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) a search bar (d) “Small text is hard”
- 2.👥 A school app has 210 students, 185 teachers and 280 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 3.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to build what they need (b) to pick a logo (c) to make it longer (d) to slow it down
- 4.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 5.👥 A cricket club app has 20 players, 265 coaches and 250 fans as users. How many more coaches than fans are there?
- 6.👥 A school app has 95 students, 100 teachers and 105 parents as users. How many more parents than teachers are there?
- 7.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a big-text reader (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a recipe finder
- 9.👥 A library app has 270 readers, 280 librarians and 180 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) volunteers (c) librarians
- 10.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) True (b) False
- 11.👥 A clinic app has 40 patients, 300 doctors and 110 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) patients (c) doctors
- 12.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a recipe finder (b) a bus tracker (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a big-text reader
- 14.👥 A cricket club app has 185 players, 105 coaches and 85 fans as users. How many more players than fans are there?
- 15.👥 A cricket club app has 85 players, 125 coaches and 275 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) players (c) coaches
- 16.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) guess on your own (b) ask and watch users (c) write the code (d) pick the colours
- 18.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) True (b) False
- 19.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) persona (b) password (c) pixel (d) protocol
- 20.👥 A cricket club app has 35 players, 65 coaches and 155 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) players (c) coaches
- 21.👥 A library app has 80 readers, 255 librarians and 100 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) librarians (c) readers
- 22.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) False (b) True
- 23.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) False (b) True
- 24.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a homework planner (b) a bus tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a water reminder
- 25.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a water reminder (b) a recipe finder (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a bus tracker
- 27.👥 A clinic app has 255 patients, 50 doctors and 65 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 28.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a search bar (d) “Small text is hard”
- 29.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 30.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 31.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 32.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) wins every prize (b) is easy to build (c) needs no testing (d) helps nobody well
- 33.👥 A library app has 115 readers, 270 librarians and 120 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) readers (c) volunteers
- 34.👥 A cricket club app has 245 players, 205 coaches and 40 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) players (c) coaches
- 35.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 36.Which of these is a user need? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) a reminder alarm (c) a search bar (d) a share button
- 37.👥 A cricket club app has 300 players, 30 coaches and 90 fans as users. How many more players than fans are there?
- 38.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) a reminder alarm (c) “What should I cook?” (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 39.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a water reminder (b) a bus tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 40.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- “Small text is hard”
- 675
- to build what they need
- a user need
- 15
- 5
- True
- a pocket-money tracker
- librarians
- True
- doctors
- True
- a big-text reader
- 100
- fans
- True
- ask and watch users
- True
- persona
- fans
- librarians
- False
- True
- a recipe finder
- False
- a water reminder
- 370
- a search bar
- a user need
- a feature
- a feature
- helps nobody well
- librarians
- players
- a feature
- “I keep missing the bus”
- 210
- a reminder alarm
- a bus tracker
- False
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