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 share button? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 2.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a bus tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a big-text reader (d) a water reminder
- 3.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 4.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) “What should I cook?” (c) a share button (d) a reminder alarm
- 5.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “What should I cook?” (c) a share button (d) “Small text is hard”
- 6.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) True (b) False
- 7.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a water reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a big-text reader
- 9.🎯 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
- 10.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 11.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “I forget my homework” (c) “Small text is hard” (d) a reminder alarm
- 12.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a homework planner (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a recipe finder
- 13.Which of these is a user need? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) a share button (c) a reminder alarm (d) a search bar
- 14.Which of these is a user need? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) a reminder alarm (c) a share button (d) a search bar
- 15.👥 A school app has 270 students, 230 teachers and 120 parents as users. How many more students than teachers are there?
- 16.👥 A library app has 210 readers, 115 librarians and 110 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 17.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to build what they need (b) to pick a logo (c) to make it longer (d) to slow it down
- 18.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a homework planner (b) a bus tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a big-text reader
- 19.👥 A library app has 60 readers, 290 librarians and 265 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) volunteers (c) readers
- 20.👥 A cricket club app has 55 players, 25 coaches and 265 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) players (c) coaches
- 21.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) a search bar (c) “Small text is hard” (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 22.👥 A clinic app has 290 patients, 275 doctors and 160 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) nurses (c) patients
- 23.👥 A library app has 140 readers, 120 librarians and 155 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 24.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
- 25.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a type of button (b) a problem a user has (c) a colour theme (d) a phone setting
- 27.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 28.👥 A clinic app has 30 patients, 45 doctors and 150 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) doctors (c) nurses
- 29.👥 A clinic app has 210 patients, 250 doctors and 150 nurses as users. How many more doctors than nurses are there?
- 30.👥 A library app has 35 readers, 290 librarians and 270 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) volunteers (c) librarians
- 31.👥 A cricket club app has 75 players, 255 coaches and 50 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 32.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a bus tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a recipe finder
- 33.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a water reminder (d) a recipe finder
- 34.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 35.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a big-text reader (b) a recipe finder (c) a water reminder (d) a homework planner
- 36.👥 A school app has 120 students, 195 teachers and 95 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 37.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a share button (c) a dark mode switch (d) “I forget my homework”
- 38.👥 A cricket club app has 175 players, 265 coaches and 185 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 39.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 40.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the coders (b) only the testers (c) the app icons (d) the people who use it
Answer key
- a feature
- a recipe finder
- a feature
- “What should I cook?”
- a share button
- False
- True
- a homework planner
- ask and watch users
- a user need
- a reminder alarm
- a pocket-money tracker
- “Small text is hard”
- “I keep missing the bus”
- 40
- 435
- to build what they need
- a water reminder
- librarians
- fans
- a search bar
- patients
- 415
- True
- False
- a problem a user has
- a user need
- nurses
- 100
- librarians
- 380
- a bus tracker
- a water reminder
- a feature
- a big-text reader
- 410
- “I forget my homework”
- 625
- a feature
- the people who use it
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