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 feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) “I forget my homework” (c) a reminder alarm (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 2.👥 A cricket club app has 300 players, 230 coaches and 275 fans as users. How many more players than coaches are there?
- 3.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) pixel (b) password (c) protocol (d) persona
- 4.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 5.👥 A cricket club app has 130 players, 285 coaches and 230 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) coaches (c) fans
- 6.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 7.Which of these is a feature? (a) a search bar (b) “What should I cook?” (c) “I forget my homework” (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 8.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
- 9.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a search bar (c) “I forget my homework” (d) a reminder alarm
- 10.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a recipe finder (b) a big-text reader (c) a bus tracker (d) a homework planner
- 11.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) False (b) True
- 12.👥 A library app has 75 readers, 45 librarians and 40 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) volunteers (c) librarians
- 13.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a water reminder (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a big-text reader
- 14.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 15.👥 A clinic app has 255 patients, 165 doctors and 245 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 16.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
- 17.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the people who use it (b) the app icons (c) only the coders (d) only the testers
- 18.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) True (b) False
- 19.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 20.👥 A clinic app has 70 patients, 130 doctors and 195 nurses as users. How many more nurses than patients are there?
- 21.👥 A clinic app has 270 patients, 245 doctors and 125 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) nurses (c) doctors
- 22.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a big-text reader (b) a water reminder (c) a recipe finder (d) a homework planner
- 23.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to pick a logo (b) to build what they need (c) to slow it down (d) to make it longer
- 24.👥 A school app has 245 students, 255 teachers and 110 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 25.👥 A cricket club app has 150 players, 240 coaches and 220 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 26.👥 A school app has 35 students, 185 teachers and 230 parents as users. How many more parents than teachers are there?
- 27.👥 A school app has 90 students, 180 teachers and 75 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
- 28.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 29.👥 A clinic app has 280 patients, 135 doctors and 75 nurses as users. How many more patients than nurses are there?
- 30.👥 A library app has 280 readers, 110 librarians and 235 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) volunteers (c) readers
- 31.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) ask and watch users (b) write the code (c) pick the colours (d) guess on your own
- 32.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a water reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a bus tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 33.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a water reminder (b) a recipe finder (c) a bus tracker (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 34.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a big-text reader (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a bus tracker
- 35.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) wins every prize (b) is easy to build (c) needs no testing (d) helps nobody well
- 36.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a big-text reader (b) a water reminder (c) a bus tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 37.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) True (b) False
- 38.👥 A clinic app has 240 patients, 140 doctors and 165 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) nurses (c) patients
- 39.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a homework planner (b) a bus tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a recipe finder
- 40.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a recipe finder (d) a big-text reader
Answer key
- a reminder alarm
- 70
- persona
- a user need
- coaches
- a feature
- a search bar
- True
- “I forget my homework”
- a homework planner
- True
- readers
- a recipe finder
- a user need
- 665
- “Small text is hard”
- the people who use it
- False
- a feature
- 125
- patients
- a water reminder
- to build what they need
- teachers
- 610
- 45
- teachers
- a user need
- 205
- readers
- ask and watch users
- a water reminder
- a pocket-money tracker
- a pocket-money tracker
- helps nobody well
- a bus tracker
- False
- patients
- a big-text reader
- a homework planner
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