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.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) protocol (b) password (c) persona (d) pixel
- 3.Which of these is a feature? (a) a reminder alarm (b) “I forget my homework” (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) “Small text is hard”
- 4.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a water reminder (b) a bus tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a recipe finder
- 5.🎯 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
- 6.👥 A school app has 20 students, 55 teachers and 25 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) students (c) parents
- 7.👥 A cricket club app has 55 players, 290 coaches and 250 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) coaches (c) fans
- 8.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) True (b) False
- 9.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a reminder alarm (c) a search bar (d) “I forget my homework”
- 10.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a dark mode switch (c) a search bar (d) “What should I cook?”
- 11.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 12.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “I forget my homework” (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a share button
- 13.👥 A school app has 45 students, 240 teachers and 60 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 14.👥 A clinic app has 110 patients, 180 doctors and 270 nurses as users. How many more nurses than patients are there?
- 15.👥 A school app has 245 students, 165 teachers and 85 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 16.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) ask and watch users (b) guess on your own (c) write the code (d) pick the colours
- 18.👥 A library app has 210 readers, 285 librarians and 295 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 19.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a type of button (b) a phone setting (c) a colour theme (d) a problem a user has
- 20.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) False (b) True
- 21.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a homework planner (b) a water reminder (c) a bus tracker (d) a big-text reader
- 22.👥 A library app has 240 readers, 70 librarians and 60 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 23.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a bus tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a homework planner (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 24.👥 A library app has 290 readers, 115 librarians and 155 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than librarians are there?
- 25.👥 A library app has 160 readers, 210 librarians and 200 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than readers are there?
- 26.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 27.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 29.👥 A cricket club app has 185 players, 145 coaches and 100 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 30.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 31.👥 A cricket club app has 160 players, 225 coaches and 55 fans as users. How many more coaches than players are there?
- 32.👥 A school app has 235 students, 175 teachers and 300 parents as users. How many more parents than teachers are there?
- 33.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) True (b) False
- 34.👥 A cricket club app has 95 players, 90 coaches and 65 fans as users. How many more players than coaches are there?
- 35.👥 A cricket club app has 30 players, 295 coaches and 125 fans as users. How many more fans than players are there?
- 36.👥 A cricket club app has 155 players, 75 coaches and 215 fans as users. How many more players than coaches are there?
- 37.👥 A school app has 205 students, 60 teachers and 135 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 38.👥 A library app has 235 readers, 50 librarians and 230 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 39.👥 A library app has 240 readers, 280 librarians and 275 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than readers are there?
- 40.👥 A cricket club app has 205 players, 95 coaches and 70 fans as users. How many more players than coaches are there?
Answer key
- a feature
- persona
- a reminder alarm
- a recipe finder
- the people who use it
- teachers
- coaches
- True
- “I forget my homework”
- “What should I cook?”
- a feature
- a share button
- teachers
- 160
- 495
- False
- ask and watch users
- 790
- a problem a user has
- True
- a big-text reader
- 370
- a recipe finder
- 40
- 40
- a user need
- False
- a user need
- 430
- a feature
- 65
- 125
- False
- 5
- 95
- 80
- 400
- 515
- 35
- 110
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