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 type of button (b) a problem a user has (c) a phone setting (d) a colour theme
- 2.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a dark mode switch (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a search bar
- 3.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) True (b) False
- 4.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) a search bar (c) “What should I cook?” (d) “Small text is hard”
- 5.👥 A cricket club app has 160 players, 270 coaches and 80 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) players (c) coaches
- 6.👥 A clinic app has 275 patients, 150 doctors and 95 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) doctors (c) patients
- 7.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) False (b) True
- 8.👥 A school app has 90 students, 245 teachers and 200 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) students (c) teachers
- 9.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to pick a logo (b) to slow it down (c) to make it longer (d) to build what they need
- 10.👥 A clinic app has 265 patients, 100 doctors and 175 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 11.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) False (b) True
- 12.👥 A clinic app has 175 patients, 40 doctors and 225 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 13.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a big-text reader (b) a homework planner (c) a water reminder (d) a recipe finder
- 14.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a homework planner (b) a water reminder (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a big-text reader
- 15.👥 A school app has 205 students, 275 teachers and 20 parents as users. How many more students than parents are there?
- 16.👥 A library app has 85 readers, 90 librarians and 25 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than readers are there?
- 17.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) True (b) False
- 18.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 19.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 21.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 22.👥 A clinic app has 135 patients, 25 doctors and 160 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 23.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 24.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a search bar (c) a reminder alarm (d) “Small text is hard”
- 25.👥 A library app has 105 readers, 140 librarians and 95 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 26.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) True (b) False
- 27.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a water reminder (d) a bus tracker
- 28.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a big-text reader (b) a bus tracker (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a water reminder
- 29.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 30.👥 A library app has 85 readers, 180 librarians and 70 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) librarians (c) readers
- 31.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the coders (b) only the testers (c) the people who use it (d) the app icons
- 32.👥 A clinic app has 90 patients, 170 doctors and 50 nurses as users. How many more patients than nurses are there?
- 33.👥 A cricket club app has 70 players, 165 coaches and 100 fans as users. How many more coaches than players are there?
- 34.👥 A cricket club app has 285 players, 145 coaches and 150 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) players (c) fans
- 35.👥 A library app has 120 readers, 240 librarians and 105 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) librarians (c) readers
- 36.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) False (b) True
- 37.👥 A library app has 135 readers, 40 librarians and 295 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 38.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a homework planner (b) a water reminder (c) a recipe finder (d) a bus tracker
- 39.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) True (b) False
- 40.👥 A school app has 215 students, 65 teachers and 25 parents as users. How many more students than parents are there?
Answer key
- a problem a user has
- “I keep missing the bus”
- True
- a search bar
- coaches
- patients
- False
- teachers
- to build what they need
- 540
- True
- 440
- a homework planner
- a pocket-money tracker
- 185
- 5
- False
- a feature
- False
- a user need
- a feature
- 320
- a feature
- “Small text is hard”
- 340
- True
- a water reminder
- a bus tracker
- a feature
- librarians
- the people who use it
- 40
- 95
- players
- librarians
- True
- 470
- a bus tracker
- True
- 190
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