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 forget my homework” (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a search bar (d) “Small text is hard”
- 2.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a reminder alarm (c) “I forget my homework” (d) a share button
- 3.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) a reminder alarm (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) “Small text is hard”
- 4.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a bus tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a homework planner
- 5.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a type of button (b) a colour theme (c) a problem a user has (d) a phone setting
- 6.Which of these is a user need? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) a search bar (c) a share button (d) a reminder alarm
- 7.Which of these is a feature? (a) a dark mode switch (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) “Small text is hard” (d) “What should I cook?”
- 8.👥 A clinic app has 20 patients, 250 doctors and 190 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) patients (c) nurses
- 9.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) True (b) False
- 10.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 11.👥 A school app has 170 students, 220 teachers and 240 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 12.👥 A school app has 110 students, 100 teachers and 75 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
- 13.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 14.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a big-text reader (b) a homework planner (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 15.👥 A school app has 165 students, 90 teachers and 25 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
- 16.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 17.Which of these is a user need? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) a share button (c) a reminder alarm (d) a search bar
- 18.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) True (b) False
- 19.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) a share button (c) “I forget my homework” (d) “Small text is hard”
- 20.👥 A school app has 180 students, 45 teachers and 285 parents as users. How many more parents than teachers are there?
- 21.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) guess on your own (b) write the code (c) pick the colours (d) ask and watch users
- 22.👥 A school app has 220 students, 45 teachers and 160 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) students (c) parents
- 23.👥 A school app has 95 students, 25 teachers and 40 parents as users. How many more students than teachers are there?
- 24.👥 A school app has 175 students, 250 teachers and 105 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 25.👥 A clinic app has 135 patients, 270 doctors and 35 nurses as users. How many more doctors than patients are there?
- 26.👥 A clinic app has 250 patients, 65 doctors and 265 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 27.👥 A clinic app has 240 patients, 220 doctors and 140 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 28.👥 A school app has 275 students, 90 teachers and 135 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) students (c) parents
- 29.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a homework planner (b) a recipe finder (c) a bus tracker (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 30.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a homework planner (b) a recipe finder (c) a water reminder (d) a big-text reader
- 31.👥 A clinic app has 25 patients, 290 doctors and 45 nurses as users. How many more nurses than patients are there?
- 32.👥 A cricket club app has 190 players, 140 coaches and 195 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 33.👥 A clinic app has 85 patients, 255 doctors and 220 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 34.👥 A library app has 40 readers, 120 librarians and 70 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) readers (c) librarians
- 35.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a big-text reader (b) a recipe finder (c) a water reminder (d) a homework planner
- 36.👥 A library app has 285 readers, 200 librarians and 155 volunteers as users. How many more readers than volunteers are there?
- 37.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a bus tracker (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a water reminder
- 38.👥 A library app has 170 readers, 90 librarians and 295 volunteers as users. How many more readers than librarians are there?
- 39.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) needs no testing (b) is easy to build (c) helps nobody well (d) wins every prize
- 40.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a water reminder (d) a big-text reader
Answer key
- a search bar
- “I forget my homework”
- a reminder alarm
- a bus tracker
- a problem a user has
- “I keep missing the bus”
- a dark mode switch
- doctors
- False
- a user need
- 630
- students
- a user need
- a homework planner
- students
- a feature
- “What should I cook?”
- False
- a share button
- 240
- ask and watch users
- students
- 70
- teachers
- 135
- 580
- 600
- students
- a bus tracker
- a homework planner
- 20
- 525
- 560
- librarians
- a recipe finder
- 130
- a recipe finder
- 80
- helps nobody well
- a water reminder
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