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.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 2.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a bus tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 3.👥 A cricket club app has 190 players, 290 coaches and 175 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 4.👥 A school app has 145 students, 255 teachers and 45 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) students (c) teachers
- 5.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 6.👥 A school app has 280 students, 135 teachers and 165 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 7.👥 A library app has 295 readers, 90 librarians and 220 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) librarians (c) volunteers
- 8.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) True (b) False
- 9.👥 A clinic app has 100 patients, 40 doctors and 155 nurses as users. How many more patients than doctors are there?
- 10.👥 A cricket club app has 20 players, 65 coaches and 140 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) coaches (c) fans
- 11.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) helps nobody well (b) is easy to build (c) wins every prize (d) needs no testing
- 13.👥 A school app has 95 students, 230 teachers and 275 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 14.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 15.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) “Small text is hard” (d) a dark mode switch
- 16.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a homework planner (b) a big-text reader (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a water reminder
- 17.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 18.👥 A cricket club app has 90 players, 160 coaches and 80 fans as users. How many more players than fans are there?
- 19.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 20.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) write the code (b) guess on your own (c) ask and watch users (d) pick the colours
- 21.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a problem a user has (b) a colour theme (c) a type of button (d) a phone setting
- 22.👥 A clinic app has 260 patients, 70 doctors and 195 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) patients (c) nurses
- 23.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a recipe finder (b) a bus tracker (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a big-text reader
- 24.👥 A library app has 220 readers, 20 librarians and 105 volunteers as users. How many more readers than volunteers are there?
- 25.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) protocol (b) persona (c) password (d) pixel
- 26.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a bus tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a homework planner
- 27.👥 A cricket club app has 125 players, 215 coaches and 20 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 28.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) True (b) False
- 29.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “What should I cook?” (c) a search bar (d) “Small text is hard”
- 30.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 31.👥 A library app has 30 readers, 85 librarians and 35 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 32.👥 A clinic app has 160 patients, 215 doctors and 275 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) nurses (c) patients
- 33.👥 A clinic app has 175 patients, 185 doctors and 300 nurses as users. How many more nurses than patients are there?
- 34.👥 A school app has 55 students, 145 teachers and 220 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) students (c) teachers
- 35.👥 A school app has 30 students, 20 teachers and 270 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 36.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) True (b) False
- 37.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to pick a logo (b) to make it longer (c) to slow it down (d) to build what they need
- 38.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) False (b) True
- 39.Which of these is a user need? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) a search bar (c) a reminder alarm (d) a share button
- 40.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “Small text is hard” (c) “I forget my homework” (d) a reminder alarm
Answer key
- a user need
- a water reminder
- 655
- teachers
- a user need
- students
- readers
- False
- 60
- fans
- True
- helps nobody well
- 600
- False
- a dark mode switch
- a water reminder
- a feature
- 10
- a feature
- ask and watch users
- a problem a user has
- patients
- a big-text reader
- 115
- persona
- a pocket-money tracker
- 360
- False
- a search bar
- a user need
- 150
- nurses
- 125
- parents
- parents
- False
- to build what they need
- True
- “Small text is hard”
- a reminder alarm
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