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 share button (b) “Small text is hard” (c) a dark mode switch (d) a reminder alarm
- 2.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a dark mode switch (c) “I forget my homework” (d) a share button
- 3.👥 A library app has 245 readers, 125 librarians and 270 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) librarians (c) readers
- 4.👥 A clinic app has 140 patients, 45 doctors and 290 nurses as users. How many more nurses than doctors are there?
- 5.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the people who use it (b) the app icons (c) only the coders (d) only the testers
- 6.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a bus tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a homework planner
- 7.👥 A clinic app has 110 patients, 50 doctors and 225 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) doctors (c) nurses
- 8.👥 A cricket club app has 205 players, 220 coaches and 285 fans as users. How many more coaches than players are there?
- 9.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) protocol (b) pixel (c) persona (d) password
- 10.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a water reminder (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a big-text reader
- 11.👥 A clinic app has 200 patients, 250 doctors and 290 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 12.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🎯 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
- 14.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a bus tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 15.👥 A cricket club app has 160 players, 40 coaches and 25 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) fans (c) players
- 16.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) True (b) False
- 17.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a search bar (c) a share button (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 18.👥 A library app has 270 readers, 200 librarians and 25 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) volunteers (c) readers
- 19.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a big-text reader (b) a homework planner (c) a water reminder (d) a bus tracker
- 21.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a phone setting (b) a colour theme (c) a type of button (d) a problem a user has
- 22.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to make it longer (b) to pick a logo (c) to slow it down (d) to build what they need
- 23.🎯 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 recipe finder (d) a homework planner
- 24.👥 A library app has 60 readers, 95 librarians and 230 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) librarians (c) volunteers
- 25.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 27.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) True (b) False
- 28.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) False (b) True
- 29.👥 A library app has 155 readers, 245 librarians and 75 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) readers (c) volunteers
- 30.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) a search bar (c) “Small text is hard” (d) “I forget my homework”
- 31.👥 A school app has 130 students, 160 teachers and 245 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 32.👥 A cricket club app has 295 players, 275 coaches and 140 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 33.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) “I forget my homework” (c) “Small text is hard” (d) a dark mode switch
- 34.Which of these is a user need? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) a search bar (c) a dark mode switch (d) a reminder alarm
- 35.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 36.👥 A school app has 265 students, 200 teachers and 135 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) students (c) teachers
- 37.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) False (b) True
- 38.👥 A library app has 175 readers, 35 librarians and 150 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) volunteers (c) librarians
- 39.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 40.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a feature (b) a user need
Answer key
- “Small text is hard”
- “I forget my homework”
- volunteers
- 245
- the people who use it
- a pocket-money tracker
- nurses
- 15
- persona
- a pocket-money tracker
- 740
- True
- ask and watch users
- a big-text reader
- players
- True
- “I keep missing the bus”
- readers
- False
- a bus tracker
- a problem a user has
- to build what they need
- a homework planner
- volunteers
- True
- a user need
- True
- False
- librarians
- a search bar
- 535
- 710
- a dark mode switch
- “What should I cook?”
- a feature
- students
- True
- readers
- a user need
- a feature
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