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 grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a big-text reader (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a bus tracker (d) a water reminder
- 2.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 3.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a search bar (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a share button
- 4.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 5.👥 A library app has 215 readers, 150 librarians and 85 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) librarians (c) volunteers
- 6.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) True (b) False
- 7.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) a reminder alarm (c) “I forget my homework” (d) “What should I cook?”
- 8.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a search bar (d) “I forget my homework”
- 9.👥 A clinic app has 20 patients, 155 doctors and 215 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) patients (c) doctors
- 10.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) True (b) False
- 11.👥 A school app has 100 students, 265 teachers and 180 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 12.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a recipe finder (b) a bus tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 13.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a share button (d) “I forget my homework”
- 14.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) False (b) True
- 15.👥 A clinic app has 95 patients, 150 doctors and 215 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) doctors (c) nurses
- 16.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) guess on your own (b) pick the colours (c) ask and watch users (d) write the code
- 17.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a bus tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a homework planner
- 18.👥 A school app has 65 students, 165 teachers and 245 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 19.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a big-text reader (b) a water reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a bus tracker
- 20.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a recipe finder
- 21.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) protocol (b) password (c) persona (d) pixel
- 23.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) False (b) True
- 24.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) True (b) False
- 25.👥 A cricket club app has 200 players, 40 coaches and 25 fans as users. How many more players than coaches are there?
- 26.👥 A clinic app has 190 patients, 180 doctors and 270 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) doctors (c) patients
- 27.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the app icons (b) the people who use it (c) only the testers (d) only the coders
- 28.👥 A cricket club app has 60 players, 185 coaches and 150 fans as users. How many more fans than players are there?
- 29.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 30.Which of these is a user need? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) a search bar (c) a dark mode switch (d) a reminder alarm
- 31.👥 A clinic app has 300 patients, 110 doctors and 265 nurses as users. How many more nurses than doctors are there?
- 32.👥 A cricket club app has 70 players, 115 coaches and 40 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) coaches (c) players
- 33.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
- 34.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) True (b) False
- 35.👥 A library app has 165 readers, 155 librarians and 260 volunteers as users. How many more readers than librarians are there?
- 36.👥 A school app has 90 students, 290 teachers and 265 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
- 37.👥 A cricket club app has 300 players, 265 coaches and 245 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 38.👥 A school app has 125 students, 70 teachers and 30 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 39.👥 A cricket club app has 95 players, 300 coaches and 140 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 40.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- a big-text reader
- a feature
- “What should I cook?”
- a user need
- readers
- True
- a reminder alarm
- a search bar
- nurses
- False
- 545
- a homework planner
- a share button
- True
- nurses
- ask and watch users
- a pocket-money tracker
- 475
- a bus tracker
- a water reminder
- False
- persona
- True
- False
- 160
- nurses
- the people who use it
- 90
- a feature
- “I keep missing the bus”
- 155
- coaches
- False
- True
- 10
- teachers
- 810
- students
- 535
- False
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