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) “Small text is hard” (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) “I forget my homework” (d) a reminder alarm
- 2.👥 A cricket club app has 60 players, 290 coaches and 20 fans as users. How many more players than fans are there?
- 3.👥 A library app has 195 readers, 180 librarians and 240 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 4.Which of these is a user need? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) a share button (c) a dark mode switch (d) a reminder alarm
- 5.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) False (b) True
- 6.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) True (b) False
- 7.👥 A school app has 145 students, 115 teachers and 55 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) students (c) teachers
- 8.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 9.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a phone setting (b) a type of button (c) a problem a user has (d) a colour theme
- 10.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) False (b) True
- 11.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a big-text reader (d) a homework planner
- 13.👥 A library app has 260 readers, 65 librarians and 45 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 14.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 15.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to build what they need (b) to slow it down (c) to pick a logo (d) to make it longer
- 16.👥 A clinic app has 195 patients, 115 doctors and 190 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 17.👥 A cricket club app has 225 players, 80 coaches and 250 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) fans (c) players
- 18.👥 A library app has 240 readers, 25 librarians and 20 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 19.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a homework planner (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a big-text reader
- 20.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) False (b) True
- 21.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 22.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) True (b) False
- 23.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a water reminder (b) a bus tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a big-text reader
- 24.👥 A cricket club app has 290 players, 235 coaches and 240 fans as users. How many more fans than coaches are there?
- 25.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a bus tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a recipe finder
- 26.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) False (b) True
- 27.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 29.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) “I forget my homework” (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a dark mode switch
- 30.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a recipe finder (b) a big-text reader (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a bus tracker
- 31.👥 A cricket club app has 20 players, 70 coaches and 95 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) players (c) fans
- 32.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) write the code (b) ask and watch users (c) guess on your own (d) pick the colours
- 33.👥 A clinic app has 20 patients, 135 doctors and 165 nurses as users. How many more nurses than doctors are there?
- 34.👥 A school app has 155 students, 65 teachers and 100 parents as users. How many more students than teachers are there?
- 35.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a reminder alarm (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a search bar
- 36.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 37.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 38.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 39.👥 A library app has 155 readers, 265 librarians and 275 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) volunteers (c) librarians
- 40.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- a reminder alarm
- 40
- 615
- “What should I cook?”
- True
- False
- students
- a user need
- a problem a user has
- False
- False
- a recipe finder
- 370
- a user need
- to build what they need
- 500
- fans
- 285
- a pocket-money tracker
- True
- a feature
- True
- a homework planner
- 5
- a homework planner
- False
- False
- a user need
- a dark mode switch
- a big-text reader
- fans
- ask and watch users
- 30
- 90
- “I keep missing the bus”
- a feature
- a feature
- a feature
- volunteers
- True
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