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 water reminder is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) False (b) True
- 2.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🎯 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
- 4.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a search bar (d) a dark mode switch
- 5.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) “Small text is hard” (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a search bar
- 6.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 7.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to build what they need (b) to slow it down (c) to make it longer (d) to pick a logo
- 8.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) False (b) True
- 9.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
- 10.👥 A school app has 225 students, 235 teachers and 245 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 11.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a water reminder (b) a bus tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a homework planner
- 12.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) True (b) False
- 13.👥 A school app has 290 students, 210 teachers and 165 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 14.👥 A school app has 235 students, 65 teachers and 50 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) students (c) parents
- 15.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a type of button (b) a problem a user has (c) a colour theme (d) a phone setting
- 16.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 17.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a big-text reader (b) a water reminder (c) a bus tracker (d) a homework planner
- 18.👥 A library app has 180 readers, 145 librarians and 95 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) librarians (c) volunteers
- 19.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) password (b) persona (c) protocol (d) pixel
- 20.👥 A library app has 90 readers, 85 librarians and 60 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 21.👥 A school app has 120 students, 50 teachers and 105 parents as users. How many more parents than teachers are there?
- 22.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) True (b) False
- 23.👥 A school app has 235 students, 275 teachers and 105 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 24.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a big-text reader (b) a bus tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 25.👥 A cricket club app has 35 players, 125 coaches and 230 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) fans (c) coaches
- 26.👥 A cricket club app has 260 players, 85 coaches and 210 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 27.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) “Small text is hard” (c) a dark mode switch (d) “I forget my homework”
- 28.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) False (b) True
- 29.Which of these is a user need? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) a reminder alarm (c) a share button (d) a dark mode switch
- 30.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 31.👥 A clinic app has 240 patients, 185 doctors and 25 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) nurses (c) doctors
- 32.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
- 33.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a dark mode switch (c) a share button (d) “I forget my homework”
- 34.👥 A cricket club app has 225 players, 145 coaches and 295 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) players (c) fans
- 35.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) True (b) False
- 36.Which of these is a feature? (a) a reminder alarm (b) “I forget my homework” (c) “Small text is hard” (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 37.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) is easy to build (b) helps nobody well (c) wins every prize (d) needs no testing
- 38.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a homework planner (b) a bus tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a recipe finder
- 39.🎯 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
- 40.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
Answer key
- True
- True
- ask and watch users
- “I keep missing the bus”
- a search bar
- a feature
- to build what they need
- True
- True
- 705
- a bus tracker
- False
- students
- students
- a problem a user has
- a feature
- a homework planner
- readers
- persona
- 235
- 55
- False
- 615
- a water reminder
- fans
- 555
- a dark mode switch
- False
- “What should I cook?”
- a user need
- patients
- True
- “I forget my homework”
- fans
- False
- a reminder alarm
- helps nobody well
- a big-text reader
- the people who use it
- a user need
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