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) “I keep missing the bus” (b) a dark mode switch (c) a search bar (d) a share button
- 2.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 3.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a bus tracker
- 4.👥 A school app has 215 students, 230 teachers and 60 parents as users. How many more students than parents are there?
- 5.👥 A cricket club app has 205 players, 150 coaches and 140 fans as users. How many more coaches than fans are there?
- 6.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a share button (c) “I forget my homework” (d) a search bar
- 7.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
- 8.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) False (b) True
- 9.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) True (b) False
- 10.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 11.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the app icons (b) only the coders (c) the people who use it (d) only the testers
- 13.👥 A library app has 290 readers, 285 librarians and 155 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) librarians (c) volunteers
- 14.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) wins every prize (b) needs no testing (c) is easy to build (d) helps nobody well
- 15.👥 A library app has 120 readers, 20 librarians and 140 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) librarians (c) volunteers
- 16.👥 A school app has 245 students, 95 teachers and 70 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
- 17.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 18.👥 A library app has 230 readers, 195 librarians and 140 volunteers as users. How many more readers than librarians are there?
- 19.👥 A cricket club app has 145 players, 95 coaches and 235 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) coaches (c) fans
- 20.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) “Small text is hard” (c) a dark mode switch (d) a share button
- 21.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a recipe finder (b) a water reminder (c) a big-text reader (d) a homework planner
- 22.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) False (b) True
- 23.👥 A cricket club app has 175 players, 45 coaches and 85 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) fans (c) players
- 24.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a homework planner (b) a recipe finder (c) a big-text reader (d) a bus tracker
- 26.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) a reminder alarm (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) “I forget my homework”
- 27.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) protocol (b) pixel (c) persona (d) password
- 28.👥 A library app has 55 readers, 155 librarians and 90 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 29.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a phone setting (b) a type of button (c) a problem a user has (d) a colour theme
- 30.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 31.👥 A library app has 75 readers, 250 librarians and 225 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 32.👥 A library app has 115 readers, 95 librarians and 65 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 33.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) False (b) True
- 34.👥 A library app has 300 readers, 70 librarians and 215 volunteers as users. How many more readers than volunteers are there?
- 35.👥 A library app has 65 readers, 265 librarians and 255 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 36.👥 A cricket club app has 225 players, 175 coaches and 220 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 37.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 38.👥 A library app has 280 readers, 135 librarians and 205 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 39.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) a share button (c) “What should I cook?” (d) “Small text is hard”
- 40.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a bus tracker (d) a homework planner
Answer key
- “I keep missing the bus”
- a user need
- a pocket-money tracker
- 155
- 10
- “I forget my homework”
- True
- True
- False
- a user need
- False
- the people who use it
- readers
- helps nobody well
- volunteers
- students
- a feature
- 35
- fans
- “Small text is hard”
- a water reminder
- False
- players
- False
- a recipe finder
- a reminder alarm
- persona
- 300
- a problem a user has
- a user need
- 550
- 275
- False
- 85
- 585
- 620
- a feature
- 620
- a share button
- a pocket-money tracker
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