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 keep missing the bus” (b) a search bar (c) “What should I cook?” (d) “Small text is hard”
- 2.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) helps nobody well (b) is easy to build (c) wins every prize (d) needs no testing
- 3.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) False (b) True
- 4.👥 A school app has 220 students, 45 teachers and 300 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 5.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a problem a user has (b) a phone setting (c) a type of button (d) a colour theme
- 6.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a recipe finder (b) a water reminder (c) a big-text reader (d) a homework planner
- 7.👥 A clinic app has 290 patients, 65 doctors and 160 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) doctors (c) patients
- 8.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 9.🎯 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
- 10.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
- 11.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a dark mode switch (c) “Small text is hard” (d) a search bar
- 12.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 13.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) False (b) True
- 14.👥 A school app has 220 students, 195 teachers and 215 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 15.👥 A clinic app has 210 patients, 245 doctors and 55 nurses as users. How many more doctors than patients are there?
- 16.👥 A cricket club app has 50 players, 20 coaches and 300 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 17.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 18.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to slow it down (b) to pick a logo (c) to make it longer (d) to build what they need
- 19.👥 A library app has 295 readers, 105 librarians and 230 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 20.👥 A library app has 60 readers, 190 librarians and 240 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) librarians (c) readers
- 21.👥 A cricket club app has 55 players, 300 coaches and 65 fans as users. How many more coaches than fans are there?
- 22.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) a reminder alarm (c) a share button (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 23.🎯 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
- 24.👥 A clinic app has 155 patients, 95 doctors and 50 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) nurses (c) patients
- 25.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 26.👥 A clinic app has 300 patients, 65 doctors and 200 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) patients (c) nurses
- 27.👥 A library app has 205 readers, 185 librarians and 65 volunteers as users. How many more readers than librarians are there?
- 28.👥 A library app has 100 readers, 105 librarians and 145 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than readers are there?
- 29.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 30.👥 A school app has 275 students, 45 teachers and 220 parents as users. How many more parents than teachers are there?
- 31.👥 A clinic app has 235 patients, 240 doctors and 20 nurses as users. How many more doctors than patients are there?
- 32.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a big-text reader (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a water reminder
- 33.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) False (b) True
- 34.👥 A library app has 20 readers, 170 librarians and 160 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than volunteers are there?
- 35.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a reminder alarm (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a dark mode switch
- 36.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) True (b) False
- 37.👥 A cricket club app has 275 players, 270 coaches and 60 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) players (c) fans
- 38.👥 A library app has 290 readers, 145 librarians and 245 volunteers as users. How many more readers than volunteers are there?
- 39.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a homework planner (b) a big-text reader (c) a bus tracker (d) a pocket-money tracker
Answer key
- a search bar
- helps nobody well
- False
- 565
- a problem a user has
- a water reminder
- patients
- a feature
- the people who use it
- True
- “Small text is hard”
- a user need
- False
- 630
- 35
- 370
- a user need
- to build what they need
- 630
- volunteers
- 235
- “I keep missing the bus”
- a pocket-money tracker
- patients
- a user need
- patients
- 20
- 5
- a feature
- 175
- 5
- a recipe finder
- False
- 10
- “What should I cook?”
- True
- players
- 45
- False
- a homework planner
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