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) “I keep missing the bus” (b) a dark mode switch (c) a share button (d) a search bar
- 2.🎯 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
- 3.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a homework planner (b) a water reminder (c) a big-text reader (d) a bus tracker
- 4.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 5.👥 A school app has 215 students, 55 teachers and 175 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 6.👥 A cricket club app has 230 players, 100 coaches and 175 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 7.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a water reminder (b) a recipe finder (c) a bus tracker (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 8.👥 A clinic app has 140 patients, 235 doctors and 110 nurses as users. How many more patients than nurses are there?
- 9.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 10.👥 A clinic app has 235 patients, 85 doctors and 40 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) patients (c) nurses
- 11.👥 A library app has 180 readers, 80 librarians and 250 volunteers as users. How many more readers than librarians are there?
- 12.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a big-text reader (b) a water reminder (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 14.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 15.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a water reminder (b) a recipe finder (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a homework planner
- 16.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a water reminder (b) a big-text reader (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a homework planner
- 17.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a phone setting (b) a problem a user has (c) a type of button (d) a colour theme
- 18.👥 A library app has 150 readers, 45 librarians and 100 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 19.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 20.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) a dark mode switch (c) “Small text is hard” (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 21.👥 A cricket club app has 60 players, 285 coaches and 75 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) coaches (c) fans
- 22.👥 A cricket club app has 190 players, 285 coaches and 185 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) coaches (c) players
- 23.👥 A library app has 135 readers, 105 librarians and 75 volunteers as users. How many more readers than volunteers are there?
- 24.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a bus tracker (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a homework planner
- 25.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) a dark mode switch (c) “I forget my homework” (d) a reminder alarm
- 26.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 27.👥 A cricket club app has 110 players, 20 coaches and 280 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 28.Which of these is a feature? (a) a share button (b) “Small text is hard” (c) “I forget my homework” (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 29.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) “Small text is hard” (c) a search bar (d) a reminder alarm
- 30.👥 A school app has 50 students, 55 teachers and 180 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 31.🎯 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
- 32.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a recipe finder (b) a water reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 33.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a recipe finder (b) a bus tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a homework planner
- 34.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) True (b) False
- 35.👥 A cricket club app has 240 players, 100 coaches and 300 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) fans (c) coaches
- 36.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) True (b) False
- 37.👥 A school app has 180 students, 120 teachers and 300 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 38.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 39.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) persona (b) password (c) pixel (d) protocol
- 40.👥 A cricket club app has 285 players, 85 coaches and 110 fans as users. How many more fans than coaches are there?
Answer key
- “I keep missing the bus”
- helps nobody well
- a homework planner
- a user need
- 445
- 505
- a recipe finder
- 30
- a feature
- patients
- 100
- False
- a recipe finder
- a user need
- a pocket-money tracker
- a water reminder
- a problem a user has
- 295
- False
- a dark mode switch
- coaches
- coaches
- 60
- a bus tracker
- “I forget my homework”
- a user need
- 410
- a share button
- “Small text is hard”
- parents
- ask and watch users
- a pocket-money tracker
- a bus tracker
- False
- fans
- True
- parents
- a feature
- persona
- 25
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