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 share button (c) “Small text is hard” (d) “I forget my homework”
- 2.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) True (b) False
- 3.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) True (b) False
- 4.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a homework planner (d) a recipe finder
- 6.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 7.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a share button (c) a search bar (d) “What should I cook?”
- 8.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) pick the colours (b) write the code (c) guess on your own (d) ask and watch users
- 9.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) False (b) True
- 10.👥 A school app has 210 students, 185 teachers and 120 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
- 11.👥 A school app has 70 students, 180 teachers and 100 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
- 12.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
- 13.👥 A school app has 45 students, 70 teachers and 80 parents as users. How many more teachers than students are there?
- 14.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “I forget my homework” (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a reminder alarm
- 15.👥 A library app has 45 readers, 25 librarians and 120 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 16.👥 A school app has 135 students, 275 teachers and 270 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 17.👥 A library app has 45 readers, 290 librarians and 180 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) readers (c) volunteers
- 18.👥 A clinic app has 130 patients, 255 doctors and 225 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 19.👥 A library app has 65 readers, 135 librarians and 290 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) volunteers (c) librarians
- 20.👥 A clinic app has 205 patients, 45 doctors and 170 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) patients (c) nurses
- 21.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) True (b) False
- 22.👥 A clinic app has 275 patients, 140 doctors and 75 nurses as users. How many more patients than nurses are there?
- 23.👥 A library app has 30 readers, 210 librarians and 55 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) librarians (c) volunteers
- 24.👥 A library app has 190 readers, 255 librarians and 250 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) librarians (c) readers
- 25.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a bus tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a big-text reader
- 26.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 27.Which of these is a feature? (a) a search bar (b) “What should I cook?” (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) “Small text is hard”
- 28.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a phone setting (b) a type of button (c) a colour theme (d) a problem a user has
- 29.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 30.👥 A school app has 60 students, 70 teachers and 270 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
- 31.👥 A cricket club app has 180 players, 170 coaches and 100 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) players (c) coaches
- 32.👥 A library app has 45 readers, 275 librarians and 110 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 33.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) is easy to build (b) wins every prize (c) helps nobody well (d) needs no testing
- 34.👥 A library app has 225 readers, 215 librarians and 35 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 35.👥 A clinic app has 280 patients, 30 doctors and 110 nurses as users. How many more patients than nurses are there?
- 36.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) True (b) False
- 37.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a homework planner (b) a recipe finder (c) a bus tracker (d) a water reminder
- 38.👥 A cricket club app has 290 players, 150 coaches and 90 fans as users. How many more coaches than fans are there?
- 39.Which of these is a user need? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) a share button (c) a search bar (d) a reminder alarm
- 40.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a recipe finder (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a bus tracker (d) a big-text reader
Answer key
- a share button
- True
- True
- False
- a homework planner
- a user need
- “What should I cook?”
- ask and watch users
- True
- students
- teachers
- False
- 25
- a reminder alarm
- 190
- 680
- librarians
- 610
- volunteers
- patients
- False
- 200
- librarians
- librarians
- a pocket-money tracker
- a user need
- a search bar
- a problem a user has
- a feature
- parents
- players
- 430
- helps nobody well
- 475
- 170
- False
- a bus tracker
- 60
- “I forget my homework”
- a big-text reader
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