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 feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “What should I cook?” (c) a dark mode switch (d) “I forget my homework”
- 2.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) a search bar (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) “Small text is hard”
- 3.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) True (b) False
- 4.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) pixel (b) protocol (c) persona (d) password
- 5.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to slow it down (b) to pick a logo (c) to make it longer (d) to build what they need
- 6.🎯 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 recipe finder (d) a homework planner
- 7.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) a reminder alarm (c) “I forget my homework” (d) a dark mode switch
- 8.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) ask and watch users (b) write the code (c) guess on your own (d) pick the colours
- 9.👥 A library app has 135 readers, 225 librarians and 25 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than volunteers are there?
- 10.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a reminder alarm (c) a search bar (d) “What should I cook?”
- 11.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the app icons (b) only the testers (c) only the coders (d) the people who use it
- 12.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a water reminder (b) a big-text reader (c) a recipe finder (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 13.👥 A school app has 165 students, 50 teachers and 60 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 14.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a big-text reader (b) a homework planner (c) a bus tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 15.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) a reminder alarm (c) “I forget my homework” (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 16.👥 A clinic app has 220 patients, 55 doctors and 185 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 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.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
- 19.👥 A cricket club app has 210 players, 110 coaches and 105 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 20.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 21.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) True (b) False
- 22.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a homework planner (b) a recipe finder (c) a bus tracker (d) a water reminder
- 23.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 24.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a big-text reader (b) a water reminder (c) a bus tracker (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 25.👥 A library app has 250 readers, 35 librarians and 230 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 26.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) True (b) False
- 27.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a big-text reader (d) a homework planner
- 28.👥 A clinic app has 35 patients, 250 doctors and 190 nurses as users. How many more doctors than nurses are there?
- 29.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 30.👥 A clinic app has 170 patients, 195 doctors and 255 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 31.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) True (b) False
- 32.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a homework planner (b) a big-text reader (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 33.👥 A clinic app has 50 patients, 120 doctors and 170 nurses as users. How many more doctors than patients are there?
- 34.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) True (b) False
- 35.👥 A clinic app has 135 patients, 100 doctors and 85 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 36.👥 A clinic app has 100 patients, 40 doctors and 245 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) doctors (c) nurses
- 37.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
- 38.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 40.👥 A school app has 250 students, 225 teachers and 85 parents as users. How many more students than teachers are there?
Answer key
- a dark mode switch
- a search bar
- True
- persona
- to build what they need
- a recipe finder
- “I forget my homework”
- ask and watch users
- 200
- “What should I cook?”
- the people who use it
- a big-text reader
- students
- a bus tracker
- a reminder alarm
- 460
- a problem a user has
- False
- 425
- a user need
- False
- a recipe finder
- a feature
- a pocket-money tracker
- 515
- False
- a pocket-money tracker
- 60
- a user need
- 620
- True
- a homework planner
- 70
- True
- 320
- nurses
- False
- False
- a feature
- 25
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