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.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a big-text reader (b) a homework planner (c) a bus tracker (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 4.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) False (b) True
- 5.👥 A clinic app has 105 patients, 175 doctors and 240 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 6.👥 A library app has 30 readers, 55 librarians and 210 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) volunteers (c) readers
- 7.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a water reminder (d) a big-text reader
- 8.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 9.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) False (b) True
- 10.👥 A clinic app has 100 patients, 35 doctors and 85 nurses as users. How many more nurses than doctors are there?
- 11.👥 A school app has 115 students, 130 teachers and 80 parents as users. How many more teachers than parents are there?
- 12.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 13.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) False (b) True
- 14.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “Small text is hard” (c) “I forget my homework” (d) a share button
- 15.👥 A school app has 255 students, 225 teachers and 70 parents as users. How many more teachers than parents are there?
- 16.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 17.👥 A clinic app has 120 patients, 295 doctors and 175 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 18.👥 A school app has 90 students, 240 teachers and 140 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) students (c) teachers
- 19.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a big-text reader (b) a homework planner (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 20.👥 A library app has 230 readers, 95 librarians and 165 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) readers (c) librarians
- 21.👥 A clinic app has 135 patients, 270 doctors and 165 nurses as users. How many more nurses than patients are there?
- 22.👥 A clinic app has 300 patients, 175 doctors and 95 nurses as users. How many more doctors than nurses are there?
- 23.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) a dark mode switch (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a reminder alarm
- 24.👥 A clinic app has 230 patients, 160 doctors and 110 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) patients (c) nurses
- 25.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) protocol (b) pixel (c) persona (d) password
- 26.👥 A library app has 265 readers, 50 librarians and 165 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) volunteers (c) librarians
- 27.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 28.👥 A school app has 175 students, 65 teachers and 55 parents as users. How many more students than parents are there?
- 29.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) wins every prize (b) is easy to build (c) helps nobody well (d) needs no testing
- 30.👥 A cricket club app has 230 players, 225 coaches and 50 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 31.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) False (b) True
- 32.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 34.👥 A library app has 55 readers, 190 librarians and 20 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 35.👥 A school app has 235 students, 100 teachers and 25 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
- 36.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a dark mode switch
- 37.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a problem a user has (b) a phone setting (c) a colour theme (d) a type of button
- 39.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 40.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a recipe finder (b) a homework planner (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a bus tracker
Answer key
- a feature
- False
- a big-text reader
- False
- 520
- volunteers
- a water reminder
- a user need
- False
- 50
- 50
- a user need
- False
- a share button
- 155
- a feature
- 590
- teachers
- a homework planner
- readers
- 30
- 80
- “What should I cook?”
- patients
- persona
- readers
- a user need
- 120
- helps nobody well
- 505
- False
- True
- a feature
- 265
- students
- a dark mode switch
- True
- a problem a user has
- a feature
- a bus tracker
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