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) a search bar (b) “Small text is hard” (c) “I forget my homework” (d) “What should I cook?”
- 2.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a big-text reader (b) a homework planner (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a water reminder
- 3.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) wins every prize (b) is easy to build (c) helps nobody well (d) needs no testing
- 4.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 6.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
- 7.👥 A clinic app has 175 patients, 40 doctors and 235 nurses as users. How many more nurses than patients are there?
- 8.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) “Small text is hard” (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a share button
- 9.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 10.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 11.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a reminder alarm (c) a search bar (d) “Small text is hard”
- 12.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 13.👥 A school app has 250 students, 290 teachers and 185 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 14.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 16.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the coders (b) the people who use it (c) the app icons (d) only the testers
- 17.👥 A library app has 275 readers, 240 librarians and 35 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than volunteers are there?
- 18.👥 A library app has 135 readers, 80 librarians and 260 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than librarians are there?
- 19.👥 A clinic app has 185 patients, 195 doctors and 275 nurses as users. How many more doctors than patients are there?
- 20.👥 A clinic app has 85 patients, 245 doctors and 265 nurses as users. How many more nurses than patients are there?
- 21.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) password (b) persona (c) pixel (d) protocol
- 22.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) a dark mode switch (c) “What should I cook?” (d) “I forget my homework”
- 23.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 24.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a bus tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a homework planner
- 25.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a recipe finder (b) a big-text reader (c) a bus tracker (d) a homework planner
- 26.👥 A cricket club app has 100 players, 70 coaches and 220 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) fans (c) players
- 27.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 28.Which of these is a feature? (a) a reminder alarm (b) “What should I cook?” (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) “Small text is hard”
- 29.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) True (b) False
- 30.Which of these is a user need? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) a reminder alarm (c) a share button (d) a dark mode switch
- 31.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) False (b) True
- 32.👥 A library app has 200 readers, 245 librarians and 255 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) readers (c) librarians
- 33.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 34.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) “What should I cook?” (c) a share button (d) a dark mode switch
- 35.👥 A cricket club app has 280 players, 195 coaches and 135 fans as users. How many more players than fans are there?
- 36.👥 A library app has 300 readers, 285 librarians and 195 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 37.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a big-text reader (b) a homework planner (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a water reminder
- 38.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a recipe finder (b) a water reminder (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a bus tracker
- 39.👥 A school app has 20 students, 85 teachers and 100 parents as users. How many more parents than students are there?
- 40.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a big-text reader (b) a water reminder (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a homework planner
Answer key
- a search bar
- a homework planner
- helps nobody well
- False
- a user need
- True
- 60
- a share button
- a feature
- a user need
- “Small text is hard”
- a user need
- 725
- True
- a feature
- the people who use it
- 205
- 180
- 10
- 180
- persona
- a dark mode switch
- True
- a homework planner
- a bus tracker
- fans
- a feature
- a reminder alarm
- True
- “I keep missing the bus”
- True
- volunteers
- a feature
- “What should I cook?”
- 145
- 780
- a pocket-money tracker
- a water reminder
- 80
- a pocket-money tracker
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