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 user need? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) a share button (c) a dark mode switch (d) a reminder alarm
- 2.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 3.👥 A clinic app has 300 patients, 195 doctors and 260 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) doctors (c) nurses
- 4.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 6.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 7.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a colour theme (b) a type of button (c) a problem a user has (d) a phone setting
- 8.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) a dark mode switch (c) “Small text is hard” (d) a share button
- 9.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the app icons (b) only the coders (c) the people who use it (d) only the testers
- 10.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) write the code (b) ask and watch users (c) pick the colours (d) guess on your own
- 12.👥 A library app has 240 readers, 265 librarians and 285 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than readers are there?
- 13.👥 A school app has 180 students, 95 teachers and 160 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 14.👥 A school app has 100 students, 25 teachers and 250 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
- 15.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a recipe finder (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a homework planner
- 16.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 17.👥 A cricket club app has 160 players, 75 coaches and 130 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 18.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a dark mode switch (c) a reminder alarm (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 19.👥 A library app has 20 readers, 60 librarians and 95 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than readers are there?
- 20.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) persona (b) pixel (c) password (d) protocol
- 21.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) True (b) False
- 22.👥 A school app has 30 students, 65 teachers and 60 parents as users. How many more teachers than parents are there?
- 23.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to make it longer (b) to build what they need (c) to slow it down (d) to pick a logo
- 24.👥 A school app has 70 students, 300 teachers and 145 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 25.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 26.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a bus tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a water reminder (d) a big-text reader
- 27.👥 A library app has 110 readers, 20 librarians and 40 volunteers as users. How many more readers than volunteers are there?
- 28.👥 A school app has 230 students, 235 teachers and 280 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 29.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a recipe finder (b) a homework planner (c) a water reminder (d) a big-text reader
- 30.👥 A cricket club app has 105 players, 80 coaches and 135 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) players (c) coaches
- 31.👥 A school app has 300 students, 120 teachers and 165 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) students (c) parents
- 32.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a bus tracker (d) a water reminder
- 33.👥 A clinic app has 300 patients, 160 doctors and 100 nurses as users. How many more patients than nurses are there?
- 34.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a water reminder (d) a bus tracker
- 35.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) False (b) True
- 36.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) False (b) True
- 37.👥 A school app has 95 students, 240 teachers and 300 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 38.👥 A school app has 180 students, 250 teachers and 205 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) students (c) parents
- 39.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) “I forget my homework” (d) a share button
- 40.👥 A clinic app has 180 patients, 75 doctors and 90 nurses as users. How many more patients than doctors are there?
Answer key
- “What should I cook?”
- a user need
- patients
- False
- a user need
- a feature
- a problem a user has
- “Small text is hard”
- the people who use it
- False
- ask and watch users
- 25
- 435
- parents
- a homework planner
- a feature
- 365
- “I keep missing the bus”
- 40
- persona
- True
- 5
- to build what they need
- teachers
- a feature
- a big-text reader
- 70
- 745
- a water reminder
- fans
- students
- a recipe finder
- 200
- a water reminder
- False
- True
- parents
- teachers
- a share button
- 105
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