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.👥 A library app has 230 readers, 240 librarians and 235 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) librarians (c) readers
- 2.👥 A school app has 100 students, 210 teachers and 285 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 3.👥 A library app has 265 readers, 75 librarians and 40 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) volunteers (c) readers
- 4.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a reminder alarm (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a share button
- 5.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) False (b) True
- 6.👥 A library app has 165 readers, 235 librarians and 145 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) readers (c) volunteers
- 7.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) ask and watch users (b) pick the colours (c) guess on your own (d) write the code
- 8.👥 A school app has 265 students, 95 teachers and 195 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
- 9.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 10.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a homework planner (b) a bus tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a water reminder
- 11.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) password (b) pixel (c) protocol (d) persona
- 12.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) False (b) True
- 13.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 15.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 16.👥 A library app has 80 readers, 265 librarians and 25 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 17.👥 A clinic app has 215 patients, 225 doctors and 100 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 18.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 19.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the app icons (b) only the testers (c) only the coders (d) the people who use it
- 20.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “What should I cook?” (c) “Small text is hard” (d) a search bar
- 21.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a reminder alarm (d) “What should I cook?”
- 22.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a big-text reader (d) a homework planner
- 23.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) True (b) False
- 24.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) True (b) False
- 25.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”
- 26.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) True (b) False
- 27.👥 A school app has 90 students, 210 teachers and 125 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) students (c) teachers
- 28.👥 A school app has 280 students, 45 teachers and 290 parents as users. How many more parents than students are there?
- 29.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a dark mode switch (c) a share button (d) “Small text is hard”
- 30.🎯 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 water reminder (d) a bus tracker
- 31.👥 A clinic app has 50 patients, 140 doctors and 240 nurses as users. How many more doctors than patients are there?
- 32.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a bus tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a recipe finder
- 34.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a homework planner (b) a recipe finder (c) a big-text reader (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 35.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a big-text reader (b) a homework planner (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 36.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) False (b) True
- 37.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a big-text reader (d) a bus tracker
- 39.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a share button (d) a search bar
- 40.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- librarians
- parents
- readers
- “What should I cook?”
- False
- librarians
- ask and watch users
- students
- a feature
- a bus tracker
- persona
- True
- False
- a feature
- a user need
- 370
- 540
- a user need
- the people who use it
- a search bar
- a reminder alarm
- a water reminder
- True
- True
- “I forget my homework”
- False
- teachers
- 10
- “Small text is hard”
- a pocket-money tracker
- 90
- False
- a homework planner
- a recipe finder
- a recipe finder
- True
- False
- a water reminder
- “I keep missing the bus”
- False
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