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 app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a water reminder (b) a bus tracker (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a big-text reader
- 2.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 3.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) False (b) True
- 4.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a recipe finder (b) a bus tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a big-text reader
- 6.👥 A school app has 20 students, 160 teachers and 205 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 7.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) True (b) False
- 8.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) a dark mode switch (c) a reminder alarm (d) “I forget my homework”
- 9.👥 A library app has 30 readers, 135 librarians and 145 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 10.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a bus tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a big-text reader (d) a recipe finder
- 11.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) True (b) False
- 12.👥 A school app has 290 students, 30 teachers and 40 parents as users. How many more students than teachers are there?
- 13.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) write the code (b) ask and watch users (c) guess on your own (d) pick the colours
- 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.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a homework planner (b) a big-text reader (c) a water reminder (d) a bus tracker
- 16.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 17.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the people who use it (b) the app icons (c) only the coders (d) only the testers
- 18.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 19.👥 A cricket club app has 120 players, 190 coaches and 45 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 20.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) True (b) False
- 21.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a phone setting (b) a colour theme (c) a problem a user has (d) a type of button
- 22.👥 A clinic app has 215 patients, 195 doctors and 275 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 23.👥 A school app has 115 students, 245 teachers and 70 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
- 24.👥 A library app has 40 readers, 150 librarians and 30 volunteers as users. How many more readers than volunteers are there?
- 25.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 26.👥 A school app has 200 students, 300 teachers and 105 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 27.👥 A cricket club app has 25 players, 70 coaches and 45 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) fans (c) coaches
- 28.👥 A clinic app has 35 patients, 125 doctors and 25 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 29.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a big-text reader (b) a bus tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a recipe finder
- 30.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 31.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) True (b) False
- 32.👥 A school app has 235 students, 140 teachers and 175 parents as users. How many more students than teachers are there?
- 33.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) False (b) True
- 34.👥 A library app has 35 readers, 240 librarians and 180 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) readers (c) librarians
- 35.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) True (b) False
- 36.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “Small text is hard” (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a dark mode switch
- 37.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a homework planner (b) a bus tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 39.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a bus tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a big-text reader (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 40.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- a water reminder
- a feature
- False
- False
- a water reminder
- 385
- True
- “I forget my homework”
- 310
- a recipe finder
- True
- 260
- ask and watch users
- helps nobody well
- a bus tracker
- a user need
- the people who use it
- a feature
- 355
- False
- a problem a user has
- 685
- teachers
- 10
- False
- teachers
- coaches
- 185
- a recipe finder
- a user need
- True
- 95
- False
- librarians
- True
- a dark mode switch
- False
- a homework planner
- a big-text reader
- True
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