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: “I forget my homework”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 2.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a homework planner (b) a water reminder (c) a big-text reader (d) a recipe finder
- 3.👥 A clinic app has 290 patients, 180 doctors and 65 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 4.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a bus tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a recipe finder
- 5.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a water reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a big-text reader (d) a bus tracker
- 6.👥 A school app has 290 students, 130 teachers and 300 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 7.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to slow it down (b) to build what they need (c) to pick a logo (d) to make it longer
- 8.👥 A library app has 65 readers, 30 librarians and 75 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) readers (c) librarians
- 9.👥 A library app has 105 readers, 135 librarians and 25 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than volunteers are there?
- 10.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) helps nobody well (b) needs no testing (c) is easy to build (d) wins every prize
- 12.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a type of button (b) a problem a user has (c) a colour theme (d) a phone setting
- 13.👥 A cricket club app has 60 players, 155 coaches and 130 fans as users. How many more fans than players are there?
- 14.👥 A school app has 190 students, 170 teachers and 90 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
- 15.👥 A school app has 95 students, 200 teachers and 230 parents as users. How many more parents than teachers are there?
- 16.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) write the code (b) pick the colours (c) guess on your own (d) ask and watch users
- 17.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the people who use it (b) the app icons (c) only the testers (d) only the coders
- 18.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 19.👥 A school app has 125 students, 250 teachers and 240 parents as users. How many more teachers than students are there?
- 20.👥 A library app has 55 readers, 60 librarians and 100 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than readers are there?
- 21.👥 A cricket club app has 155 players, 135 coaches and 295 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) fans (c) coaches
- 22.👥 A library app has 270 readers, 80 librarians and 235 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 23.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 24.👥 A library app has 270 readers, 25 librarians and 160 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 25.Which of these is a feature? (a) a share button (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) “Small text is hard” (d) “What should I cook?”
- 26.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a dark mode switch (d) “What should I cook?”
- 27.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) True (b) False
- 28.👥 A cricket club app has 75 players, 85 coaches and 200 fans as users. How many more fans than coaches are there?
- 29.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a dark mode switch (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a share button
- 30.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) False (b) True
- 31.👥 A school app has 285 students, 90 teachers and 105 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 32.👥 A school app has 60 students, 240 teachers and 245 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 33.👥 A library app has 155 readers, 190 librarians and 130 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) readers (c) librarians
- 34.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) “I forget my homework” (c) a reminder alarm (d) a dark mode switch
- 35.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a water reminder (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a bus tracker
- 36.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) False (b) True
- 37.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “Small text is hard” (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a reminder alarm
- 38.👥 A school app has 215 students, 155 teachers and 270 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) students (c) parents
- 39.👥 A clinic app has 40 patients, 215 doctors and 55 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 40.👥 A cricket club app has 130 players, 155 coaches and 180 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) fans (c) players
Answer key
- a user need
- a recipe finder
- 535
- a homework planner
- a water reminder
- 720
- to build what they need
- volunteers
- 110
- True
- helps nobody well
- a problem a user has
- 70
- students
- 30
- ask and watch users
- the people who use it
- a feature
- 125
- 45
- fans
- 585
- a feature
- 455
- a share button
- a dark mode switch
- False
- 115
- “I keep missing the bus”
- True
- 480
- 545
- librarians
- “I forget my homework”
- a bus tracker
- True
- a reminder alarm
- parents
- 310
- fans
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