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) “What should I cook?” (b) “I forget my homework” (c) a search bar (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 2.👥 A cricket club app has 20 players, 45 coaches and 270 fans as users. How many more fans than coaches are there?
- 3.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a bus tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a recipe finder
- 4.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a homework planner (b) a water reminder (c) a big-text reader (d) a bus tracker
- 6.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 7.👥 A cricket club app has 100 players, 155 coaches and 35 fans as users. How many more coaches than fans are there?
- 8.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
- 9.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) True (b) False
- 10.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) helps nobody well (b) needs no testing (c) is easy to build (d) wins every prize
- 11.👥 A clinic app has 225 patients, 90 doctors and 30 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 12.👥 A clinic app has 85 patients, 105 doctors and 215 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 13.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a homework planner (b) a recipe finder (c) a bus tracker (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 14.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 15.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a homework planner (b) a bus tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a big-text reader
- 16.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 17.👥 A school app has 225 students, 50 teachers and 110 parents as users. How many more students than teachers are there?
- 18.👥 A clinic app has 40 patients, 85 doctors and 25 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) doctors (c) patients
- 19.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a reminder alarm (c) a dark mode switch (d) “What should I cook?”
- 20.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) True (b) False
- 21.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) a share button (c) “Small text is hard” (d) a reminder alarm
- 22.👥 A cricket club app has 230 players, 100 coaches and 70 fans as users. How many more players than coaches are there?
- 23.👥 A school app has 25 students, 165 teachers and 245 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 24.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) True (b) False
- 25.👥 A library app has 285 readers, 80 librarians and 40 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 26.👥 A cricket club app has 290 players, 40 coaches and 190 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) players (c) fans
- 27.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to make it longer (b) to build what they need (c) to slow it down (d) to pick a logo
- 28.👥 A library app has 80 readers, 250 librarians and 205 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 29.👥 A clinic app has 215 patients, 65 doctors and 280 nurses as users. How many more patients than doctors are there?
- 30.👥 A library app has 110 readers, 200 librarians and 165 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) volunteers (c) readers
- 31.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) “What should I cook?” (c) “Small text is hard” (d) a dark mode switch
- 32.Which of these is a user need? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) a search bar (c) a reminder alarm (d) a share button
- 33.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 34.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) False (b) True
- 35.👥 A library app has 180 readers, 25 librarians and 225 volunteers as users. How many more readers than librarians are there?
- 36.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the app icons (b) the people who use it (c) only the testers (d) only the coders
- 37.👥 A clinic app has 135 patients, 25 doctors and 130 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 38.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) False (b) True
- 39.👥 A school app has 90 students, 220 teachers and 275 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 40.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a feature (b) a user need
Answer key
- a search bar
- 225
- a recipe finder
- False
- a homework planner
- a user need
- 120
- False
- False
- helps nobody well
- 345
- 405
- a pocket-money tracker
- a feature
- a big-text reader
- a user need
- 175
- doctors
- “What should I cook?”
- False
- “Small text is hard”
- 130
- parents
- False
- 405
- players
- to build what they need
- 535
- 150
- librarians
- a dark mode switch
- “I forget my homework”
- a feature
- False
- 155
- the people who use it
- 290
- False
- parents
- a feature
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