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.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 2.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) is easy to build (b) helps nobody well (c) wins every prize (d) needs no testing
- 3.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a big-text reader (b) a bus tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a water reminder
- 4.👥 A school app has 210 students, 115 teachers and 270 parents as users. How many more parents than students are there?
- 5.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 6.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a big-text reader (b) a bus tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 7.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a homework planner (b) a bus tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 8.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) “Small text is hard” (c) a search bar (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 9.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a search bar (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a share button
- 10.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) False (b) True
- 11.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) True (b) False
- 12.👥 A school app has 175 students, 105 teachers and 80 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 13.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a water reminder (b) a recipe finder (c) a homework planner (d) a bus tracker
- 14.👥 A cricket club app has 45 players, 180 coaches and 190 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) fans (c) coaches
- 15.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 16.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) True (b) False
- 17.👥 A library app has 70 readers, 75 librarians and 40 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than readers are there?
- 18.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a water reminder (b) a bus tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a big-text reader
- 19.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 20.👥 A cricket club app has 20 players, 170 coaches and 50 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 21.👥 A cricket club app has 75 players, 285 coaches and 105 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 22.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) True (b) False
- 23.👥 A clinic app has 100 patients, 30 doctors and 265 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) patients (c) nurses
- 24.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) guess on your own (b) write the code (c) ask and watch users (d) pick the colours
- 25.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) False (b) True
- 26.👥 A library app has 125 readers, 115 librarians and 185 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 27.🎯 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
- 28.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) a reminder alarm (c) a share button (d) “Small text is hard”
- 29.Which of these is a user need? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) a dark mode switch (c) a reminder alarm (d) a share button
- 30.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) True (b) False
- 31.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) False (b) True
- 32.👥 A clinic app has 95 patients, 135 doctors and 30 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 33.👥 A cricket club app has 170 players, 40 coaches and 295 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) fans (c) coaches
- 34.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the app icons (b) only the coders (c) only the testers (d) the people who use it
- 36.👥 A clinic app has 180 patients, 125 doctors and 190 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) nurses (c) patients
- 37.👥 A school app has 125 students, 75 teachers and 40 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 38.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 39.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) False (b) True
- 40.👥 A school app has 80 students, 115 teachers and 300 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) students (c) teachers
Answer key
- a feature
- helps nobody well
- a bus tracker
- 60
- a user need
- a bus tracker
- a homework planner
- a search bar
- “What should I cook?”
- True
- False
- students
- a recipe finder
- fans
- a user need
- False
- 5
- a big-text reader
- a feature
- 240
- 465
- True
- nurses
- ask and watch users
- False
- 425
- a pocket-money tracker
- “Small text is hard”
- “I forget my homework”
- False
- True
- 260
- fans
- True
- the people who use it
- nurses
- 240
- a user need
- False
- parents
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