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 user need (b) a feature
- 2.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a homework planner (b) a bus tracker (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a water reminder
- 3.👥 A clinic app has 85 patients, 95 doctors and 285 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) nurses (c) doctors
- 4.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to slow it down (b) to build what they need (c) to pick a logo (d) to make it longer
- 5.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 6.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) ask and watch users (b) pick the colours (c) write the code (d) guess on your own
- 7.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) password (b) persona (c) protocol (d) pixel
- 8.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a recipe finder (b) a water reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a big-text reader
- 9.Which of these is a feature? (a) a dark mode switch (b) “Small text is hard” (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) “I forget my homework”
- 10.👥 A school app has 135 students, 230 teachers and 90 parents as users. How many more teachers than students are there?
- 11.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) False (b) True
- 12.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 13.👥 A library app has 175 readers, 145 librarians and 85 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 14.👥 A cricket club app has 230 players, 260 coaches and 195 fans as users. How many more coaches than players are there?
- 15.👥 A school app has 260 students, 60 teachers and 25 parents as users. How many more students than teachers are there?
- 16.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) False (b) True
- 17.👥 A cricket club app has 35 players, 90 coaches and 270 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 18.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) “Small text is hard” (d) a reminder alarm
- 19.👥 A school app has 205 students, 170 teachers and 285 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 20.👥 A library app has 30 readers, 80 librarians and 25 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) readers (c) librarians
- 21.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 22.👥 A school app has 110 students, 155 teachers and 145 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 23.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) False (b) True
- 24.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a water reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a bus tracker
- 25.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a search bar (c) a dark mode switch (d) “Small text is hard”
- 26.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
- 27.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the testers (b) the people who use it (c) only the coders (d) the app icons
- 28.👥 A library app has 80 readers, 110 librarians and 170 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) librarians (c) volunteers
- 29.👥 A library app has 280 readers, 75 librarians and 290 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 30.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) a search bar (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) “I forget my homework”
- 31.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 32.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) “What should I cook?” (c) a share button (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 33.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) needs no testing (b) wins every prize (c) helps nobody well (d) is easy to build
- 34.👥 A library app has 60 readers, 30 librarians and 130 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than librarians are there?
- 35.👥 A clinic app has 140 patients, 30 doctors and 180 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) doctors (c) patients
- 36.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a bus tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a recipe finder (d) a homework planner
- 37.👥 A school app has 170 students, 35 teachers and 30 parents as users. How many more students than teachers are there?
- 38.👥 A cricket club app has 240 players, 295 coaches and 155 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 39.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a water reminder (b) a big-text reader (c) a homework planner (d) a bus tracker
Answer key
- a feature
- a water reminder
- nurses
- to build what they need
- a feature
- ask and watch users
- persona
- a big-text reader
- a dark mode switch
- 95
- True
- a feature
- 405
- 30
- 200
- False
- 395
- a reminder alarm
- 660
- librarians
- a user need
- 410
- False
- a pocket-money tracker
- “Small text is hard”
- False
- the people who use it
- volunteers
- 645
- a search bar
- a user need
- a share button
- helps nobody well
- 100
- nurses
- a big-text reader
- 135
- 690
- True
- a homework planner
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