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.👥 A library app has 200 readers, 170 librarians and 290 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) volunteers (c) readers
- 2.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🎯 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
- 4.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) True (b) False
- 5.👥 A clinic app has 55 patients, 135 doctors and 95 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 6.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) True (b) False
- 7.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) guess on your own (b) pick the colours (c) write the code (d) ask and watch users
- 8.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a water reminder (b) a bus tracker (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a homework planner
- 9.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) True (b) False
- 10.👥 A school app has 20 students, 150 teachers and 80 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 11.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to make it longer (b) to build what they need (c) to slow it down (d) to pick a logo
- 12.👥 A cricket club app has 75 players, 235 coaches and 30 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) fans (c) coaches
- 13.👥 A school app has 215 students, 80 teachers and 225 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) students (c) teachers
- 14.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) a share button (c) “What should I cook?” (d) “I forget my homework”
- 15.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a water reminder (b) a bus tracker (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a homework planner
- 16.👥 A library app has 285 readers, 50 librarians and 25 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 17.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 18.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
- 19.👥 A cricket club app has 255 players, 240 coaches and 165 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 20.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) “What should I cook?” (c) a search bar (d) “I forget my homework”
- 21.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a colour theme (b) a phone setting (c) a type of button (d) a problem a user has
- 22.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 23.Which of these is a user need? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) a dark mode switch (c) a share button (d) a reminder alarm
- 24.👥 A clinic app has 100 patients, 190 doctors and 50 nurses as users. How many more doctors than patients are there?
- 25.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) False (b) True
- 26.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) False (b) True
- 27.👥 A school app has 145 students, 270 teachers and 165 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) students (c) parents
- 28.👥 A cricket club app has 100 players, 205 coaches and 295 fans as users. How many more fans than players are there?
- 29.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) False (b) True
- 30.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) “What should I cook?” (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a dark mode switch
- 31.👥 A school app has 40 students, 145 teachers and 135 parents as users. How many more parents than students are there?
- 32.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a recipe finder (b) a big-text reader (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a homework planner
- 33.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) False (b) True
- 34.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 36.👥 A library app has 105 readers, 280 librarians and 140 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 37.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) pixel (b) persona (c) protocol (d) password
- 38.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a homework planner (b) a bus tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a recipe finder
- 40.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a bus tracker (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a big-text reader
Answer key
- volunteers
- False
- the people who use it
- True
- 285
- True
- ask and watch users
- a homework planner
- True
- 250
- to build what they need
- coaches
- parents
- a share button
- a water reminder
- 360
- a user need
- False
- 660
- a search bar
- a problem a user has
- a feature
- “What should I cook?”
- 90
- False
- False
- teachers
- 195
- False
- a dark mode switch
- 95
- a big-text reader
- False
- False
- a feature
- 525
- persona
- False
- a bus tracker
- a homework planner
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