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 app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a recipe finder (b) a bus tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a water reminder
- 2.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a big-text reader (b) a recipe finder (c) a bus tracker (d) a homework planner
- 3.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 4.👥 A cricket club app has 25 players, 135 coaches and 70 fans as users. How many more coaches than fans are there?
- 5.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 6.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) “What should I cook?” (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a dark mode switch
- 7.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a recipe finder (b) a bus tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a homework planner
- 8.Which of these is a feature? (a) a share button (b) “What should I cook?” (c) “I forget my homework” (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 9.👥 A cricket club app has 180 players, 25 coaches and 200 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) fans (c) players
- 10.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 11.👥 A school app has 40 students, 220 teachers and 65 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 12.👥 A school app has 285 students, 110 teachers and 100 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) students (c) teachers
- 13.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a homework planner (b) a bus tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a water reminder
- 14.👥 A clinic app has 200 patients, 245 doctors and 50 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) patients (c) nurses
- 15.👥 A library app has 70 readers, 135 librarians and 205 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than librarians are there?
- 16.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 17.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) password (b) pixel (c) persona (d) protocol
- 18.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) write the code (b) guess on your own (c) pick the colours (d) ask and watch users
- 20.👥 A school app has 70 students, 290 teachers and 260 parents as users. How many more teachers than students are there?
- 21.👥 A library app has 105 readers, 275 librarians and 115 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 22.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) “What should I cook?” (c) a share button (d) a dark mode switch
- 23.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the people who use it (b) the app icons (c) only the testers (d) only the coders
- 24.👥 A cricket club app has 180 players, 70 coaches and 275 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 25.👥 A school app has 105 students, 65 teachers and 140 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) students (c) teachers
- 26.👥 A cricket club app has 85 players, 95 coaches and 230 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 27.👥 A cricket club app has 20 players, 85 coaches and 265 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 28.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) True (b) False
- 29.👥 A school app has 130 students, 275 teachers and 30 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 30.👥 A library app has 60 readers, 50 librarians and 245 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) readers (c) librarians
- 31.👥 A clinic app has 220 patients, 75 doctors and 235 nurses as users. How many more nurses than doctors are there?
- 32.👥 A school app has 115 students, 35 teachers and 95 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) students (c) parents
- 33.👥 A clinic app has 105 patients, 190 doctors and 290 nurses as users. How many more doctors than patients are there?
- 34.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a reminder alarm (d) “I forget my homework”
- 35.🎯 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 recipe finder (d) a homework planner
- 36.👥 A school app has 190 students, 35 teachers and 230 parents as users. How many more parents than teachers are there?
- 37.👥 A clinic app has 260 patients, 255 doctors and 270 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) doctors (c) nurses
- 38.👥 A cricket club app has 105 players, 255 coaches and 205 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 39.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) is easy to build (b) helps nobody well (c) needs no testing (d) wins every prize
- 40.👥 A clinic app has 175 patients, 70 doctors and 300 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) nurses (c) doctors
Answer key
- a big-text reader
- a big-text reader
- a user need
- 65
- a user need
- a dark mode switch
- a water reminder
- a share button
- fans
- a feature
- 325
- students
- a recipe finder
- doctors
- 70
- a feature
- persona
- False
- ask and watch users
- 220
- 495
- “What should I cook?”
- the people who use it
- 525
- parents
- 410
- 370
- True
- 435
- volunteers
- 160
- students
- 85
- a reminder alarm
- a bus tracker
- 195
- nurses
- 565
- helps nobody well
- nurses
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