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: “Small text is hard”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 2.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) False (b) True
- 3.👥 A clinic app has 145 patients, 140 doctors and 60 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) doctors (c) nurses
- 4.👥 A cricket club app has 80 players, 95 coaches and 175 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) coaches (c) players
- 5.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) False (b) True
- 6.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a water reminder (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a bus tracker (d) a homework planner
- 7.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) is easy to build (b) wins every prize (c) needs no testing (d) helps nobody well
- 8.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) True (b) False
- 9.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a colour theme (b) a phone setting (c) a type of button (d) a problem a user has
- 10.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a big-text reader (d) a water reminder
- 11.👥 A library app has 30 readers, 265 librarians and 210 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) readers (c) volunteers
- 12.Which of these is a feature? (a) a dark mode switch (b) “What should I cook?” (c) “I forget my homework” (d) “Small text is hard”
- 13.🎯 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 big-text reader
- 14.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a bus tracker (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a big-text reader
- 15.👥 A clinic app has 185 patients, 50 doctors and 255 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) nurses (c) patients
- 16.👥 A cricket club app has 225 players, 275 coaches and 70 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) coaches (c) fans
- 17.👥 A school app has 55 students, 135 teachers and 195 parents as users. How many more parents than students are there?
- 18.Which of these is a feature? (a) a search bar (b) “What should I cook?” (c) “Small text is hard” (d) “I forget my homework”
- 19.👥 A clinic app has 145 patients, 210 doctors and 120 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) doctors (c) patients
- 20.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 21.👥 A clinic app has 120 patients, 295 doctors and 280 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 22.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) “Small text is hard” (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a share button
- 23.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a big-text reader (b) a recipe finder (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a water reminder
- 24.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 25.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a water reminder (b) a bus tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a recipe finder
- 26.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) False (b) True
- 27.👥 A library app has 95 readers, 200 librarians and 215 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) librarians (c) readers
- 28.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) a dark mode switch (c) “Small text is hard” (d) a share button
- 29.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a reminder alarm
- 30.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) password (b) pixel (c) persona (d) protocol
- 31.👥 A library app has 95 readers, 200 librarians and 240 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) librarians (c) readers
- 32.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 33.👥 A clinic app has 270 patients, 65 doctors and 275 nurses as users. How many more patients than doctors are there?
- 34.👥 A cricket club app has 265 players, 235 coaches and 25 fans as users. How many more coaches than fans are there?
- 35.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) True (b) False
- 36.👥 A library app has 200 readers, 30 librarians and 45 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than librarians are there?
- 37.👥 A clinic app has 185 patients, 200 doctors and 130 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) nurses (c) doctors
- 38.👥 A school app has 95 students, 65 teachers and 220 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 39.👥 A clinic app has 160 patients, 245 doctors and 130 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) doctors (c) nurses
- 40.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- a user need
- True
- patients
- fans
- True
- a bus tracker
- helps nobody well
- False
- a problem a user has
- a homework planner
- librarians
- a dark mode switch
- a pocket-money tracker
- a pocket-money tracker
- nurses
- coaches
- 140
- a search bar
- doctors
- a feature
- 695
- a share button
- a big-text reader
- a feature
- a recipe finder
- False
- volunteers
- “Small text is hard”
- a reminder alarm
- persona
- volunteers
- a user need
- 205
- 210
- False
- 15
- doctors
- 380
- doctors
- False
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