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.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the app icons (b) only the coders (c) only the testers (d) the people who use it
- 2.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 3.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a bus tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a homework planner (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 4.👥 A library app has 150 readers, 85 librarians and 130 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) volunteers (c) librarians
- 5.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a water reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a bus tracker (d) a big-text reader
- 6.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) wins every prize (b) needs no testing (c) is easy to build (d) helps nobody well
- 7.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a bus tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a water reminder (d) a big-text reader
- 8.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) “What should I cook?” (c) a share button (d) a reminder alarm
- 9.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) guess on your own (b) ask and watch users (c) pick the colours (d) write the code
- 10.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to pick a logo (b) to make it longer (c) to slow it down (d) to build what they need
- 11.👥 A school app has 190 students, 240 teachers and 45 parents as users. How many more students than parents are there?
- 12.👥 A clinic app has 85 patients, 300 doctors and 20 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) nurses (c) doctors
- 13.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) False (b) True
- 14.👥 A library app has 175 readers, 295 librarians and 125 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than volunteers are there?
- 15.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 16.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a water reminder (b) a recipe finder (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a homework planner
- 17.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
- 18.👥 A library app has 30 readers, 180 librarians and 260 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 19.👥 A library app has 150 readers, 30 librarians and 215 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 20.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a big-text reader (b) a bus tracker (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a water reminder
- 21.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a type of button (b) a problem a user has (c) a colour theme (d) a phone setting
- 22.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) False (b) True
- 23.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) False (b) True
- 24.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a search bar (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a reminder alarm
- 25.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) True (b) False
- 26.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) False (b) True
- 27.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) True (b) False
- 28.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) False (b) True
- 29.👥 A clinic app has 40 patients, 185 doctors and 165 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) doctors (c) patients
- 30.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a bus tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 31.👥 A library app has 75 readers, 70 librarians and 265 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) librarians (c) readers
- 32.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 33.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 34.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a recipe finder (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a big-text reader
- 35.👥 A school app has 300 students, 110 teachers and 240 parents as users. How many more students than teachers are there?
- 36.👥 A cricket club app has 85 players, 215 coaches and 210 fans as users. How many more fans than players are there?
- 37.👥 A clinic app has 60 patients, 100 doctors and 150 nurses as users. How many more doctors than patients are there?
- 38.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) True (b) False
- 39.👥 A library app has 25 readers, 105 librarians and 230 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 40.👥 A cricket club app has 270 players, 290 coaches and 85 fans as users. How many more coaches than fans are there?
Answer key
- the people who use it
- a user need
- a homework planner
- readers
- a water reminder
- helps nobody well
- a bus tracker
- “What should I cook?”
- ask and watch users
- to build what they need
- 145
- doctors
- False
- 170
- a feature
- a homework planner
- False
- 470
- 395
- a pocket-money tracker
- a problem a user has
- True
- True
- “I keep missing the bus”
- False
- True
- False
- False
- doctors
- a recipe finder
- volunteers
- a feature
- False
- a big-text reader
- 190
- 125
- 40
- True
- 360
- 205
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