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 feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) a dark mode switch (c) “Small text is hard” (d) “I forget my homework”
- 2.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a water reminder (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a bus tracker (d) a homework planner
- 3.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) True (b) False
- 4.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) “Small text is hard” (c) a reminder alarm (d) a share button
- 5.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a homework planner (b) a big-text reader (c) a bus tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 6.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 7.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a problem a user has (b) a colour theme (c) a type of button (d) a phone setting
- 9.👥 A cricket club app has 185 players, 190 coaches and 140 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 10.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) True (b) False
- 11.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) False (b) True
- 12.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the people who use it (b) only the testers (c) only the coders (d) the app icons
- 14.👥 A cricket club app has 220 players, 170 coaches and 195 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) players (c) fans
- 15.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a recipe finder (d) a homework planner
- 16.👥 A library app has 85 readers, 165 librarians and 205 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) librarians (c) readers
- 17.👥 A clinic app has 130 patients, 230 doctors and 120 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) patients (c) doctors
- 18.👥 A cricket club app has 245 players, 275 coaches and 45 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 19.👥 A cricket club app has 150 players, 235 coaches and 275 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 20.🎯 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
- 21.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 22.👥 A clinic app has 130 patients, 200 doctors and 60 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 23.👥 A school app has 25 students, 285 teachers and 230 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 24.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a recipe finder (d) a water reminder
- 25.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to pick a logo (b) to make it longer (c) to slow it down (d) to build what they need
- 26.👥 A library app has 95 readers, 120 librarians and 105 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 27.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 28.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) a reminder alarm (c) “I forget my homework” (d) “Small text is hard”
- 29.👥 A library app has 50 readers, 285 librarians and 45 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 30.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a search bar (c) a dark mode switch (d) “What should I cook?”
- 31.👥 A library app has 150 readers, 275 librarians and 290 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 32.👥 A cricket club app has 125 players, 100 coaches and 285 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 33.👥 A library app has 240 readers, 245 librarians and 180 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than volunteers are there?
- 34.👥 A clinic app has 120 patients, 50 doctors and 75 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 35.👥 A library app has 145 readers, 20 librarians and 40 volunteers as users. How many more readers than volunteers are there?
- 36.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 37.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a share button (c) a reminder alarm (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 38.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
- 39.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a homework planner (b) a recipe finder (c) a big-text reader (d) a bus tracker
- 40.👥 A cricket club app has 260 players, 95 coaches and 70 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) players (c) fans
Answer key
- a dark mode switch
- a bus tracker
- False
- “Small text is hard”
- a recipe finder
- a user need
- False
- a problem a user has
- 515
- False
- False
- False
- the people who use it
- players
- a pocket-money tracker
- volunteers
- doctors
- 565
- 660
- ask and watch users
- a feature
- 390
- 540
- a water reminder
- to build what they need
- 320
- a feature
- a reminder alarm
- 380
- “What should I cook?”
- 715
- 510
- 65
- 245
- 105
- a user need
- “I keep missing the bus”
- “I forget my homework”
- a homework planner
- players
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