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 user need? (a) a search bar (b) a dark mode switch (c) a reminder alarm (d) “I forget my homework”
- 2.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a big-text reader (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a bus tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 3.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) True (b) False
- 4.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a bus tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a recipe finder (d) a homework planner
- 5.👥 A cricket club app has 295 players, 60 coaches and 25 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 6.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to build what they need (b) to pick a logo (c) to slow it down (d) to make it longer
- 7.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a big-text reader (b) a bus tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 8.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 9.👥 A school app has 240 students, 295 teachers and 100 parents as users. How many more students than parents are there?
- 10.👥 A school app has 150 students, 165 teachers and 30 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 11.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a reminder alarm (d) a dark mode switch
- 12.👥 A cricket club app has 260 players, 90 coaches and 275 fans as users. How many more fans than coaches are there?
- 13.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 14.👥 A school app has 130 students, 35 teachers and 60 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 15.👥 A clinic app has 175 patients, 240 doctors and 50 nurses as users. How many more doctors than patients are there?
- 16.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the coders (b) only the testers (c) the app icons (d) the people who use it
- 17.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a type of button (b) a colour theme (c) a phone setting (d) a problem a user has
- 18.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) guess on your own (b) pick the colours (c) ask and watch users (d) write the code
- 19.👥 A school app has 130 students, 180 teachers and 170 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 20.👥 A clinic app has 95 patients, 115 doctors and 260 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 21.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 22.👥 A library app has 140 readers, 95 librarians and 25 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than volunteers are there?
- 23.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 24.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) True (b) False
- 25.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) True (b) False
- 26.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) True (b) False
- 27.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a recipe finder (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a big-text reader
- 28.👥 A cricket club app has 245 players, 35 coaches and 240 fans as users. How many more players than fans are there?
- 29.👥 A school app has 75 students, 30 teachers and 65 parents as users. How many more parents than teachers are there?
- 30.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a recipe finder (d) a homework planner
- 31.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 32.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) False (b) True
- 33.👥 A clinic app has 210 patients, 205 doctors and 290 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) patients (c) doctors
- 34.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) wins every prize (b) helps nobody well (c) is easy to build (d) needs no testing
- 35.Which of these is a feature? (a) a dark mode switch (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) “I forget my homework” (d) “What should I cook?”
- 36.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a recipe finder (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a bus tracker
- 37.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 38.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 39.👥 A cricket club app has 205 players, 120 coaches and 80 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) coaches (c) players
- 40.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
Answer key
- “I forget my homework”
- a bus tracker
- False
- a homework planner
- 380
- to build what they need
- a water reminder
- True
- 140
- teachers
- “I keep missing the bus”
- 185
- a feature
- 225
- 65
- the people who use it
- a problem a user has
- ask and watch users
- 480
- 470
- a user need
- 70
- a user need
- True
- False
- False
- a recipe finder
- 5
- 35
- a homework planner
- a feature
- True
- nurses
- helps nobody well
- a dark mode switch
- a bus tracker
- a feature
- a feature
- players
- a user need
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