finder (b) a homework planner (c) a bus tracker (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 15.Which of these is a user need? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) a share button (c) a reminder alarm (d) a dark mode switch
- 16.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 17.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) True (b) False
- 18.👥 A clinic app has 180 patients, 200 doctors and 70 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) nurses (c) doctors
- 19.👥 A clinic app has 160 patients, 295 doctors and 210 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) patients (c) nurses
- 20.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 21.👥 A clinic app has 65 patients, 250 doctors and 75 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 22.👥 A cricket club app has 45 players, 205 coaches and 220 fans as users. How many more fans than coaches are there?
- 23.👥 A clinic app has 155 patients, 285 doctors and 200 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 24.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) True (b) False
- 25.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a water reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a big-text reader
- 26.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a bus tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 27.👥 A cricket club app has 300 players, 250 coaches and 135 fans as users. How many more players than fans are there?
- 28.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) helps nobody well (b) wins every prize (c) is easy to build (d) needs no testing
- 30.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a share button
- 31.👥 A library app has 245 readers, 75 librarians and 185 volunteers as users. How many more readers than volunteers are there?
- 32.👥 A clinic app has 55 patients, 270 doctors and 275 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 33.👥 A library app has 60 readers, 65 librarians and 295 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) readers (c) librarians
- 34.👥 A school app has 80 students, 50 teachers and 285 parents as users. How many more students than teachers are there?
- 35.👥 A clinic app has 90 patients, 170 doctors and 300 nurses as users. How many more nurses than doctors are there?
- 36.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a search bar (c) a dark mode switch (d) “What should I cook?”
- 37.👥 A library app has 255 readers, 300 librarians and 200 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) readers (c) volunteers
- 38.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 39.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) True (b) False
- 40.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- True
- a reminder alarm
- a user need
- a feature
- “Small text is hard”
- True
- a homework planner
- the people who use it
- 505
- ask and watch users
- False
- a search bar
- 350
- a recipe finder
- “I forget my homework”
- a user need
- False
- doctors
- doctors
- a user need
- 390
- 15
- 640
- False
- a pocket-money tracker
- a recipe finder
- 165
- False
- helps nobody well
- a share button
- 60
- 600
- volunteers
- 30
- 130
- “What should I cook?”
- librarians
- a user need
- True
- True
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