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: “I forget my homework”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 2.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a homework planner (b) a water reminder (c) a bus tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 3.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 4.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a homework planner (b) a bus tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 5.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 6.👥 A cricket club app has 200 players, 160 coaches and 90 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 7.👥 A clinic app has 220 patients, 230 doctors and 40 nurses as users. How many more doctors than nurses are there?
- 8.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a big-text reader (b) a bus tracker (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a homework planner
- 9.👥 A school app has 230 students, 195 teachers and 30 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 10.👥 A clinic app has 195 patients, 260 doctors and 300 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 11.👥 A school app has 215 students, 300 teachers and 105 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
- 12.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?”
- 13.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) pick the colours (b) ask and watch users (c) guess on your own (d) write the code
- 14.👥 A cricket club app has 135 players, 195 coaches and 235 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 15.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a big-text reader (b) a water reminder (c) a bus tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 16.👥 A school app has 160 students, 245 teachers and 255 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 17.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a problem a user has (b) a phone setting (c) a type of button (d) a colour theme
- 18.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the app icons (b) only the testers (c) the people who use it (d) only the coders
- 19.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
- 20.👥 A library app has 50 readers, 195 librarians and 285 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than readers are there?
- 21.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a search bar (c) “I forget my homework” (d) a reminder alarm
- 22.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) False (b) True
- 23.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) False (b) True
- 24.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a recipe finder (b) a bus tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a water reminder
- 25.👥 A clinic app has 210 patients, 255 doctors and 160 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) doctors (c) patients
- 26.👥 A cricket club app has 130 players, 270 coaches and 170 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) fans (c) coaches
- 27.👥 A library app has 230 readers, 295 librarians and 220 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than volunteers are there?
- 28.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) True (b) False
- 29.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) “What should I cook?” (c) a share button (d) a search bar
- 30.👥 A cricket club app has 205 players, 80 coaches and 160 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) players (c) fans
- 31.🎯 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
- 32.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a water reminder (b) a big-text reader (c) a recipe finder (d) a homework planner
- 33.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 34.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) is easy to build (b) wins every prize (c) helps nobody well (d) needs no testing
- 35.👥 A school app has 25 students, 265 teachers and 140 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 36.👥 A school app has 40 students, 270 teachers and 45 parents as users. How many more teachers than students are there?
- 37.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 38.👥 A clinic app has 50 patients, 250 doctors and 225 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) nurses (c) patients
- 39.👥 A school app has 250 students, 105 teachers and 195 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 40.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to build what they need (b) to make it longer (c) to slow it down (d) to pick a logo
Answer key
- a user need
- a recipe finder
- a user need
- a pocket-money tracker
- a user need
- 450
- 190
- a homework planner
- students
- 755
- teachers
- a search bar
- ask and watch users
- 565
- a bus tracker
- 660
- a problem a user has
- the people who use it
- False
- 145
- “I forget my homework”
- False
- True
- a big-text reader
- doctors
- coaches
- 75
- False
- “What should I cook?”
- players
- a homework planner
- a water reminder
- a feature
- helps nobody well
- teachers
- 230
- a feature
- doctors
- 550
- to build what they need
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