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) needs no testing (b) helps nobody well (c) is easy to build (d) wins every prize
- 2.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 3.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a water reminder (b) a recipe finder (c) a homework planner (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 4.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 5.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 6.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 7.👥 A school app has 40 students, 110 teachers and 50 parents as users. How many more parents than students are there?
- 8.👥 A cricket club app has 235 players, 45 coaches and 290 fans as users. How many more fans than coaches are there?
- 9.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) False (b) True
- 10.Which of these is a user need? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) a dark mode switch (c) a search bar (d) a share button
- 11.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a reminder alarm (c) a search bar (d) “I forget my homework”
- 12.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a water reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a recipe finder (d) a big-text reader
- 13.👥 A school app has 155 students, 110 teachers and 210 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 14.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a water reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a bus tracker (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 15.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the app icons (b) only the testers (c) only the coders (d) the people who use it
- 16.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) a dark mode switch (c) “I forget my homework” (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 17.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 19.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 20.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) a reminder alarm (c) “Small text is hard” (d) “I forget my homework”
- 21.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a homework planner (d) a recipe finder
- 23.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) True (b) False
- 24.👥 A library app has 115 readers, 260 librarians and 100 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than readers are there?
- 25.👥 A school app has 275 students, 40 teachers and 185 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
- 26.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) “What should I cook?” (c) a search bar (d) a reminder alarm
- 27.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) True (b) False
- 28.👥 A school app has 80 students, 290 teachers and 265 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 29.👥 A cricket club app has 215 players, 125 coaches and 220 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) fans (c) players
- 30.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 31.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 32.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) ask and watch users (b) pick the colours (c) write the code (d) guess on your own
- 33.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) False (b) True
- 34.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 35.👥 A school app has 200 students, 185 teachers and 25 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 36.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) password (b) pixel (c) protocol (d) persona
- 37.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) False (b) True
- 38.👥 A school app has 20 students, 110 teachers and 280 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 39.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) True (b) False
- 40.👥 A school app has 50 students, 295 teachers and 260 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
Answer key
- helps nobody well
- a feature
- a pocket-money tracker
- a user need
- True
- a user need
- 10
- 245
- False
- “I keep missing the bus”
- “I forget my homework”
- a big-text reader
- 475
- a homework planner
- the people who use it
- a dark mode switch
- True
- a feature
- a feature
- a reminder alarm
- False
- a homework planner
- False
- 145
- students
- “What should I cook?”
- False
- teachers
- fans
- a feature
- a user need
- ask and watch users
- False
- a user need
- students
- persona
- True
- 410
- True
- teachers
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