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) “I forget my homework” (c) a search bar (d) a share button
- 2.👥 A clinic app has 95 patients, 210 doctors and 60 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) nurses (c) patients
- 3.👥 A library app has 255 readers, 210 librarians and 235 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) librarians (c) readers
- 4.👥 A clinic app has 35 patients, 160 doctors and 205 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) doctors (c) patients
- 5.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a homework planner (b) a water reminder (c) a big-text reader (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 6.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 7.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a recipe finder (b) a homework planner (c) a bus tracker (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 8.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 9.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a big-text reader (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a bus tracker
- 10.Which of these is a feature? (a) a reminder alarm (b) “I forget my homework” (c) “What should I cook?” (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 11.Which of these is a user need? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) a dark mode switch (c) a share button (d) a search bar
- 12.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the app icons (b) only the testers (c) only the coders (d) the people who use it
- 13.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 14.👥 A library app has 205 readers, 210 librarians and 20 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) librarians (c) readers
- 15.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) write the code (b) pick the colours (c) guess on your own (d) ask and watch users
- 16.👥 A clinic app has 265 patients, 170 doctors and 260 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) doctors (c) nurses
- 17.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a big-text reader (b) a recipe finder (c) a bus tracker (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 18.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to make it longer (b) to slow it down (c) to build what they need (d) to pick a logo
- 19.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) True (b) False
- 20.👥 A school app has 100 students, 245 teachers and 220 parents as users. How many more teachers than students are there?
- 21.👥 A cricket club app has 230 players, 290 coaches and 80 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) fans (c) coaches
- 22.👥 A library app has 295 readers, 85 librarians and 245 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) volunteers (c) readers
- 23.👥 A library app has 90 readers, 260 librarians and 145 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) readers (c) librarians
- 24.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) True (b) False
- 25.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 27.👥 A school app has 225 students, 245 teachers and 155 parents as users. How many more teachers than students are there?
- 28.👥 A school app has 300 students, 75 teachers and 295 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 29.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a type of button (b) a problem a user has (c) a phone setting (d) a colour theme
- 30.👥 A school app has 215 students, 205 teachers and 175 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 31.👥 A school app has 160 students, 20 teachers and 275 parents as users. How many more students than teachers are there?
- 32.👥 A library app has 140 readers, 285 librarians and 230 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) readers (c) volunteers
- 33.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 34.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) False (b) True
- 35.👥 A cricket club app has 100 players, 275 coaches and 230 fans as users. How many more fans than players are there?
- 36.👥 A library app has 170 readers, 90 librarians and 115 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) librarians (c) readers
- 37.👥 A school app has 215 students, 100 teachers and 260 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) students (c) teachers
- 38.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 39.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 40.👥 A library app has 70 readers, 100 librarians and 45 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) volunteers (c) librarians
Answer key
- “I forget my homework”
- doctors
- readers
- nurses
- a water reminder
- a user need
- a pocket-money tracker
- a user need
- a bus tracker
- a reminder alarm
- “What should I cook?”
- the people who use it
- a feature
- librarians
- ask and watch users
- patients
- a bus tracker
- to build what they need
- True
- 145
- coaches
- readers
- librarians
- False
- False
- a user need
- 20
- 670
- a problem a user has
- 595
- 140
- librarians
- a feature
- True
- 130
- readers
- parents
- a feature
- a user need
- librarians
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