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: a reminder alarm? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 2.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to slow it down (b) to pick a logo (c) to make it longer (d) to build what they need
- 3.👥 A library app has 140 readers, 235 librarians and 50 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than readers are there?
- 4.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) write the code (b) guess on your own (c) pick the colours (d) ask and watch users
- 5.👥 A library app has 55 readers, 100 librarians and 300 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) librarians (c) readers
- 6.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) False (b) True
- 7.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the coders (b) the app icons (c) only the testers (d) the people who use it
- 9.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) False (b) True
- 10.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) a reminder alarm (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) “Small text is hard”
- 11.👥 A library app has 235 readers, 285 librarians and 260 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 12.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 13.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a search bar (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a dark mode switch
- 14.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) True (b) False
- 15.👥 A school app has 240 students, 220 teachers and 255 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 16.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 17.👥 A cricket club app has 45 players, 85 coaches and 280 fans as users. How many more fans than players are there?
- 18.👥 A school app has 135 students, 235 teachers and 165 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
- 19.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “What should I cook?” (c) “Small text is hard” (d) a dark mode switch
- 20.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 21.👥 A clinic app has 90 patients, 140 doctors and 220 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) doctors (c) nurses
- 22.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a reminder alarm (c) a search bar (d) “I forget my homework”
- 23.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a colour theme (b) a phone setting (c) a type of button (d) a problem a user has
- 24.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?”
- 25.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?”
- 26.👥 A library app has 290 readers, 215 librarians and 180 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 27.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a water reminder (d) a big-text reader
- 28.👥 A cricket club app has 160 players, 20 coaches and 220 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) coaches (c) players
- 29.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) True (b) False
- 30.👥 A clinic app has 80 patients, 290 doctors and 270 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 31.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 32.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 33.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a recipe finder (b) a bus tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a water reminder
- 34.👥 A cricket club app has 170 players, 155 coaches and 290 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 35.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) True (b) False
- 36.👥 A library app has 55 readers, 45 librarians and 110 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) readers (c) librarians
- 37.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) False (b) True
- 38.👥 A cricket club app has 20 players, 135 coaches and 165 fans as users. How many more coaches than players are there?
- 39.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
Answer key
- a feature
- to build what they need
- 95
- ask and watch users
- volunteers
- False
- True
- the people who use it
- True
- a reminder alarm
- 780
- a user need
- “I keep missing the bus”
- False
- 715
- a user need
- 235
- teachers
- a dark mode switch
- a user need
- nurses
- “I forget my homework”
- a problem a user has
- a share button
- “What should I cook?”
- 685
- a water reminder
- fans
- False
- 640
- a feature
- a feature
- a recipe finder
- 615
- True
- volunteers
- True
- 115
- False
- a user need
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