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 dark mode switch (b) “Small text is hard” (c) a reminder alarm (d) a share button
- 2.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a reminder alarm (d) a dark mode switch
- 3.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 4.👥 A school app has 245 students, 250 teachers and 40 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 5.Which of these is a user need? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) a dark mode switch (c) a search bar (d) a share button
- 6.👥 A cricket club app has 60 players, 140 coaches and 25 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 7.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a homework planner (d) a water reminder
- 8.👥 A clinic app has 150 patients, 195 doctors and 215 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) doctors (c) nurses
- 9.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 10.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a recipe finder (b) a bus tracker (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a big-text reader
- 11.👥 A library app has 45 readers, 195 librarians and 165 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 12.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a bus tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 13.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) True (b) False
- 14.👥 A library app has 20 readers, 40 librarians and 25 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 15.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a homework planner (d) a water reminder
- 16.👥 A school app has 90 students, 160 teachers and 50 parents as users. How many more teachers than students are there?
- 17.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 18.👥 A clinic app has 120 patients, 110 doctors and 265 nurses as users. How many more patients than doctors are there?
- 19.👥 A school app has 260 students, 75 teachers and 160 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) students (c) teachers
- 20.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) needs no testing (b) is easy to build (c) helps nobody well (d) wins every prize
- 21.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) a reminder alarm (c) “I forget my homework” (d) “Small text is hard”
- 22.👥 A library app has 45 readers, 105 librarians and 55 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than readers are there?
- 23.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
- 24.👥 A library app has 160 readers, 100 librarians and 50 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) readers (c) volunteers
- 25.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a homework planner (b) a big-text reader (c) a water reminder (d) a bus tracker
- 26.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) False (b) True
- 27.👥 A library app has 85 readers, 265 librarians and 155 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than readers are there?
- 28.👥 A cricket club app has 220 players, 180 coaches and 145 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 29.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) “Small text is hard” (d) a share button
- 30.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 31.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) protocol (b) password (c) persona (d) pixel
- 32.👥 A library app has 35 readers, 80 librarians and 200 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 33.👥 A library app has 70 readers, 145 librarians and 80 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 34.👥 A cricket club app has 145 players, 245 coaches and 255 fans as users. How many more fans than coaches are there?
- 35.👥 A cricket club app has 45 players, 160 coaches and 70 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) players (c) fans
- 36.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the coders (b) the app icons (c) only the testers (d) the people who use it
- 37.👥 A clinic app has 210 patients, 85 doctors and 235 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) nurses (c) patients
- 38.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 40.👥 A school app has 30 students, 95 teachers and 120 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
Answer key
- “Small text is hard”
- “I keep missing the bus”
- a feature
- teachers
- “What should I cook?”
- 225
- a pocket-money tracker
- nurses
- a user need
- a big-text reader
- 405
- a bus tracker
- True
- 85
- a homework planner
- 70
- a user need
- 10
- students
- helps nobody well
- a reminder alarm
- 60
- False
- readers
- a big-text reader
- False
- 180
- 545
- a share button
- a user need
- persona
- 315
- 295
- 10
- coaches
- the people who use it
- nurses
- False
- a feature
- 245
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