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 reminder alarm (c) “I forget my homework” (d) a dark mode switch
- 2.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the app icons (b) the people who use it (c) only the coders (d) only the testers
- 3.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to pick a logo (b) to make it longer (c) to build what they need (d) to slow it down
- 4.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) “What should I cook?” (c) a share button (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 5.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 6.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) a reminder alarm (c) a share button (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 7.👥 A library app has 135 readers, 290 librarians and 195 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 8.👥 A cricket club app has 75 players, 150 coaches and 100 fans as users. How many more fans than players are there?
- 9.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 10.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) persona (b) protocol (c) password (d) pixel
- 11.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a homework planner (b) a recipe finder (c) a big-text reader (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 12.👥 A library app has 60 readers, 20 librarians and 30 volunteers as users. How many more readers than librarians are there?
- 13.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a big-text reader (b) a bus tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 14.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) True (b) False
- 15.👥 A cricket club app has 125 players, 170 coaches and 145 fans as users. How many more coaches than fans are there?
- 16.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 17.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 18.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) False (b) True
- 19.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a share button (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a reminder alarm
- 20.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 21.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) True (b) False
- 22.👥 A clinic app has 100 patients, 170 doctors and 45 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 23.👥 A cricket club app has 25 players, 165 coaches and 235 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 24.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a recipe finder (d) a water reminder
- 25.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 26.👥 A library app has 105 readers, 195 librarians and 100 volunteers as users. How many more readers than volunteers are there?
- 27.👥 A cricket club app has 120 players, 205 coaches and 20 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) fans (c) coaches
- 28.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
- 29.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) True (b) False
- 30.👥 A library app has 260 readers, 110 librarians and 120 volunteers as users. How many more readers than librarians are there?
- 31.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a bus tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a big-text reader
- 32.👥 A cricket club app has 25 players, 280 coaches and 300 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) players (c) coaches
- 33.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) True (b) False
- 34.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) True (b) False
- 35.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) True (b) False
- 36.👥 A school app has 295 students, 100 teachers and 170 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
- 37.👥 A clinic app has 125 patients, 185 doctors and 225 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) nurses (c) patients
- 38.👥 A school app has 200 students, 55 teachers and 185 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 39.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) “What should I cook?” (c) a search bar (d) “I forget my homework”
- 40.👥 A school app has 245 students, 20 teachers and 285 parents as users. How many more parents than teachers are there?
Answer key
- “I forget my homework”
- the people who use it
- to build what they need
- a share button
- a feature
- “I keep missing the bus”
- 620
- 25
- a feature
- persona
- a pocket-money tracker
- 40
- a pocket-money tracker
- False
- 25
- a user need
- a feature
- False
- “What should I cook?”
- True
- False
- 315
- 425
- a water reminder
- a user need
- 5
- coaches
- True
- False
- 150
- a big-text reader
- fans
- True
- False
- True
- students
- nurses
- 440
- a search bar
- 265
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