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.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) True (b) False
- 2.👥 A school app has 70 students, 270 teachers and 275 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) students (c) parents
- 3.👥 A clinic app has 295 patients, 265 doctors and 95 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) patients (c) nurses
- 4.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a homework planner (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a recipe finder
- 5.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 6.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) False (b) True
- 7.👥 A school app has 80 students, 45 teachers and 210 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 8.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “What should I cook?” (c) a search bar (d) “Small text is hard”
- 9.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a reminder alarm (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a search bar
- 10.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a homework planner (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a big-text reader
- 11.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 12.👥 A school app has 290 students, 265 teachers and 250 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) students (c) parents
- 13.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a big-text reader (b) a bus tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a homework planner
- 14.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 16.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a water reminder (b) a bus tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a recipe finder
- 17.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) True (b) False
- 18.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 20.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) a share button (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) “Small text is hard”
- 21.👥 A library app has 295 readers, 290 librarians and 260 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 22.👥 A library app has 60 readers, 200 librarians and 120 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 23.👥 A library app has 30 readers, 70 librarians and 90 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) readers (c) librarians
- 24.👥 A school app has 75 students, 90 teachers and 95 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 25.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a reminder alarm (c) a search bar (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 26.👥 A school app has 100 students, 75 teachers and 80 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) students (c) parents
- 27.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a dark mode switch (c) “I forget my homework” (d) a share button
- 28.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) True (b) False
- 29.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to make it longer (b) to pick a logo (c) to slow it down (d) to build what they need
- 30.👥 A clinic app has 70 patients, 85 doctors and 185 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) patients (c) nurses
- 31.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) is easy to build (b) wins every prize (c) needs no testing (d) helps nobody well
- 32.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a bus tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a recipe finder (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 33.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) False (b) True
- 34.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) True (b) False
- 35.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a water reminder (b) a bus tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 37.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) a reminder alarm (c) “Small text is hard” (d) a share button
- 38.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a recipe finder (d) a big-text reader
- 39.👥 A library app has 210 readers, 290 librarians and 100 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 40.👥 A library app has 275 readers, 25 librarians and 20 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) librarians (c) volunteers
Answer key
- True
- parents
- patients
- a water reminder
- a feature
- False
- 335
- a search bar
- “What should I cook?”
- a big-text reader
- a user need
- students
- a big-text reader
- False
- a feature
- a bus tracker
- False
- False
- a user need
- a share button
- 845
- 380
- volunteers
- 260
- “I keep missing the bus”
- students
- “I forget my homework”
- True
- to build what they need
- nurses
- helps nobody well
- a pocket-money tracker
- False
- True
- True
- a water reminder
- “Small text is hard”
- a recipe finder
- 600
- readers
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