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 share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 2.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a water reminder (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a bus tracker
- 3.👥 A clinic app has 245 patients, 30 doctors and 135 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 4.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) False (b) True
- 5.👥 A clinic app has 235 patients, 180 doctors and 20 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 6.👥 A school app has 100 students, 150 teachers and 115 parents as users. How many more teachers than students are there?
- 7.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) “I forget my homework” (d) a dark mode switch
- 8.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a water reminder (b) a bus tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a big-text reader
- 9.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a water reminder (b) a recipe finder (c) a homework planner (d) a big-text reader
- 10.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 11.🎯 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
- 12.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) “What should I cook?” (c) a dark mode switch (d) a search bar
- 13.👥 A school app has 70 students, 170 teachers and 65 parents as users. How many more students than parents are there?
- 14.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) helps nobody well (b) is easy to build (c) needs no testing (d) wins every prize
- 15.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a homework planner (b) a bus tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a big-text reader
- 16.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 17.👥 A library app has 240 readers, 185 librarians and 280 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 18.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a recipe finder (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a bus tracker (d) a water reminder
- 19.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 20.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a share button (d) a reminder alarm
- 21.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) write the code (b) pick the colours (c) ask and watch users (d) guess on your own
- 22.👥 A school app has 60 students, 195 teachers and 75 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 23.👥 A cricket club app has 75 players, 220 coaches and 85 fans as users. How many more coaches than players are there?
- 24.🎯 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 recipe finder
- 25.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a recipe finder (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a bus tracker (d) a homework planner
- 26.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) False (b) True
- 27.👥 A cricket club app has 120 players, 270 coaches and 165 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 28.👥 A school app has 75 students, 185 teachers and 235 parents as users. How many more parents than students are there?
- 29.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 31.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 32.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) “Small text is hard” (c) a search bar (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 33.👥 A school app has 125 students, 165 teachers and 210 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
- 34.👥 A cricket club app has 180 players, 105 coaches and 45 fans as users. How many more coaches than fans are there?
- 35.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) pixel (b) persona (c) protocol (d) password
- 36.🎯 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
- 37.Which of these is a user need? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) a dark mode switch (c) a search bar (d) a share button
- 38.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) False (b) True
- 39.👥 A clinic app has 20 patients, 115 doctors and 65 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 40.👥 A library app has 135 readers, 45 librarians and 85 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) librarians (c) readers
Answer key
- a feature
- a pocket-money tracker
- 410
- True
- 435
- 50
- a dark mode switch
- a big-text reader
- a water reminder
- a user need
- the people who use it
- “What should I cook?”
- 5
- helps nobody well
- a bus tracker
- a user need
- 705
- a recipe finder
- a user need
- “I keep missing the bus”
- ask and watch users
- teachers
- 145
- a homework planner
- a bus tracker
- False
- 555
- 160
- True
- a feature
- a user need
- a search bar
- parents
- 60
- persona
- to build what they need
- “Small text is hard”
- True
- 200
- readers
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