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.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 2.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
- 3.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a dark mode switch (c) a reminder alarm (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 4.👥 A cricket club app has 65 players, 180 coaches and 100 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) coaches (c) players
- 5.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a type of button (b) a colour theme (c) a phone setting (d) a problem a user has
- 6.👥 A school app has 255 students, 230 teachers and 30 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 7.🎯 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
- 8.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the testers (b) only the coders (c) the app icons (d) the people who use it
- 9.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 10.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a share button (d) “Small text is hard”
- 11.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a water reminder (b) a recipe finder (c) a homework planner (d) a bus tracker
- 12.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 13.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 14.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 15.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a big-text reader (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a homework planner
- 16.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) False (b) True
- 17.👥 A clinic app has 115 patients, 105 doctors and 295 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) nurses (c) patients
- 18.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) True (b) False
- 19.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a water reminder (b) a big-text reader (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a bus tracker
- 20.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) False (b) True
- 21.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a water reminder (b) a recipe finder (c) a bus tracker (d) a big-text reader
- 22.👥 A school app has 115 students, 90 teachers and 35 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 23.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a recipe finder (b) a big-text reader (c) a bus tracker (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 24.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) True (b) False
- 25.👥 A library app has 165 readers, 270 librarians and 125 volunteers as users. How many more readers than volunteers are there?
- 26.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) True (b) False
- 27.👥 A clinic app has 235 patients, 145 doctors and 20 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) doctors (c) nurses
- 28.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a bus tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a recipe finder (d) a water reminder
- 29.👥 A clinic app has 90 patients, 120 doctors and 35 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) doctors (c) nurses
- 30.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) protocol (b) persona (c) password (d) pixel
- 31.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) True (b) False
- 32.👥 A clinic app has 130 patients, 285 doctors and 200 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 33.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 34.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a water reminder (b) a big-text reader (c) a recipe finder (d) a homework planner
- 35.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) False (b) True
- 36.👥 A cricket club app has 25 players, 280 coaches and 65 fans as users. How many more fans than players are there?
- 37.👥 A clinic app has 20 patients, 110 doctors and 55 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) doctors (c) nurses
- 38.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 39.👥 A cricket club app has 180 players, 40 coaches and 170 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 40.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- a user need
- True
- “I keep missing the bus”
- coaches
- a problem a user has
- 515
- to build what they need
- the people who use it
- a user need
- a share button
- a homework planner
- a feature
- a feature
- a feature
- a homework planner
- True
- nurses
- False
- a bus tracker
- True
- a big-text reader
- students
- a bus tracker
- False
- 40
- True
- patients
- a water reminder
- doctors
- persona
- True
- 615
- a user need
- a recipe finder
- True
- 40
- doctors
- a user need
- 390
- False
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