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: “I forget my homework”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 2.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a recipe finder (d) a water reminder
- 3.👥 A clinic app has 120 patients, 190 doctors and 135 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) doctors (c) nurses
- 4.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) a search bar (c) “Small text is hard” (d) “What should I cook?”
- 5.👥 A cricket club app has 170 players, 60 coaches and 220 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) fans (c) coaches
- 6.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a colour theme (b) a phone setting (c) a problem a user has (d) a type of button
- 7.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) wins every prize (b) is easy to build (c) helps nobody well (d) needs no testing
- 8.👥 A library app has 45 readers, 60 librarians and 105 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) readers (c) librarians
- 9.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a recipe finder (b) a big-text reader (c) a water reminder (d) a bus tracker
- 11.👥 A school app has 205 students, 45 teachers and 180 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 12.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a recipe finder (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a water reminder
- 13.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a bus tracker (d) a homework planner
- 14.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the people who use it (b) only the coders (c) only the testers (d) the app icons
- 15.👥 A library app has 65 readers, 85 librarians and 265 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than readers are there?
- 16.👥 A library app has 55 readers, 205 librarians and 75 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) librarians (c) volunteers
- 17.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) a dark mode switch (c) a reminder alarm (d) “Small text is hard”
- 18.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a recipe finder
- 19.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) False (b) True
- 20.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 21.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 22.👥 A school app has 165 students, 120 teachers and 225 parents as users. How many more parents than teachers are there?
- 23.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) write the code (b) guess on your own (c) ask and watch users (d) pick the colours
- 24.👥 A clinic app has 85 patients, 285 doctors and 95 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 25.👥 A cricket club app has 300 players, 180 coaches and 25 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 26.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a homework planner (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a bus tracker (d) a big-text reader
- 27.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a water reminder (b) a big-text reader (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a bus tracker
- 28.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) False (b) True
- 29.👥 A cricket club app has 100 players, 80 coaches and 220 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 30.👥 A library app has 210 readers, 230 librarians and 85 volunteers as users. How many more readers than volunteers are there?
- 31.👥 A school app has 260 students, 280 teachers and 195 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
- 32.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) False (b) True
- 33.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) False (b) True
- 34.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) True (b) False
- 35.👥 A school app has 35 students, 20 teachers and 205 parents as users. How many more parents than students are there?
- 36.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) False (b) True
- 37.👥 A library app has 280 readers, 50 librarians and 20 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) volunteers (c) readers
- 38.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) a share button (c) “What should I cook?” (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 39.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 40.👥 A cricket club app has 50 players, 220 coaches and 265 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
Answer key
- a user need
- a pocket-money tracker
- doctors
- a search bar
- fans
- a problem a user has
- helps nobody well
- volunteers
- False
- a bus tracker
- 430
- a recipe finder
- a big-text reader
- the people who use it
- 20
- librarians
- “Small text is hard”
- a pocket-money tracker
- False
- a feature
- a feature
- 105
- ask and watch users
- 465
- 505
- a big-text reader
- a water reminder
- True
- 400
- 125
- teachers
- False
- False
- False
- 170
- False
- readers
- a share button
- a user need
- 535
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