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 homework planner is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) False (b) True
- 2.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to make it longer (b) to build what they need (c) to slow it down (d) to pick a logo
- 3.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 4.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a phone setting (b) a problem a user has (c) a type of button (d) a colour theme
- 5.👥 A clinic app has 155 patients, 260 doctors and 170 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 6.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) “Small text is hard” (c) “I forget my homework” (d) a dark mode switch
- 7.👥 A library app has 120 readers, 25 librarians and 140 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 8.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 9.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 10.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a recipe finder (b) a water reminder (c) a bus tracker (d) a big-text reader
- 12.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 13.👥 A cricket club app has 140 players, 125 coaches and 240 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 14.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) guess on your own (b) write the code (c) ask and watch users (d) pick the colours
- 15.👥 A school app has 100 students, 250 teachers and 55 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) students (c) parents
- 16.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a water reminder (b) a bus tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a homework planner
- 17.👥 A cricket club app has 195 players, 90 coaches and 245 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) coaches (c) fans
- 18.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a water reminder (b) a big-text reader (c) a homework planner (d) a bus tracker
- 19.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) a share button (c) “Small text is hard” (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 20.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a share button (c) a reminder alarm (d) “What should I cook?”
- 21.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a homework planner (b) a recipe finder (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a big-text reader
- 22.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) “I forget my homework” (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a reminder alarm
- 23.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a bus tracker (d) a homework planner
- 25.👥 A clinic app has 245 patients, 210 doctors and 270 nurses as users. How many more nurses than patients are there?
- 26.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the app icons (b) only the coders (c) the people who use it (d) only the testers
- 27.👥 A school app has 255 students, 290 teachers and 70 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) students (c) parents
- 28.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) True (b) False
- 29.👥 A clinic app has 260 patients, 115 doctors and 70 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) patients (c) doctors
- 30.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a homework planner (b) a water reminder (c) a bus tracker (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 31.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 33.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 34.👥 A clinic app has 250 patients, 30 doctors and 260 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 35.👥 A cricket club app has 35 players, 250 coaches and 265 fans as users. How many more fans than coaches are there?
- 36.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
- 37.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) needs no testing (b) helps nobody well (c) wins every prize (d) is easy to build
- 39.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) a share button (c) a reminder alarm (d) “I forget my homework”
- 40.👥 A cricket club app has 130 players, 185 coaches and 75 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
Answer key
- False
- to build what they need
- a user need
- a problem a user has
- 585
- a dark mode switch
- 285
- a user need
- a feature
- True
- a recipe finder
- a user need
- 505
- ask and watch users
- teachers
- a bus tracker
- fans
- a homework planner
- a share button
- “What should I cook?”
- a pocket-money tracker
- a reminder alarm
- False
- a bus tracker
- 25
- the people who use it
- teachers
- False
- patients
- a homework planner
- False
- a feature
- a user need
- 540
- 15
- a search bar
- False
- helps nobody well
- “I forget my homework”
- 390
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