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) “Small text is hard” (b) “I forget my homework” (c) a dark mode switch (d) “What should I cook?”
- 2.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 3.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) is easy to build (b) helps nobody well (c) needs no testing (d) wins every prize
- 4.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) True (b) False
- 5.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a share button (d) a search bar
- 6.👥 A school app has 120 students, 95 teachers and 165 parents as users. How many more parents than teachers are there?
- 7.👥 A library app has 285 readers, 20 librarians and 70 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 8.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 9.👥 A school app has 35 students, 225 teachers and 125 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 10.👥 A clinic app has 85 patients, 50 doctors and 80 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) nurses (c) patients
- 11.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to slow it down (b) to make it longer (c) to build what they need (d) to pick a logo
- 12.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the coders (b) the people who use it (c) only the testers (d) the app icons
- 13.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a big-text reader (b) a water reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a recipe finder
- 14.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 15.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) True (b) False
- 16.Which of these is a user need? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) a share button (c) a reminder alarm (d) a dark mode switch
- 17.👥 A school app has 295 students, 205 teachers and 125 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 18.👥 A library app has 20 readers, 80 librarians and 95 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) readers (c) volunteers
- 19.👥 A clinic app has 270 patients, 20 doctors and 215 nurses as users. How many more nurses than doctors are there?
- 20.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a recipe finder (b) a big-text reader (c) a homework planner (d) a water reminder
- 21.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a share button (c) a search bar (d) “What should I cook?”
- 22.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a homework planner (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a bus tracker
- 23.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”
- 24.👥 A school app has 130 students, 90 teachers and 100 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
- 25.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a recipe finder (b) a homework planner (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a bus tracker
- 26.👥 A clinic app has 225 patients, 240 doctors and 30 nurses as users. How many more patients than nurses are there?
- 27.👥 A cricket club app has 230 players, 80 coaches and 145 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) coaches (c) fans
- 28.👥 A library app has 295 readers, 115 librarians and 225 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 29.👥 A library app has 85 readers, 130 librarians and 225 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 30.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a water reminder (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a homework planner
- 31.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) pick the colours (b) guess on your own (c) ask and watch users (d) write the code
- 32.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a big-text reader (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a bus tracker
- 33.👥 A clinic app has 285 patients, 50 doctors and 235 nurses as users. How many more patients than nurses are there?
- 34.👥 A clinic app has 160 patients, 235 doctors and 25 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) nurses (c) patients
- 35.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 36.👥 A cricket club app has 220 players, 140 coaches and 70 fans as users. How many more players than fans are there?
- 37.👥 A library app has 180 readers, 270 librarians and 25 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than readers are there?
- 38.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a homework planner (b) a water reminder (c) a recipe finder (d) a big-text reader
- 39.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) True (b) False
- 40.👥 A school app has 30 students, 175 teachers and 20 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
Answer key
- a dark mode switch
- a user need
- helps nobody well
- False
- “I keep missing the bus”
- 70
- 375
- a feature
- 385
- patients
- to build what they need
- the people who use it
- a big-text reader
- a feature
- False
- “Small text is hard”
- 625
- volunteers
- 195
- a water reminder
- “What should I cook?”
- a homework planner
- “I forget my homework”
- students
- a pocket-money tracker
- 195
- players
- 635
- 440
- a pocket-money tracker
- ask and watch users
- a recipe finder
- 50
- doctors
- a feature
- 150
- 90
- a homework planner
- False
- teachers
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