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.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to slow it down (b) to pick a logo (c) to build what they need (d) to make it longer
- 2.👥 A library app has 200 readers, 140 librarians and 260 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) librarians (c) volunteers
- 3.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) a reminder alarm (c) a dark mode switch (d) “I forget my homework”
- 4.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) True (b) False
- 5.👥 A library app has 45 readers, 60 librarians and 165 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 6.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a search bar (d) a reminder alarm
- 7.👥 A school app has 120 students, 95 teachers and 75 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 8.👥 A clinic app has 30 patients, 125 doctors and 175 nurses as users. How many more doctors than patients are there?
- 9.👥 A cricket club app has 25 players, 290 coaches and 165 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 10.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 12.👥 A clinic app has 50 patients, 90 doctors and 195 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 13.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 14.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a water reminder (b) a big-text reader (c) a recipe finder (d) a bus tracker
- 16.👥 A clinic app has 20 patients, 115 doctors and 195 nurses as users. How many more nurses than patients are there?
- 17.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 18.Which of these is a feature? (a) a share button (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) “I forget my homework” (d) “What should I cook?”
- 19.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) protocol (b) pixel (c) persona (d) password
- 20.👥 A school app has 295 students, 300 teachers and 70 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) students (c) teachers
- 21.👥 A clinic app has 120 patients, 175 doctors and 185 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) patients (c) doctors
- 22.👥 A cricket club app has 210 players, 65 coaches and 110 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 23.👥 A clinic app has 20 patients, 205 doctors and 50 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 24.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) False (b) True
- 25.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) wins every prize (b) helps nobody well (c) is easy to build (d) needs no testing
- 27.👥 A clinic app has 185 patients, 265 doctors and 170 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) nurses (c) patients
- 28.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a phone setting (b) a colour theme (c) a type of button (d) a problem a user has
- 29.👥 A school app has 150 students, 300 teachers and 105 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 30.🎯 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 water reminder (d) a recipe finder
- 31.👥 A clinic app has 185 patients, 190 doctors and 195 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) doctors (c) nurses
- 32.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a bus tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a recipe finder (d) a homework planner
- 33.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the app icons (b) only the coders (c) only the testers (d) the people who use it
- 34.👥 A library app has 125 readers, 45 librarians and 95 volunteers as users. How many more readers than librarians are there?
- 35.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) “What should I cook?” (c) a search bar (d) a dark mode switch
- 36.👥 A school app has 215 students, 55 teachers and 270 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) students (c) teachers
- 37.👥 A clinic app has 255 patients, 35 doctors and 30 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) nurses (c) patients
- 38.👥 A clinic app has 155 patients, 75 doctors and 240 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 39.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
- 40.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a search bar (d) “Small text is hard”
Answer key
- to build what they need
- volunteers
- “I forget my homework”
- True
- 270
- “I keep missing the bus”
- students
- 95
- 480
- True
- a user need
- 335
- a user need
- False
- a recipe finder
- 175
- a user need
- a share button
- persona
- teachers
- nurses
- 385
- 275
- False
- True
- helps nobody well
- doctors
- a problem a user has
- teachers
- a big-text reader
- nurses
- a bus tracker
- the people who use it
- 80
- “What should I cook?”
- parents
- patients
- 470
- False
- a search bar
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