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 pupil juggling five projects? (a) a homework planner (b) a big-text reader (c) a recipe finder (d) a bus tracker
- 2.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) a dark mode switch (c) “I forget my homework” (d) “What should I cook?”
- 3.👥 A school app has 270 students, 285 teachers and 155 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 4.👥 A school app has 245 students, 70 teachers and 210 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 5.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 6.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 7.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) wins every prize (b) needs no testing (c) helps nobody well (d) is easy to build
- 8.👥 A cricket club app has 35 players, 40 coaches and 260 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) coaches (c) fans
- 9.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) a reminder alarm (c) “What should I cook?” (d) “Small text is hard”
- 10.👥 A cricket club app has 35 players, 60 coaches and 290 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) fans (c) players
- 11.👥 A school app has 40 students, 140 teachers and 190 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 12.👥 A library app has 60 readers, 50 librarians and 220 volunteers as users. How many more readers than librarians are there?
- 13.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) False (b) True
- 14.👥 A clinic app has 225 patients, 90 doctors and 60 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 15.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) write the code (b) ask and watch users (c) guess on your own (d) pick the colours
- 16.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) False (b) True
- 17.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) “I forget my homework” (d) a search bar
- 18.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a homework planner (b) a bus tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a recipe finder
- 19.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
- 20.👥 A clinic app has 225 patients, 135 doctors and 190 nurses as users. How many more patients than doctors are there?
- 21.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 22.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 23.👥 A clinic app has 75 patients, 95 doctors and 235 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) doctors (c) patients
- 24.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a homework planner (b) a water reminder (c) a big-text reader (d) a recipe finder
- 25.👥 A clinic app has 185 patients, 195 doctors and 80 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) patients (c) doctors
- 26.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 27.🎯 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
- 28.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a homework planner (b) a big-text reader (c) a water reminder (d) a bus tracker
- 29.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a big-text reader (b) a recipe finder (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a bus tracker
- 30.👥 A cricket club app has 105 players, 125 coaches and 185 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 31.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) a share button (c) “Small text is hard” (d) a reminder alarm
- 32.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 33.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a reminder alarm (c) a search bar (d) “What should I cook?”
- 34.👥 A library app has 245 readers, 240 librarians and 205 volunteers as users. How many more readers than librarians are there?
- 35.👥 A library app has 160 readers, 80 librarians and 295 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than librarians are there?
- 36.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a phone setting (b) a type of button (c) a problem a user has (d) a colour theme
- 37.👥 A school app has 155 students, 205 teachers and 50 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) students (c) parents
- 38.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) pixel (b) persona (c) password (d) protocol
- 39.👥 A cricket club app has 40 players, 285 coaches and 220 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 40.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- a homework planner
- a dark mode switch
- 710
- 525
- a user need
- a user need
- helps nobody well
- fans
- a reminder alarm
- fans
- parents
- 10
- True
- 375
- ask and watch users
- True
- a search bar
- a bus tracker
- False
- 90
- a feature
- a feature
- nurses
- a big-text reader
- doctors
- a user need
- to build what they need
- a homework planner
- a pocket-money tracker
- 415
- “Small text is hard”
- False
- “What should I cook?”
- 5
- 215
- a problem a user has
- teachers
- persona
- 545
- False
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