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 reminder alarm (b) a dark mode switch (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a share button
- 2.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the coders (b) the app icons (c) only the testers (d) the people who use it
- 3.🎯 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
- 4.👥 A school app has 155 students, 250 teachers and 80 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
- 5.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) “I forget my homework” (c) a search bar (d) a reminder alarm
- 6.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a bus tracker (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a big-text reader
- 7.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a homework planner (b) a bus tracker (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 8.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a big-text reader (b) a water reminder (c) a recipe finder (d) a homework planner
- 9.👥 A school app has 300 students, 210 teachers and 280 parents as users. How many more students than parents are there?
- 10.👥 A school app has 65 students, 270 teachers and 120 parents as users. How many more parents than students are there?
- 11.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “What should I cook?” (c) “I forget my homework” (d) a share button
- 12.👥 A cricket club app has 125 players, 185 coaches and 280 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) players (c) fans
- 13.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) needs no testing (b) is easy to build (c) wins every prize (d) helps nobody well
- 14.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a recipe finder (d) a big-text reader
- 15.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 17.👥 A clinic app has 40 patients, 195 doctors and 245 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) doctors (c) nurses
- 18.👥 A library app has 275 readers, 230 librarians and 135 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) volunteers (c) readers
- 19.👥 A clinic app has 135 patients, 300 doctors and 115 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 20.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) False (b) True
- 21.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) True (b) False
- 22.👥 A cricket club app has 55 players, 290 coaches and 120 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) fans (c) coaches
- 23.👥 A cricket club app has 85 players, 45 coaches and 290 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) fans (c) coaches
- 24.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) a reminder alarm (c) “Small text is hard” (d) a share button
- 25.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) False (b) True
- 26.👥 A cricket club app has 105 players, 90 coaches and 70 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 27.👥 A school app has 145 students, 70 teachers and 165 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 28.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) False (b) True
- 29.👥 A school app has 80 students, 245 teachers and 190 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 30.👥 A clinic app has 150 patients, 215 doctors and 60 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) patients (c) nurses
- 31.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a problem a user has (b) a phone setting (c) a type of button (d) a colour theme
- 32.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) ask and watch users (b) write the code (c) guess on your own (d) pick the colours
- 33.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) protocol (b) password (c) pixel (d) persona
- 34.👥 A library app has 80 readers, 120 librarians and 30 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 35.👥 A school app has 225 students, 140 teachers and 300 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) students (c) parents
- 36.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 37.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 38.👥 A cricket club app has 100 players, 195 coaches and 185 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) players (c) fans
- 39.👥 A cricket club app has 145 players, 110 coaches and 65 fans as users. How many more coaches than fans are there?
- 40.👥 A cricket club app has 280 players, 115 coaches and 105 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) fans (c) players
Answer key
- “What should I cook?”
- the people who use it
- to build what they need
- teachers
- “I forget my homework”
- a homework planner
- a bus tracker
- a water reminder
- 20
- 55
- a share button
- fans
- helps nobody well
- a big-text reader
- False
- a user need
- nurses
- readers
- 550
- True
- True
- coaches
- fans
- “Small text is hard”
- True
- 265
- parents
- False
- 515
- doctors
- a problem a user has
- ask and watch users
- persona
- 230
- parents
- a user need
- a user need
- coaches
- 45
- players
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