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 search bar (b) a share button (c) a dark mode switch (d) “What should I cook?”
- 2.👥 A library app has 265 readers, 240 librarians and 185 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) readers (c) librarians
- 3.Which of these is a feature? (a) a dark mode switch (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) “I forget my homework” (d) “What should I cook?”
- 4.👥 A clinic app has 155 patients, 75 doctors and 190 nurses as users. How many more patients than doctors are there?
- 5.👥 A cricket club app has 100 players, 140 coaches and 180 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 6.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) True (b) False
- 7.👥 A school app has 155 students, 300 teachers and 60 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
- 8.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a type of button (b) a problem a user has (c) a colour theme (d) a phone setting
- 10.👥 A library app has 65 readers, 205 librarians and 100 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 11.👥 A clinic app has 110 patients, 105 doctors and 265 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) patients (c) nurses
- 12.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) wins every prize (b) helps nobody well (c) is easy to build (d) needs no testing
- 13.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a recipe finder (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a homework planner
- 14.👥 A library app has 255 readers, 205 librarians and 35 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 15.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) False (b) True
- 16.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) False (b) True
- 17.👥 A cricket club app has 190 players, 130 coaches and 195 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) players (c) fans
- 18.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a big-text reader (d) a bus tracker
- 19.👥 A school app has 175 students, 55 teachers and 225 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
- 20.👥 A school app has 295 students, 25 teachers and 80 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) students (c) teachers
- 21.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) True (b) False
- 22.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a bus tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 23.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “Small text is hard” (c) “I forget my homework” (d) a share button
- 24.👥 A library app has 80 readers, 235 librarians and 85 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) readers (c) librarians
- 25.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) True (b) False
- 26.👥 A cricket club app has 25 players, 125 coaches and 300 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 27.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a share button (c) “I forget my homework” (d) a search bar
- 28.👥 A clinic app has 115 patients, 85 doctors and 295 nurses as users. How many more nurses than patients are there?
- 29.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) True (b) False
- 30.👥 A clinic app has 85 patients, 90 doctors and 235 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) patients (c) nurses
- 31.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to build what they need (b) to slow it down (c) to make it longer (d) to pick a logo
- 32.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a recipe finder (b) a homework planner (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a bus tracker
- 34.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 35.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a water reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a big-text reader (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 36.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a reminder alarm (c) “Small text is hard” (d) a dark mode switch
- 37.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a bus tracker
- 38.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 40.👥 A cricket club app has 90 players, 220 coaches and 160 fans as users. How many more coaches than fans are there?
Answer key
- “What should I cook?”
- readers
- a dark mode switch
- 80
- 420
- False
- teachers
- False
- a problem a user has
- 370
- nurses
- helps nobody well
- a pocket-money tracker
- 495
- False
- False
- fans
- a big-text reader
- parents
- students
- True
- a water reminder
- a share button
- librarians
- False
- 450
- “I forget my homework”
- 180
- True
- nurses
- to build what they need
- False
- a homework planner
- a user need
- a water reminder
- “Small text is hard”
- a bus tracker
- True
- a feature
- 60
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