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 reminder alarm (b) a dark mode switch (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a search bar
- 2.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 3.👥 A cricket club app has 45 players, 115 coaches and 110 fans as users. How many more coaches than fans are there?
- 4.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) write the code (b) ask and watch users (c) guess on your own (d) pick the colours
- 5.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 6.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a big-text reader (b) a bus tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a water reminder
- 7.👥 A library app has 90 readers, 235 librarians and 190 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 8.👥 A cricket club app has 195 players, 80 coaches and 70 fans as users. How many more coaches than fans are there?
- 9.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a search bar (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a reminder alarm
- 10.👥 A school app has 300 students, 150 teachers and 230 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 11.👥 A cricket club app has 260 players, 215 coaches and 35 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) fans (c) coaches
- 12.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a recipe finder (b) a bus tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a water reminder
- 13.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🎯 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 recipe finder (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 15.👥 A school app has 20 students, 190 teachers and 85 parents as users. How many more teachers than parents are there?
- 16.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to slow it down (b) to build what they need (c) to pick a logo (d) to make it longer
- 17.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) False (b) True
- 18.👥 A clinic app has 170 patients, 95 doctors and 160 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) patients (c) doctors
- 19.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) password (b) persona (c) pixel (d) protocol
- 21.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a bus tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a homework planner (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 22.👥 A library app has 270 readers, 205 librarians and 95 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than volunteers are there?
- 23.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) needs no testing (b) is easy to build (c) wins every prize (d) helps nobody well
- 24.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a homework planner (b) a recipe finder (c) a big-text reader (d) a bus tracker
- 25.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) False (b) True
- 26.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) False (b) True
- 27.👥 A cricket club app has 135 players, 245 coaches and 280 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) fans (c) coaches
- 28.👥 A school app has 225 students, 185 teachers and 165 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 29.👥 A clinic app has 195 patients, 25 doctors and 105 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) patients (c) doctors
- 30.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) “I forget my homework” (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a dark mode switch
- 31.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 32.👥 A library app has 215 readers, 170 librarians and 200 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) volunteers (c) readers
- 33.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) True (b) False
- 34.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a recipe finder (b) a homework planner (c) a big-text reader (d) a water reminder
- 36.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 37.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 38.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) False (b) True
- 39.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) False (b) True
- 40.👥 A library app has 130 readers, 80 librarians and 190 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) volunteers (c) librarians
Answer key
- “I keep missing the bus”
- a user need
- 5
- ask and watch users
- a feature
- a water reminder
- 515
- 10
- “What should I cook?”
- students
- players
- a bus tracker
- False
- a homework planner
- 105
- to build what they need
- False
- patients
- False
- persona
- a recipe finder
- 110
- helps nobody well
- a big-text reader
- True
- True
- fans
- students
- patients
- a dark mode switch
- a feature
- readers
- False
- False
- a water reminder
- a feature
- a user need
- False
- True
- volunteers
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