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: “I forget my homework”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 2.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a recipe finder (b) a homework planner (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a bus tracker
- 3.👥 A school app has 145 students, 265 teachers and 95 parents as users. How many more teachers than students are there?
- 4.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a big-text reader (b) a water reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 6.Which of these is a user need? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) a reminder alarm (c) a search bar (d) a share button
- 7.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a homework planner (b) a bus tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a water reminder
- 8.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) pixel (b) password (c) persona (d) protocol
- 9.👥 A library app has 175 readers, 150 librarians and 25 volunteers as users. How many more readers than librarians are there?
- 10.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a homework planner (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a bus tracker
- 11.👥 A cricket club app has 90 players, 140 coaches and 190 fans as users. How many more fans than players are there?
- 12.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) False (b) True
- 13.👥 A library app has 150 readers, 45 librarians and 20 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 14.👥 A library app has 255 readers, 150 librarians and 195 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 15.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a bus tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 16.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
- 17.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a bus tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a water reminder
- 18.👥 A library app has 85 readers, 35 librarians and 50 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) volunteers (c) librarians
- 19.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a big-text reader (b) a recipe finder (c) a water reminder (d) a homework planner
- 20.👥 A school app has 150 students, 125 teachers and 135 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 21.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the testers (b) only the coders (c) the app icons (d) the people who use it
- 22.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 23.👥 A clinic app has 35 patients, 245 doctors and 275 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) nurses (c) doctors
- 24.👥 A clinic app has 190 patients, 90 doctors and 70 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) doctors (c) nurses
- 25.👥 A school app has 95 students, 135 teachers and 110 parents as users. How many more teachers than parents are there?
- 26.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 27.👥 A cricket club app has 275 players, 220 coaches and 285 fans as users. How many more fans than players are there?
- 28.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 29.👥 A library app has 255 readers, 140 librarians and 80 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) librarians (c) readers
- 30.👥 A school app has 225 students, 85 teachers and 75 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 31.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) write the code (b) pick the colours (c) guess on your own (d) ask and watch users
- 32.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) needs no testing (b) is easy to build (c) helps nobody well (d) wins every prize
- 34.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) True (b) False
- 35.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “I forget my homework” (c) “Small text is hard” (d) a dark mode switch
- 36.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 37.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a big-text reader (b) a homework planner (c) a recipe finder (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 39.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) “Small text is hard” (c) a reminder alarm (d) a search bar
- 40.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- a user need
- a bus tracker
- 120
- True
- a pocket-money tracker
- “What should I cook?”
- a water reminder
- persona
- 25
- a homework planner
- 100
- True
- 215
- 600
- a recipe finder
- “I keep missing the bus”
- a water reminder
- readers
- a big-text reader
- 410
- the people who use it
- a feature
- nurses
- patients
- 25
- a user need
- 10
- a feature
- readers
- 385
- ask and watch users
- False
- helps nobody well
- False
- a dark mode switch
- a feature
- False
- a pocket-money tracker
- “Small text is hard”
- True
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