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 of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) “I forget my homework” (c) a dark mode switch (d) a share button
- 2.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the coders (b) only the testers (c) the people who use it (d) the app icons
- 3.Which of these is a feature? (a) a search bar (b) “I forget my homework” (c) “What should I cook?” (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 4.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 5.👥 A cricket club app has 280 players, 40 coaches and 95 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) fans (c) coaches
- 6.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) True (b) False
- 7.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a water reminder (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a recipe finder
- 8.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 9.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 11.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) False (b) True
- 12.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a water reminder (b) a big-text reader (c) a bus tracker (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 13.👥 A school app has 275 students, 265 teachers and 35 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) students (c) parents
- 14.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) is easy to build (b) wins every prize (c) helps nobody well (d) needs no testing
- 15.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 16.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 17.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a colour theme (b) a phone setting (c) a type of button (d) a problem a user has
- 18.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) a dark mode switch (c) “Small text is hard” (d) “What should I cook?”
- 19.👥 A clinic app has 50 patients, 280 doctors and 100 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 20.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 21.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”
- 22.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) True (b) False
- 23.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to pick a logo (b) to build what they need (c) to make it longer (d) to slow it down
- 24.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a bus tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a homework planner (d) a water reminder
- 26.👥 A school app has 60 students, 185 teachers and 195 parents as users. How many more teachers than students are there?
- 27.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 28.👥 A school app has 290 students, 265 teachers and 100 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
- 29.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a dark mode switch (c) a search bar (d) “Small text is hard”
- 30.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 31.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) False (b) True
- 32.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) False (b) True
- 33.👥 A clinic app has 95 patients, 260 doctors and 205 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 34.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) True (b) False
- 35.👥 A library app has 295 readers, 245 librarians and 290 volunteers as users. How many more readers than volunteers are there?
- 36.👥 A clinic app has 50 patients, 85 doctors and 55 nurses as users. How many more doctors than nurses are there?
- 37.👥 A library app has 285 readers, 295 librarians and 290 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than volunteers are there?
- 38.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 40.👥 A clinic app has 90 patients, 115 doctors and 45 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
Answer key
- “I forget my homework”
- the people who use it
- a search bar
- a feature
- players
- True
- a recipe finder
- a feature
- True
- a user need
- True
- a pocket-money tracker
- students
- helps nobody well
- False
- a feature
- a problem a user has
- a dark mode switch
- 430
- True
- a share button
- False
- to build what they need
- True
- a bus tracker
- 125
- a feature
- students
- “Small text is hard”
- a user need
- False
- False
- 560
- False
- 5
- 30
- 5
- True
- a user need
- 250
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