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 recipe finder (c) a homework planner (d) a bus tracker
- 3.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) True (b) False
- 4.👥 A clinic app has 30 patients, 45 doctors and 25 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) patients (c) doctors
- 5.👥 A clinic app has 25 patients, 35 doctors and 255 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) patients (c) nurses
- 6.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a big-text reader (d) a water reminder
- 7.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) False (b) True
- 8.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) a dark mode switch (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) “I forget my homework”
- 9.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 10.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
- 11.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a share button (d) “Small text is hard”
- 12.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a water reminder (d) a homework planner
- 13.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) is easy to build (b) wins every prize (c) needs no testing (d) helps nobody well
- 14.👥 A cricket club app has 285 players, 30 coaches and 165 fans as users. How many more players than coaches are there?
- 15.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a bus tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a homework planner
- 16.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) True (b) False
- 17.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) write the code (b) ask and watch users (c) pick the colours (d) guess on your own
- 19.🎯 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
- 20.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 21.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the app icons (b) the people who use it (c) only the testers (d) only the coders
- 22.👥 A cricket club app has 170 players, 125 coaches and 230 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 23.👥 A clinic app has 280 patients, 70 doctors and 205 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) patients (c) nurses
- 24.👥 A cricket club app has 95 players, 155 coaches and 195 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) players (c) coaches
- 25.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to make it longer (b) to pick a logo (c) to build what they need (d) to slow it down
- 26.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) True (b) False
- 27.👥 A clinic app has 170 patients, 205 doctors and 135 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) nurses (c) doctors
- 28.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 29.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a water reminder (d) a recipe finder
- 30.👥 A cricket club app has 35 players, 100 coaches and 200 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) players (c) fans
- 31.👥 A school app has 250 students, 275 teachers and 240 parents as users. How many more teachers than students are there?
- 32.👥 A clinic app has 115 patients, 165 doctors and 85 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 33.👥 A library app has 110 readers, 235 librarians and 275 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) librarians (c) readers
- 34.👥 A library app has 175 readers, 30 librarians and 285 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) volunteers (c) readers
- 35.👥 A school app has 190 students, 240 teachers and 35 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 36.👥 A cricket club app has 295 players, 210 coaches and 220 fans as users. How many more players than coaches are there?
- 37.👥 A cricket club app has 280 players, 125 coaches and 190 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) fans (c) players
- 38.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a share button (c) a reminder alarm (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 39.👥 A cricket club app has 65 players, 185 coaches and 90 fans as users. How many more coaches than players are there?
- 40.👥 A library app has 295 readers, 175 librarians and 235 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) volunteers (c) librarians
Answer key
- a problem a user has
- a bus tracker
- False
- doctors
- nurses
- a big-text reader
- False
- a dark mode switch
- a user need
- “Small text is hard”
- a share button
- a water reminder
- helps nobody well
- 255
- a big-text reader
- False
- True
- ask and watch users
- a water reminder
- a feature
- the people who use it
- 525
- patients
- fans
- to build what they need
- True
- doctors
- a feature
- a homework planner
- fans
- 25
- 365
- volunteers
- volunteers
- 465
- 85
- players
- “I keep missing the bus”
- 120
- readers
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