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) “Small text is hard” (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a search bar
- 2.Which of these is a user need? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) a reminder alarm (c) a dark mode switch (d) a share button
- 3.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) protocol (b) pixel (c) persona (d) password
- 4.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a dark mode switch (d) a reminder alarm
- 5.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a big-text reader (d) a water reminder
- 7.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 9.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to pick a logo (b) to build what they need (c) to make it longer (d) to slow it down
- 10.👥 A clinic app has 25 patients, 210 doctors and 180 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) nurses (c) doctors
- 11.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 12.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) “I forget my homework” (c) a reminder alarm (d) a share button
- 13.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 14.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a homework planner (b) a bus tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a big-text reader
- 15.👥 A cricket club app has 180 players, 90 coaches and 155 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 16.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a bus tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 17.👥 A clinic app has 255 patients, 160 doctors and 130 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) patients (c) nurses
- 18.👥 A library app has 115 readers, 255 librarians and 185 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than volunteers are there?
- 19.👥 A school app has 195 students, 45 teachers and 70 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) students (c) parents
- 20.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 21.👥 A cricket club app has 125 players, 120 coaches and 225 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) players (c) fans
- 22.Which of these is a feature? (a) a reminder alarm (b) “I forget my homework” (c) “What should I cook?” (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 23.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a search bar (c) a dark mode switch (d) “Small text is hard”
- 24.👥 A library app has 235 readers, 255 librarians and 240 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 25.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a big-text reader (b) a homework planner (c) a recipe finder (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 26.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) guess on your own (b) ask and watch users (c) write the code (d) pick the colours
- 27.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) True (b) False
- 28.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) True (b) False
- 29.👥 A clinic app has 265 patients, 60 doctors and 105 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) nurses (c) doctors
- 30.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) a dark mode switch (c) “I forget my homework” (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 31.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) False (b) True
- 32.👥 A library app has 220 readers, 270 librarians and 120 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) readers (c) volunteers
- 33.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 34.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 35.👥 A school app has 75 students, 280 teachers and 275 parents as users. How many more teachers than students are there?
- 36.👥 A library app has 170 readers, 200 librarians and 55 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) volunteers (c) librarians
- 37.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a big-text reader (b) a water reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a bus tracker
- 38.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a big-text reader (d) a bus tracker
- 39.👥 A clinic app has 285 patients, 45 doctors and 130 nurses as users. How many more patients than nurses are there?
- 40.👥 A cricket club app has 135 players, 35 coaches and 205 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) fans (c) players
Answer key
- a search bar
- “What should I cook?”
- persona
- “I keep missing the bus”
- True
- a pocket-money tracker
- True
- a user need
- to build what they need
- doctors
- a user need
- “I forget my homework”
- a feature
- a big-text reader
- 425
- a homework planner
- patients
- 70
- students
- a feature
- fans
- a reminder alarm
- “Small text is hard”
- 730
- a recipe finder
- ask and watch users
- False
- False
- patients
- a dark mode switch
- True
- librarians
- a feature
- a user need
- 205
- librarians
- a bus tracker
- a pocket-money tracker
- 155
- fans
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