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.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) True (b) False
- 2.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a search bar (c) a reminder alarm (d) “Small text is hard”
- 3.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 4.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a phone setting (b) a type of button (c) a colour theme (d) a problem a user has
- 6.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 7.Which of these is a feature? (a) a search bar (b) “What should I cook?” (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) “Small text is hard”
- 8.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “Small text is hard” (c) a reminder alarm (d) “What should I cook?”
- 9.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to make it longer (b) to pick a logo (c) to slow it down (d) to build what they need
- 10.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 11.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a recipe finder (b) a big-text reader (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a homework planner
- 12.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) True (b) False
- 13.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a recipe finder (b) a water reminder (c) a bus tracker (d) a homework planner
- 14.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a homework planner (b) a recipe finder (c) a big-text reader (d) a water reminder
- 15.👥 A school app has 60 students, 235 teachers and 265 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 16.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) helps nobody well (b) needs no testing (c) wins every prize (d) is easy to build
- 18.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) True (b) False
- 19.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a homework planner (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a water reminder
- 20.👥 A cricket club app has 55 players, 35 coaches and 205 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 21.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the app icons (b) only the coders (c) only the testers (d) the people who use it
- 22.👥 A clinic app has 115 patients, 75 doctors and 40 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 23.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 24.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 26.👥 A clinic app has 120 patients, 245 doctors and 65 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) nurses (c) doctors
- 27.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a big-text reader (b) a recipe finder (c) a water reminder (d) a bus tracker
- 28.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a big-text reader (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a bus tracker (d) a homework planner
- 29.👥 A school app has 215 students, 275 teachers and 180 parents as users. How many more teachers than parents are there?
- 30.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) False (b) True
- 31.👥 A school app has 215 students, 75 teachers and 225 parents as users. How many more parents than teachers are there?
- 32.👥 A school app has 240 students, 80 teachers and 215 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 33.👥 A school app has 140 students, 225 teachers and 95 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 34.👥 A library app has 20 readers, 230 librarians and 220 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 35.👥 A clinic app has 205 patients, 35 doctors and 285 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 36.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “I forget my homework” (c) a share button (d) “Small text is hard”
- 37.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a big-text reader (b) a bus tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 39.👥 A library app has 195 readers, 200 librarians and 40 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) librarians (c) readers
- 40.👥 A cricket club app has 155 players, 40 coaches and 105 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
Answer key
- False
- “Small text is hard”
- a feature
- True
- a problem a user has
- a user need
- a search bar
- a reminder alarm
- to build what they need
- a feature
- a homework planner
- True
- a homework planner
- a recipe finder
- parents
- False
- helps nobody well
- True
- a pocket-money tracker
- 295
- the people who use it
- 230
- a user need
- False
- a user need
- doctors
- a water reminder
- a big-text reader
- 95
- False
- 150
- students
- teachers
- 470
- 525
- a share button
- False
- a bus tracker
- librarians
- 300
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