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: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 2.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) True (b) False
- 3.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 4.👥 A cricket club app has 45 players, 155 coaches and 75 fans as users. How many more coaches than players are there?
- 5.👥 A cricket club app has 70 players, 220 coaches and 215 fans as users. How many more coaches than players are there?
- 6.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a big-text reader (b) a water reminder (c) a recipe finder (d) a bus tracker
- 7.👥 A library app has 235 readers, 40 librarians and 215 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 8.👥 A school app has 215 students, 290 teachers and 20 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 9.👥 A school app has 150 students, 120 teachers and 260 parents as users. How many more parents than teachers are there?
- 10.👥 A cricket club app has 195 players, 130 coaches and 275 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 11.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) pick the colours (b) write the code (c) guess on your own (d) ask and watch users
- 12.👥 A library app has 65 readers, 160 librarians and 210 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 13.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) True (b) False
- 14.👥 A school app has 45 students, 135 teachers and 50 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 15.👥 A cricket club app has 25 players, 50 coaches and 245 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 16.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) True (b) False
- 17.Which of these is a user need? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) a reminder alarm (c) a dark mode switch (d) a share button
- 18.👥 A school app has 195 students, 265 teachers and 70 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) students (c) teachers
- 19.👥 A cricket club app has 105 players, 70 coaches and 195 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) fans (c) coaches
- 20.👥 A school app has 20 students, 290 teachers and 120 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 21.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a search bar (c) “Small text is hard” (d) a share button
- 22.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to make it longer (b) to build what they need (c) to slow it down (d) to pick a logo
- 23.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 24.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “I forget my homework” (c) “Small text is hard” (d) a reminder alarm
- 25.👥 A school app has 55 students, 40 teachers and 145 parents as users. How many more parents than students are there?
- 26.👥 A cricket club app has 250 players, 125 coaches and 40 fans as users. How many more players than coaches are there?
- 27.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) “I forget my homework” (d) a search bar
- 28.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “What should I cook?” (c) “I forget my homework” (d) a share button
- 29.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a recipe finder (b) a bus tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 30.👥 A school app has 225 students, 75 teachers and 180 parents as users. How many more students than teachers are there?
- 31.👥 A library app has 105 readers, 220 librarians and 25 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) readers (c) librarians
- 32.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a water reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a recipe finder (d) a bus tracker
- 33.👥 A cricket club app has 210 players, 130 coaches and 225 fans as users. How many more fans than coaches are there?
- 34.Which of these is a user need? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) a dark mode switch (c) a share button (d) a reminder alarm
- 35.👥 A clinic app has 65 patients, 25 doctors and 265 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) doctors (c) patients
- 36.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a water reminder (b) a recipe finder (c) a bus tracker (d) a homework planner
- 37.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) password (b) pixel (c) protocol (d) persona
- 38.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a search bar (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a share button
- 39.👥 A cricket club app has 235 players, 215 coaches and 125 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 40.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the testers (b) the app icons (c) only the coders (d) the people who use it
Answer key
- a feature
- False
- a user need
- 110
- 150
- a bus tracker
- 490
- teachers
- 140
- 600
- ask and watch users
- 435
- False
- 230
- 320
- False
- “What should I cook?”
- teachers
- fans
- 430
- “Small text is hard”
- to build what they need
- a feature
- a reminder alarm
- 90
- 125
- a search bar
- a share button
- a big-text reader
- 150
- librarians
- a bus tracker
- 95
- “I forget my homework”
- nurses
- a homework planner
- persona
- “I keep missing the bus”
- 575
- the people who use it
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