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.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a problem a user has (b) a phone setting (c) a colour theme (d) a type of button
- 2.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a water reminder (b) a big-text reader (c) a recipe finder (d) a bus tracker
- 3.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a reminder alarm (c) a search bar (d) “I forget my homework”
- 4.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 5.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) ask and watch users (b) write the code (c) guess on your own (d) pick the colours
- 6.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) True (b) False
- 7.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a bus tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a recipe finder (d) a homework planner
- 8.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) “Small text is hard” (c) a share button (d) a search bar
- 9.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a homework planner (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a bus tracker
- 10.👥 A school app has 195 students, 135 teachers and 35 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) students (c) parents
- 11.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to slow it down (b) to make it longer (c) to pick a logo (d) to build what they need
- 13.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the testers (b) the app icons (c) the people who use it (d) only the coders
- 14.👥 A cricket club app has 90 players, 100 coaches and 60 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) coaches (c) fans
- 15.👥 A school app has 285 students, 30 teachers and 115 parents as users. How many more students than parents are there?
- 16.Which of these is a user need? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) a share button (c) a dark mode switch (d) a search bar
- 17.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a big-text reader (d) a recipe finder
- 18.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 19.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) True (b) False
- 20.👥 A school app has 225 students, 175 teachers and 125 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 21.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) “I forget my homework” (c) a share button (d) “What should I cook?”
- 22.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 23.👥 A clinic app has 245 patients, 20 doctors and 280 nurses as users. How many more patients than doctors are there?
- 24.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 26.Which of these is a user need? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) a search bar (c) a share button (d) a reminder alarm
- 27.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a big-text reader (b) a recipe finder (c) a water reminder (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 29.👥 A library app has 175 readers, 155 librarians and 100 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 30.👥 A cricket club app has 30 players, 70 coaches and 240 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) fans (c) players
- 31.👥 A clinic app has 50 patients, 70 doctors and 180 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 32.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a recipe finder (b) a homework planner (c) a water reminder (d) a big-text reader
- 33.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 34.👥 A clinic app has 70 patients, 255 doctors and 45 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) doctors (c) patients
- 35.👥 A clinic app has 35 patients, 245 doctors and 290 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) doctors (c) patients
- 36.👥 A clinic app has 70 patients, 40 doctors and 85 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) nurses (c) doctors
- 37.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a recipe finder (b) a water reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a bus tracker
- 39.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a bus tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a homework planner
- 40.👥 A library app has 115 readers, 205 librarians and 175 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than readers are there?
Answer key
- a problem a user has
- a bus tracker
- “I forget my homework”
- a user need
- ask and watch users
- True
- a homework planner
- “Small text is hard”
- a water reminder
- students
- True
- to build what they need
- the people who use it
- coaches
- 170
- “I keep missing the bus”
- a pocket-money tracker
- a user need
- False
- students
- a share button
- False
- 225
- False
- a feature
- “What should I cook?”
- False
- a recipe finder
- 430
- fans
- 300
- a big-text reader
- a user need
- doctors
- nurses
- nurses
- True
- a homework planner
- a bus tracker
- 60
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