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: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 2.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a water reminder (b) a bus tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a homework planner
- 3.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) guess on your own (b) pick the colours (c) ask and watch users (d) write the code
- 4.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a water reminder (b) a big-text reader (c) a recipe finder (d) a bus tracker
- 6.👥 A cricket club app has 180 players, 125 coaches and 135 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 7.👥 A clinic app has 280 patients, 275 doctors and 90 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 8.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) pixel (b) protocol (c) password (d) persona
- 9.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 10.👥 A library app has 100 readers, 30 librarians and 260 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 11.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the people who use it (b) only the testers (c) the app icons (d) only the coders
- 12.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 13.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 14.👥 A cricket club app has 270 players, 290 coaches and 245 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 15.👥 A school app has 80 students, 215 teachers and 295 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 16.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a big-text reader (b) a recipe finder (c) a water reminder (d) a homework planner
- 17.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) True (b) False
- 18.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a search bar (c) a reminder alarm (d) “What should I cook?”
- 19.Which of these is a feature? (a) a share button (b) “What should I cook?” (c) “I forget my homework” (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 20.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 21.👥 A school app has 270 students, 165 teachers and 45 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 22.👥 A school app has 55 students, 220 teachers and 50 parents as users. How many more teachers than students are there?
- 23.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a homework planner (b) a water reminder (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 24.👥 A school app has 260 students, 205 teachers and 130 parents as users. How many more students than teachers are there?
- 25.👥 A school app has 165 students, 210 teachers and 115 parents as users. How many more teachers than students are there?
- 26.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) True (b) False
- 27.👥 A school app has 165 students, 225 teachers and 130 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
- 28.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) True (b) False
- 29.👥 A library app has 155 readers, 115 librarians and 230 volunteers as users. How many more readers than librarians are there?
- 30.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 31.👥 A school app has 150 students, 160 teachers and 25 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
- 32.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 34.👥 A library app has 295 readers, 115 librarians and 125 volunteers as users. How many more readers than volunteers are there?
- 35.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a dark mode switch (c) a share button (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 36.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a water reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 37.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a homework planner (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a water reminder
- 38.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 39.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a reminder alarm
- 40.👥 A school app has 135 students, 235 teachers and 20 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
Answer key
- a user need
- a bus tracker
- ask and watch users
- False
- a big-text reader
- 440
- 645
- persona
- True
- 390
- the people who use it
- a user need
- a feature
- 805
- parents
- a homework planner
- False
- “What should I cook?”
- a share button
- a feature
- 480
- 165
- a recipe finder
- 55
- 45
- False
- teachers
- True
- 40
- a feature
- teachers
- False
- a user need
- 170
- “I keep missing the bus”
- a water reminder
- a water reminder
- a user need
- a reminder alarm
- teachers
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