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 share button (b) “Small text is hard” (c) a dark mode switch (d) a search bar
- 2.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) a reminder alarm (c) a dark mode switch (d) “What should I cook?”
- 3.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 4.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 5.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a bus tracker (d) a water reminder
- 6.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a water reminder (d) a big-text reader
- 7.👥 A library app has 130 readers, 110 librarians and 210 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) volunteers (c) readers
- 8.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a bus tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 9.👥 A cricket club app has 230 players, 35 coaches and 145 fans as users. How many more players than coaches are there?
- 10.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the app icons (b) the people who use it (c) only the testers (d) only the coders
- 11.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) False (b) True
- 12.👥 A clinic app has 180 patients, 300 doctors and 185 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) doctors (c) patients
- 13.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) guess on your own (b) write the code (c) pick the colours (d) ask and watch users
- 14.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to build what they need (b) to pick a logo (c) to make it longer (d) to slow it down
- 15.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a homework planner (b) a recipe finder (c) a big-text reader (d) a bus tracker
- 16.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a dark mode switch (d) “I forget my homework”
- 17.👥 A cricket club app has 295 players, 70 coaches and 245 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 18.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) False (b) True
- 19.👥 A library app has 160 readers, 215 librarians and 285 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 20.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 21.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 22.👥 A school app has 115 students, 75 teachers and 155 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
- 23.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) False (b) True
- 24.👥 A school app has 210 students, 35 teachers and 190 parents as users. How many more students than teachers are there?
- 25.👥 A clinic app has 65 patients, 125 doctors and 80 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 26.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 27.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) password (b) protocol (c) persona (d) pixel
- 28.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) False (b) True
- 29.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) True (b) False
- 30.👥 A cricket club app has 210 players, 140 coaches and 65 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) players (c) coaches
- 31.👥 A cricket club app has 300 players, 30 coaches and 60 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) coaches (c) fans
- 32.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a homework planner (b) a bus tracker (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a big-text reader
- 33.👥 A clinic app has 150 patients, 80 doctors and 255 nurses as users. How many more nurses than patients are there?
- 34.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “I forget my homework” (c) “Small text is hard” (d) a reminder alarm
- 35.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a homework planner (b) a big-text reader (c) a recipe finder (d) a water reminder
- 36.👥 A library app has 285 readers, 80 librarians and 230 volunteers as users. How many more readers than librarians are there?
- 37.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) True (b) False
- 38.👥 A school app has 40 students, 60 teachers and 185 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 39.👥 A school app has 50 students, 125 teachers and 220 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 40.👥 A clinic app has 215 patients, 65 doctors and 160 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) nurses (c) patients
Answer key
- “Small text is hard”
- “What should I cook?”
- a user need
- a feature
- a bus tracker
- a big-text reader
- volunteers
- a homework planner
- 195
- the people who use it
- False
- doctors
- ask and watch users
- to build what they need
- a bus tracker
- a dark mode switch
- 610
- False
- 660
- a feature
- a feature
- parents
- True
- 175
- 270
- a feature
- persona
- True
- False
- players
- players
- a pocket-money tracker
- 105
- a reminder alarm
- a water reminder
- 205
- False
- parents
- 395
- patients
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