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.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) wins every prize (b) helps nobody well (c) is easy to build (d) needs no testing
- 2.👥 A cricket club app has 275 players, 50 coaches and 210 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) fans (c) players
- 3.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to slow it down (b) to pick a logo (c) to build what they need (d) to make it longer
- 4.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 5.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) “I forget my homework” (c) a search bar (d) “What should I cook?”
- 6.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
- 7.👥 A cricket club app has 30 players, 200 coaches and 300 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) players (c) coaches
- 8.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a homework planner (b) a water reminder (c) a recipe finder (d) a bus tracker
- 9.👥 A library app has 20 readers, 240 librarians and 140 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than readers are there?
- 10.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) True (b) False
- 11.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 12.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 13.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a reminder alarm (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a dark mode switch
- 14.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) “Small text is hard” (c) a share button (d) “I forget my homework”
- 15.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 16.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a water reminder (d) a big-text reader
- 17.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
- 18.👥 A library app has 265 readers, 40 librarians and 90 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) librarians (c) volunteers
- 19.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) True (b) False
- 20.👥 A cricket club app has 190 players, 145 coaches and 60 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 21.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) True (b) False
- 22.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) pick the colours (b) write the code (c) ask and watch users (d) guess on your own
- 23.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a type of button (b) a colour theme (c) a phone setting (d) a problem a user has
- 25.👥 A school app has 220 students, 185 teachers and 45 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) students (c) teachers
- 26.👥 A clinic app has 260 patients, 85 doctors and 200 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) nurses (c) patients
- 27.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a big-text reader (b) a bus tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a homework planner
- 29.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) a reminder alarm (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) “Small text is hard”
- 30.👥 A school app has 220 students, 265 teachers and 80 parents as users. How many more students than parents are there?
- 31.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) True (b) False
- 32.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a recipe finder (d) a water reminder
- 33.👥 A library app has 100 readers, 215 librarians and 200 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 34.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the testers (b) the people who use it (c) the app icons (d) only the coders
- 36.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 37.👥 A cricket club app has 55 players, 100 coaches and 130 fans as users. How many more coaches than players are there?
- 38.👥 A school app has 215 students, 295 teachers and 40 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) students (c) parents
- 39.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a bus tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a homework planner (d) a recipe finder
Answer key
- helps nobody well
- players
- to build what they need
- a feature
- a search bar
- a dark mode switch
- fans
- a homework planner
- 220
- True
- False
- a user need
- “I keep missing the bus”
- a share button
- a user need
- a water reminder
- False
- readers
- False
- 395
- False
- ask and watch users
- True
- a problem a user has
- students
- patients
- False
- a homework planner
- a reminder alarm
- 140
- True
- a big-text reader
- 515
- False
- the people who use it
- a feature
- 45
- teachers
- False
- a bus tracker
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