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 feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) a search bar (c) “I forget my homework” (d) “Small text is hard”
- 2.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 3.👥 A library app has 105 readers, 85 librarians and 95 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) volunteers (c) readers
- 4.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) protocol (b) pixel (c) password (d) persona
- 5.👥 A library app has 270 readers, 130 librarians and 80 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) readers (c) volunteers
- 6.🎯 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 pocket-money tracker
- 7.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 8.👥 A clinic app has 70 patients, 210 doctors and 135 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) nurses (c) doctors
- 9.👥 A cricket club app has 280 players, 55 coaches and 40 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) players (c) fans
- 10.👥 A library app has 100 readers, 170 librarians and 245 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than readers are there?
- 11.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a homework planner (b) a water reminder (c) a bus tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 12.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a recipe finder (b) a bus tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a water reminder
- 13.👥 A library app has 95 readers, 110 librarians and 65 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than volunteers are there?
- 14.👥 A cricket club app has 85 players, 130 coaches and 55 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 15.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a bus tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a water reminder (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 16.Which of these is a feature? (a) a dark mode switch (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) “What should I cook?” (d) “Small text is hard”
- 17.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a share button (d) a dark mode switch
- 18.👥 A school app has 105 students, 115 teachers and 50 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 19.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 20.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) False (b) True
- 21.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) False (b) True
- 22.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) True (b) False
- 23.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “Small text is hard” (c) “I forget my homework” (d) a reminder alarm
- 24.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) True (b) False
- 25.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) True (b) False
- 26.👥 A school app has 175 students, 180 teachers and 45 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 27.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) a reminder alarm (c) a dark mode switch (d) “What should I cook?”
- 28.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) helps nobody well (b) is easy to build (c) wins every prize (d) needs no testing
- 29.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a problem a user has (b) a phone setting (c) a colour theme (d) a type of button
- 31.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) True (b) False
- 32.👥 A clinic app has 25 patients, 100 doctors and 85 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) nurses (c) doctors
- 33.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 34.👥 A library app has 95 readers, 180 librarians and 220 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) librarians (c) readers
- 35.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 36.👥 A cricket club app has 100 players, 195 coaches and 110 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) players (c) coaches
- 37.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a recipe finder (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a bus tracker (d) a big-text reader
- 39.👥 A school app has 75 students, 25 teachers and 95 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 40.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
Answer key
- a search bar
- a user need
- readers
- persona
- readers
- a big-text reader
- a feature
- doctors
- players
- 70
- a bus tracker
- a bus tracker
- 45
- 270
- a pocket-money tracker
- a dark mode switch
- “I keep missing the bus”
- 270
- a user need
- False
- True
- True
- a reminder alarm
- False
- True
- 400
- “What should I cook?”
- helps nobody well
- False
- a problem a user has
- True
- doctors
- a feature
- volunteers
- a feature
- coaches
- False
- a big-text reader
- 195
- a feature
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