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.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a phone setting (b) a colour theme (c) a problem a user has (d) a type of button
- 2.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 3.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
- 4.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a recipe finder (b) a homework planner (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a water reminder
- 5.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) “I forget my homework” (d) a dark mode switch
- 6.👥 A cricket club app has 200 players, 60 coaches and 285 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 7.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) False (b) True
- 8.👥 A school app has 75 students, 290 teachers and 260 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 9.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a bus tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a homework planner
- 10.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) helps nobody well (b) wins every prize (c) needs no testing (d) is easy to build
- 11.👥 A school app has 90 students, 145 teachers and 95 parents as users. How many more parents than students are there?
- 12.👥 A library app has 190 readers, 160 librarians and 295 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than librarians are there?
- 13.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to pick a logo (b) to make it longer (c) to build what they need (d) to slow it down
- 14.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) a reminder alarm (c) “Small text is hard” (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 15.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) True (b) False
- 16.👥 A clinic app has 55 patients, 185 doctors and 70 nurses as users. How many more nurses than patients are there?
- 17.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a bus tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a recipe finder (d) a homework planner
- 18.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a water reminder (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a big-text reader
- 20.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a water reminder (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a recipe finder
- 21.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
- 22.👥 A clinic app has 190 patients, 235 doctors and 240 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 23.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a search bar (c) a reminder alarm (d) “What should I cook?”
- 24.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) ask and watch users (b) guess on your own (c) pick the colours (d) write the code
- 25.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a big-text reader (b) a homework planner (c) a water reminder (d) a bus tracker
- 27.👥 A school app has 75 students, 190 teachers and 280 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 28.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a bus tracker (d) a homework planner
- 29.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a recipe finder (d) a water reminder
- 30.👥 A cricket club app has 260 players, 130 coaches and 60 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 31.👥 A cricket club app has 285 players, 190 coaches and 70 fans as users. How many more coaches than fans are there?
- 32.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a homework planner (b) a bus tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 33.Which of these is a user need? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) a reminder alarm (c) a share button (d) a search bar
- 34.👥 A library app has 70 readers, 90 librarians and 245 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) volunteers (c) librarians
- 35.👥 A cricket club app has 205 players, 285 coaches and 85 fans as users. How many more players than fans are there?
- 36.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) True (b) False
- 37.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) False (b) True
- 38.👥 A clinic app has 35 patients, 185 doctors and 180 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 39.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) True (b) False
- 40.👥 A clinic app has 245 patients, 25 doctors and 130 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) doctors (c) nurses
Answer key
- a problem a user has
- a user need
- “I keep missing the bus”
- a water reminder
- a dark mode switch
- 545
- True
- 625
- a homework planner
- helps nobody well
- 5
- 135
- to build what they need
- a reminder alarm
- False
- 15
- a water reminder
- True
- a recipe finder
- a pocket-money tracker
- False
- 665
- “What should I cook?”
- ask and watch users
- False
- a bus tracker
- 545
- a big-text reader
- a recipe finder
- 450
- 120
- a bus tracker
- “Small text is hard”
- volunteers
- 120
- True
- True
- 400
- False
- patients
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