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 feature (b) a user need
- 2.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a bus tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a recipe finder (d) a big-text reader
- 3.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) False (b) True
- 4.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) ask and watch users (b) write the code (c) pick the colours (d) guess on your own
- 5.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a bus tracker (d) a big-text reader
- 7.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) False (b) True
- 8.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) True (b) False
- 9.👥 A library app has 260 readers, 275 librarians and 55 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 10.👥 A school app has 115 students, 60 teachers and 75 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) students (c) teachers
- 11.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a homework planner (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a big-text reader
- 12.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) “I forget my homework” (c) “Small text is hard” (d) a dark mode switch
- 13.👥 A library app has 155 readers, 25 librarians and 240 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) librarians (c) volunteers
- 14.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) True (b) False
- 15.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) False (b) True
- 16.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 17.👥 A cricket club app has 215 players, 280 coaches and 160 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 18.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) “What should I cook?” (c) a reminder alarm (d) a dark mode switch
- 19.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) needs no testing (b) wins every prize (c) is easy to build (d) helps nobody well
- 20.👥 A school app has 255 students, 270 teachers and 295 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 21.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 22.👥 A cricket club app has 110 players, 80 coaches and 90 fans as users. How many more players than coaches are there?
- 23.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a problem a user has (b) a type of button (c) a colour theme (d) a phone setting
- 24.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) True (b) False
- 25.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “What should I cook?” (c) a share button (d) “Small text is hard”
- 26.👥 A school app has 25 students, 275 teachers and 130 parents as users. How many more parents than students are there?
- 27.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) True (b) False
- 28.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
- 29.👥 A school app has 135 students, 30 teachers and 60 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) students (c) parents
- 30.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) True (b) False
- 31.👥 A clinic app has 300 patients, 35 doctors and 215 nurses as users. How many more patients than nurses are there?
- 32.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 33.👥 A cricket club app has 120 players, 150 coaches and 85 fans as users. How many more coaches than players are there?
- 34.👥 A library app has 135 readers, 250 librarians and 230 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 35.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) True (b) False
- 36.👥 A cricket club app has 170 players, 115 coaches and 130 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) players (c) coaches
- 37.👥 A library app has 60 readers, 240 librarians and 55 volunteers as users. How many more readers than volunteers are there?
- 38.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a search bar (c) “Small text is hard” (d) a dark mode switch
- 39.👥 A clinic app has 255 patients, 95 doctors and 230 nurses as users. How many more patients than nurses are there?
- 40.👥 A clinic app has 295 patients, 250 doctors and 25 nurses as users. How many more patients than doctors are there?
Answer key
- a user need
- a bus tracker
- True
- ask and watch users
- True
- a big-text reader
- False
- False
- 590
- students
- a homework planner
- a dark mode switch
- volunteers
- True
- False
- a user need
- 655
- “What should I cook?”
- helps nobody well
- 820
- a user need
- 30
- a problem a user has
- False
- a share button
- 105
- True
- False
- students
- False
- 85
- a feature
- 30
- 615
- False
- players
- 5
- “Small text is hard”
- 25
- 45
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