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: “Small text is hard”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 2.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) a dark mode switch (c) a share button (d) “I forget my homework”
- 3.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a phone setting (b) a type of button (c) a colour theme (d) a problem a user has
- 4.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 5.👥 A library app has 235 readers, 175 librarians and 70 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than volunteers are there?
- 6.👥 A library app has 125 readers, 110 librarians and 195 volunteers as users. How many more readers than librarians are there?
- 7.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) password (b) pixel (c) protocol (d) persona
- 8.👥 A school app has 30 students, 20 teachers and 50 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
- 9.👥 A clinic app has 95 patients, 160 doctors and 120 nurses as users. How many more doctors than patients are there?
- 10.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 11.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a water reminder (b) a bus tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 12.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 13.👥 A cricket club app has 130 players, 180 coaches and 140 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 14.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) “What should I cook?” (c) a search bar (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 15.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) ask and watch users (b) guess on your own (c) write the code (d) pick the colours
- 16.👥 A clinic app has 300 patients, 100 doctors and 55 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 17.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the people who use it (b) only the testers (c) only the coders (d) the app icons
- 18.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to build what they need (b) to slow it down (c) to pick a logo (d) to make it longer
- 20.👥 A cricket club app has 295 players, 275 coaches and 180 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) coaches (c) fans
- 21.👥 A clinic app has 235 patients, 115 doctors and 60 nurses as users. How many more patients than doctors are there?
- 22.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a big-text reader (b) a homework planner (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 24.👥 A clinic app has 120 patients, 165 doctors and 85 nurses as users. How many more patients than nurses are there?
- 25.👥 A library app has 50 readers, 60 librarians and 260 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than readers are there?
- 26.👥 A clinic app has 285 patients, 265 doctors and 90 nurses as users. How many more patients than nurses are there?
- 27.👥 A clinic app has 245 patients, 240 doctors and 285 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) doctors (c) nurses
- 28.👥 A cricket club app has 225 players, 280 coaches and 175 fans as users. How many more coaches than fans are there?
- 29.👥 A cricket club app has 120 players, 220 coaches and 170 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 30.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) True (b) False
- 31.👥 A school app has 105 students, 185 teachers and 70 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) students (c) teachers
- 32.👥 A cricket club app has 75 players, 155 coaches and 125 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) fans (c) coaches
- 33.👥 A clinic app has 245 patients, 110 doctors and 120 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 34.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) “I forget my homework” (d) a reminder alarm
- 35.👥 A library app has 75 readers, 205 librarians and 110 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) librarians (c) readers
- 36.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) “Small text is hard” (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a share button
- 37.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) “Small text is hard” (c) a reminder alarm (d) a search bar
- 38.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a big-text reader (d) a homework planner
- 40.🎯 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 recipe finder (d) a big-text reader
Answer key
- a user need
- “I forget my homework”
- a problem a user has
- a user need
- 105
- 15
- persona
- parents
- 65
- a feature
- a bus tracker
- a feature
- 450
- a search bar
- ask and watch users
- 455
- the people who use it
- True
- to build what they need
- players
- 120
- False
- a homework planner
- 35
- 210
- 195
- nurses
- 105
- 510
- False
- teachers
- coaches
- 475
- a reminder alarm
- librarians
- a share button
- “Small text is hard”
- False
- a homework planner
- a big-text reader
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