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 app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a water reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a big-text reader (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 2.👥 A cricket club app has 250 players, 100 coaches and 205 fans as users. How many more players than coaches are there?
- 3.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 4.👥 A clinic app has 115 patients, 290 doctors and 45 nurses as users. How many more doctors than nurses are there?
- 5.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to slow it down (b) to make it longer (c) to build what they need (d) to pick a logo
- 6.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) guess on your own (b) write the code (c) pick the colours (d) ask and watch users
- 7.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 8.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) password (b) pixel (c) persona (d) protocol
- 9.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a recipe finder (b) a big-text reader (c) a bus tracker (d) a homework planner
- 10.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a recipe finder (b) a homework planner (c) a bus tracker (d) a water reminder
- 11.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) “I forget my homework” (c) a search bar (d) a share button
- 12.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a recipe finder (d) a bus tracker
- 13.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 14.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) False (b) True
- 15.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
- 16.🎯 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
- 17.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) True (b) False
- 18.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a bus tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a homework planner (d) a water reminder
- 19.Which of these is a feature? (a) a share button (b) “I forget my homework” (c) “Small text is hard” (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 20.👥 A cricket club app has 290 players, 225 coaches and 125 fans as users. How many more coaches than fans are there?
- 21.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a water reminder (b) a recipe finder (c) a big-text reader (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 22.👥 A school app has 140 students, 265 teachers and 280 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 23.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) True (b) False
- 24.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) False (b) True
- 25.👥 A cricket club app has 260 players, 210 coaches and 30 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 26.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) False (b) True
- 27.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a homework planner (d) a recipe finder
- 28.👥 A school app has 155 students, 60 teachers and 180 parents as users. How many more parents than students are there?
- 29.👥 A cricket club app has 145 players, 235 coaches and 80 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 30.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 31.👥 A cricket club app has 75 players, 165 coaches and 65 fans as users. How many more coaches than players are there?
- 32.👥 A school app has 240 students, 40 teachers and 160 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 33.👥 A library app has 20 readers, 160 librarians and 205 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) readers (c) volunteers
- 34.👥 A cricket club app has 230 players, 225 coaches and 205 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) players (c) fans
- 35.👥 A cricket club app has 290 players, 110 coaches and 145 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 36.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
- 37.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) a dark mode switch (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) “Small text is hard”
- 38.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a search bar (c) “Small text is hard” (d) a reminder alarm
- 39.👥 A cricket club app has 60 players, 285 coaches and 290 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) fans (c) coaches
- 40.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
Answer key
- a pocket-money tracker
- 150
- a feature
- 245
- to build what they need
- ask and watch users
- a user need
- persona
- a bus tracker
- a homework planner
- “I forget my homework”
- a bus tracker
- a user need
- False
- True
- the people who use it
- True
- a water reminder
- a share button
- 100
- a big-text reader
- 685
- True
- False
- 500
- False
- a recipe finder
- 25
- 460
- a user need
- 90
- students
- volunteers
- players
- 545
- a reminder alarm
- a dark mode switch
- “Small text is hard”
- fans
- a feature
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