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 dark mode switch (b) a share button (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a search bar
- 2.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to pick a logo (b) to slow it down (c) to build what they need (d) to make it longer
- 3.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) pixel (b) password (c) persona (d) protocol
- 4.👥 A library app has 170 readers, 60 librarians and 265 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 5.👥 A cricket club app has 200 players, 195 coaches and 75 fans as users. How many more players than coaches are there?
- 6.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a big-text reader (b) a recipe finder (c) a homework planner (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 7.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a reminder alarm (c) “I forget my homework” (d) a search bar
- 8.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a type of button (b) a phone setting (c) a colour theme (d) a problem a user has
- 9.👥 A library app has 230 readers, 160 librarians and 95 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 10.👥 A school app has 40 students, 215 teachers and 75 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) students (c) teachers
- 11.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 12.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 14.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 15.👥 A library app has 210 readers, 70 librarians and 300 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than readers are there?
- 16.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 17.👥 A library app has 50 readers, 190 librarians and 230 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 18.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
- 19.👥 A cricket club app has 210 players, 180 coaches and 205 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) players (c) coaches
- 20.🎯 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 recipe finder (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 21.👥 A library app has 285 readers, 95 librarians and 85 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 22.👥 A school app has 25 students, 105 teachers and 290 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
- 23.👥 A library app has 70 readers, 245 librarians and 150 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) librarians (c) volunteers
- 24.🎯 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
- 25.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 26.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a big-text reader (b) a bus tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a homework planner
- 27.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a bus tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a big-text reader (d) a recipe finder
- 28.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a bus tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a homework planner (d) a water reminder
- 29.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 30.👥 A clinic app has 235 patients, 50 doctors and 280 nurses as users. How many more nurses than patients are there?
- 31.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) True (b) False
- 32.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a reminder alarm (d) “What should I cook?”
- 33.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) False (b) True
- 34.👥 A cricket club app has 285 players, 110 coaches and 35 fans as users. How many more players than coaches are there?
- 35.👥 A clinic app has 255 patients, 175 doctors and 280 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 36.👥 A school app has 180 students, 250 teachers and 240 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 37.👥 A school app has 120 students, 80 teachers and 295 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) students (c) parents
- 38.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 39.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) True (b) False
- 40.👥 A cricket club app has 145 players, 220 coaches and 185 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) coaches (c) fans
Answer key
- “I keep missing the bus”
- to build what they need
- persona
- 495
- 5
- a big-text reader
- “I forget my homework”
- a problem a user has
- 485
- teachers
- a feature
- False
- a feature
- a user need
- 90
- a user need
- 470
- a share button
- players
- a homework planner
- 465
- parents
- librarians
- ask and watch users
- a user need
- a bus tracker
- a bus tracker
- a water reminder
- a feature
- 45
- False
- a reminder alarm
- True
- 175
- 710
- teachers
- parents
- a user need
- False
- coaches
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