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.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) ask and watch users (b) write the code (c) guess on your own (d) pick the colours
- 3.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) a reminder alarm (c) a dark mode switch (d) “Small text is hard”
- 4.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) True (b) False
- 5.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
- 6.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to make it longer (b) to build what they need (c) to slow it down (d) to pick a logo
- 7.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 8.👥 A school app has 175 students, 125 teachers and 185 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 9.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 10.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a share button (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a dark mode switch
- 11.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a big-text reader (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a homework planner
- 12.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a type of button (b) a phone setting (c) a colour theme (d) a problem a user has
- 13.👥 A library app has 255 readers, 70 librarians and 30 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 14.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) False (b) True
- 15.👥 A cricket club app has 260 players, 300 coaches and 90 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) fans (c) coaches
- 16.👥 A school app has 50 students, 20 teachers and 155 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 17.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 18.👥 A cricket club app has 135 players, 35 coaches and 225 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) fans (c) players
- 19.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) a reminder alarm (c) a dark mode switch (d) “I forget my homework”
- 20.👥 A cricket club app has 35 players, 75 coaches and 235 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 21.👥 A school app has 280 students, 145 teachers and 75 parents as users. How many more students than parents are there?
- 22.👥 A cricket club app has 215 players, 275 coaches and 30 fans as users. How many more players than fans are there?
- 23.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) protocol (b) pixel (c) persona (d) password
- 24.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a bus tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a big-text reader (d) a recipe finder
- 25.👥 A school app has 150 students, 300 teachers and 235 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 26.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a homework planner (b) a recipe finder (c) a bus tracker (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 27.👥 A cricket club app has 285 players, 20 coaches and 230 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) players (c) fans
- 28.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 29.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) a share button (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) “What should I cook?”
- 30.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a recipe finder (b) a bus tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 31.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a bus tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a recipe finder (d) a homework planner
- 32.👥 A clinic app has 105 patients, 120 doctors and 245 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) patients (c) doctors
- 33.Which of these is a feature? (a) a dark mode switch (b) “What should I cook?” (c) “Small text is hard” (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 34.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) “What should I cook?” (c) a reminder alarm (d) “I forget my homework”
- 35.👥 A cricket club app has 250 players, 285 coaches and 170 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 36.👥 A clinic app has 20 patients, 100 doctors and 105 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) patients (c) doctors
- 37.👥 A school app has 225 students, 175 teachers and 75 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
- 38.👥 A clinic app has 25 patients, 290 doctors and 255 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 39.👥 A clinic app has 35 patients, 110 doctors and 190 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 40.👥 A library app has 170 readers, 55 librarians and 90 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) readers (c) librarians
Answer key
- a user need
- ask and watch users
- “Small text is hard”
- False
- “I keep missing the bus”
- to build what they need
- a feature
- parents
- False
- “What should I cook?”
- a pocket-money tracker
- a problem a user has
- 355
- False
- coaches
- 225
- a user need
- fans
- “I forget my homework”
- 345
- 205
- 185
- persona
- a recipe finder
- 685
- a homework planner
- players
- a feature
- a share button
- a pocket-money tracker
- a recipe finder
- nurses
- a dark mode switch
- a reminder alarm
- 705
- nurses
- students
- 570
- 335
- readers
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