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.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a search bar (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a reminder alarm
- 2.Which of these is a feature? (a) a reminder alarm (b) “Small text is hard” (c) “I forget my homework” (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 3.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a water reminder (b) a big-text reader (c) a bus tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 4.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) needs no testing (b) wins every prize (c) helps nobody well (d) is easy to build
- 5.👥 A clinic app has 90 patients, 255 doctors and 65 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 6.👥 A library app has 25 readers, 205 librarians and 20 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) librarians (c) volunteers
- 7.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a big-text reader (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a water reminder
- 8.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) True (b) False
- 9.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) guess on your own (b) write the code (c) pick the colours (d) ask and watch users
- 10.👥 A school app has 35 students, 255 teachers and 210 parents as users. How many more parents than students are there?
- 11.👥 A cricket club app has 260 players, 135 coaches and 90 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 12.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) True (b) False
- 13.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a type of button (b) a problem a user has (c) a colour theme (d) a phone setting
- 14.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 15.👥 A clinic app has 285 patients, 80 doctors and 55 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 16.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a water reminder (b) a bus tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 17.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 18.👥 A cricket club app has 35 players, 175 coaches and 85 fans as users. How many more fans than players are there?
- 19.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 20.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) False (b) True
- 21.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to pick a logo (b) to slow it down (c) to build what they need (d) to make it longer
- 22.👥 A library app has 45 readers, 40 librarians and 160 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 23.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a bus tracker (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a recipe finder
- 24.👥 A school app has 225 students, 60 teachers and 80 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 25.👥 A cricket club app has 195 players, 70 coaches and 35 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) players (c) coaches
- 26.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 27.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 28.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a reminder alarm (c) “Small text is hard” (d) a search bar
- 29.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “I forget my homework” (c) a search bar (d) “Small text is hard”
- 30.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) True (b) False
- 31.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) True (b) False
- 32.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a big-text reader (b) a water reminder (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a bus tracker
- 33.👥 A clinic app has 265 patients, 85 doctors and 120 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) nurses (c) patients
- 34.👥 A school app has 110 students, 50 teachers and 115 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) students (c) parents
- 35.👥 A clinic app has 75 patients, 295 doctors and 200 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 36.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 37.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) True (b) False
- 38.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) False (b) True
- 39.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the people who use it (b) only the coders (c) the app icons (d) only the testers
Answer key
- “I keep missing the bus”
- a reminder alarm
- a bus tracker
- helps nobody well
- 410
- librarians
- a homework planner
- True
- ask and watch users
- 175
- 485
- False
- a problem a user has
- a feature
- 420
- a pocket-money tracker
- a feature
- 50
- a feature
- True
- to build what they need
- 245
- a pocket-money tracker
- students
- players
- a feature
- a user need
- “Small text is hard”
- a search bar
- False
- True
- a big-text reader
- patients
- parents
- 570
- a user need
- False
- False
- False
- the people who use it
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