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.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) ask and watch users (b) write the code (c) pick the colours (d) guess on your own
- 2.👥 A library app has 90 readers, 70 librarians and 235 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than readers are there?
- 3.👥 A library app has 70 readers, 275 librarians and 180 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) volunteers (c) readers
- 4.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 5.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) True (b) False
- 6.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) a reminder alarm (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) “I forget my homework”
- 7.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) True (b) False
- 8.👥 A clinic app has 55 patients, 195 doctors and 265 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 9.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “I forget my homework” (c) “Small text is hard” (d) a share button
- 10.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a homework planner (b) a big-text reader (c) a recipe finder (d) a bus tracker
- 11.👥 A library app has 170 readers, 190 librarians and 95 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) readers (c) librarians
- 12.👥 A school app has 185 students, 260 teachers and 145 parents as users. How many more teachers than parents are there?
- 13.👥 A clinic app has 85 patients, 125 doctors and 210 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 14.👥 A cricket club app has 105 players, 100 coaches and 25 fans as users. How many more coaches than fans are there?
- 15.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 16.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a big-text reader (b) a recipe finder (c) a water reminder (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 17.👥 A library app has 65 readers, 275 librarians and 145 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 18.👥 A library app has 190 readers, 95 librarians and 170 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) volunteers (c) readers
- 19.Which of these is a user need? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) a reminder alarm (c) a dark mode switch (d) a share button
- 20.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) False (b) True
- 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.👥 A school app has 75 students, 195 teachers and 205 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) students (c) teachers
- 23.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) pixel (b) password (c) persona (d) protocol
- 25.👥 A cricket club app has 210 players, 245 coaches and 290 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) fans (c) coaches
- 26.👥 A cricket club app has 175 players, 50 coaches and 60 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) coaches (c) players
- 27.👥 A clinic app has 140 patients, 245 doctors and 115 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) doctors (c) nurses
- 28.👥 A library app has 295 readers, 50 librarians and 225 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 29.Which of these is a user need? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) a reminder alarm (c) a dark mode switch (d) a share button
- 30.👥 A clinic app has 25 patients, 35 doctors and 40 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) patients (c) doctors
- 31.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 32.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) False (b) True
- 33.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a reminder alarm (d) a search bar
- 34.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) needs no testing (b) wins every prize (c) is easy to build (d) helps nobody well
- 36.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to make it longer (b) to build what they need (c) to pick a logo (d) to slow it down
- 37.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) False (b) True
- 38.👥 A school app has 280 students, 150 teachers and 260 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 39.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 40.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a homework planner (b) a big-text reader (c) a recipe finder (d) a pocket-money tracker
Answer key
- ask and watch users
- 145
- librarians
- False
- True
- a reminder alarm
- True
- 515
- a share button
- a bus tracker
- librarians
- 115
- 420
- 75
- a user need
- a water reminder
- 485
- readers
- “What should I cook?”
- False
- a problem a user has
- parents
- False
- persona
- fans
- players
- doctors
- 570
- “Small text is hard”
- nurses
- a feature
- False
- “I keep missing the bus”
- False
- helps nobody well
- to build what they need
- True
- 690
- a user need
- a recipe finder
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