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: a search bar? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 2.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) write the code (b) ask and watch users (c) pick the colours (d) guess on your own
- 3.👥 A library app has 115 readers, 275 librarians and 85 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 4.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a bus tracker (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a homework planner
- 5.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) “I forget my homework” (d) a share button
- 6.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to pick a logo (b) to build what they need (c) to slow it down (d) to make it longer
- 7.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 8.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 9.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) True (b) False
- 10.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a bus tracker (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a homework planner
- 11.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 12.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a homework planner (d) a bus tracker
- 13.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) False (b) True
- 14.👥 A cricket club app has 195 players, 100 coaches and 295 fans as users. How many more players than coaches are there?
- 15.👥 A school app has 100 students, 50 teachers and 190 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
- 16.👥 A library app has 240 readers, 55 librarians and 180 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than librarians are there?
- 17.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) True (b) False
- 18.👥 A library app has 30 readers, 265 librarians and 20 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 19.👥 A clinic app has 170 patients, 20 doctors and 70 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) patients (c) nurses
- 20.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a search bar (c) a dark mode switch (d) “What should I cook?”
- 21.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a homework planner (b) a recipe finder (c) a bus tracker (d) a big-text reader
- 22.👥 A library app has 175 readers, 30 librarians and 200 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) librarians (c) volunteers
- 23.👥 A cricket club app has 145 players, 190 coaches and 115 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) players (c) fans
- 24.👥 A cricket club app has 35 players, 290 coaches and 125 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) players (c) fans
- 25.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) “Small text is hard” (c) a dark mode switch (d) a reminder alarm
- 26.Which of these is a user need? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) a reminder alarm (c) a search bar (d) a dark mode switch
- 27.🎯 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
- 28.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the app icons (b) only the testers (c) the people who use it (d) only the coders
- 29.👥 A school app has 20 students, 145 teachers and 30 parents as users. How many more teachers than students are there?
- 30.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) pixel (b) persona (c) password (d) protocol
- 31.👥 A library app has 215 readers, 180 librarians and 120 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) librarians (c) readers
- 32.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a type of button (b) a colour theme (c) a phone setting (d) a problem a user has
- 33.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 34.Which of these is a feature? (a) a dark mode switch (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) “What should I cook?” (d) “Small text is hard”
- 35.👥 A clinic app has 225 patients, 105 doctors and 55 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) patients (c) nurses
- 36.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 37.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a water reminder (b) a big-text reader (c) a homework planner (d) a bus tracker
- 38.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) False (b) True
- 39.👥 A cricket club app has 150 players, 45 coaches and 200 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) coaches (c) fans
- 40.👥 A school app has 160 students, 195 teachers and 260 parents as users. How many more teachers than students are there?
Answer key
- a feature
- ask and watch users
- 475
- a water reminder
- a share button
- to build what they need
- a feature
- a feature
- False
- a bus tracker
- a user need
- a homework planner
- True
- 95
- parents
- 125
- False
- 315
- patients
- “What should I cook?”
- a recipe finder
- volunteers
- coaches
- coaches
- “Small text is hard”
- “I keep missing the bus”
- helps nobody well
- the people who use it
- 125
- persona
- readers
- a problem a user has
- a user need
- a dark mode switch
- patients
- a user need
- a bus tracker
- False
- fans
- 35
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