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: a share button? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 2.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) True (b) False
- 3.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a homework planner (b) a bus tracker (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 4.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a share button (c) a search bar (d) “What should I cook?”
- 5.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a problem a user has (b) a type of button (c) a colour theme (d) a phone setting
- 6.👥 A library app has 95 readers, 275 librarians and 135 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 7.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a water reminder (b) a recipe finder (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a homework planner
- 8.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 9.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “What should I cook?” (c) “Small text is hard” (d) a search bar
- 10.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) False (b) True
- 11.👥 A library app has 155 readers, 40 librarians and 65 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) librarians (c) volunteers
- 12.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 13.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a water reminder (b) a bus tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 14.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 15.👥 A library app has 110 readers, 200 librarians and 25 volunteers as users. How many more readers than volunteers are there?
- 16.👥 A cricket club app has 210 players, 75 coaches and 230 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 17.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a water reminder (d) a bus tracker
- 18.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) True (b) False
- 19.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) pixel (b) protocol (c) password (d) persona
- 20.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a search bar (c) “I forget my homework” (d) a reminder alarm
- 21.👥 A cricket club app has 35 players, 165 coaches and 210 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 22.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a recipe finder (b) a water reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 23.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a reminder alarm (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a dark mode switch
- 24.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) False (b) True
- 25.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 26.👥 A school app has 115 students, 60 teachers and 50 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
- 27.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) write the code (b) ask and watch users (c) guess on your own (d) pick the colours
- 28.👥 A cricket club app has 145 players, 100 coaches and 210 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) fans (c) coaches
- 29.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) needs no testing (b) helps nobody well (c) is easy to build (d) wins every prize
- 30.👥 A school app has 180 students, 20 teachers and 260 parents as users. How many more students than teachers are there?
- 31.👥 A clinic app has 20 patients, 235 doctors and 245 nurses as users. How many more nurses than doctors are there?
- 32.👥 A library app has 60 readers, 230 librarians and 160 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) volunteers (c) librarians
- 33.👥 A cricket club app has 120 players, 200 coaches and 255 fans as users. How many more fans than players are there?
- 34.👥 A cricket club app has 235 players, 280 coaches and 225 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 35.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a bus tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a big-text reader
- 36.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the testers (b) only the coders (c) the people who use it (d) the app icons
- 37.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) True (b) False
- 38.👥 A school app has 250 students, 210 teachers and 55 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
- 39.👥 A school app has 155 students, 175 teachers and 85 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 40.👥 A clinic app has 290 patients, 255 doctors and 145 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
Answer key
- a feature
- False
- a recipe finder
- “What should I cook?”
- a problem a user has
- 505
- a water reminder
- a user need
- a search bar
- False
- readers
- a feature
- a pocket-money tracker
- a feature
- 85
- 515
- a water reminder
- True
- persona
- “I forget my homework”
- 410
- a homework planner
- “I keep missing the bus”
- True
- True
- students
- ask and watch users
- fans
- helps nobody well
- 160
- 10
- librarians
- 135
- 740
- a pocket-money tracker
- the people who use it
- False
- students
- 415
- 690
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