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.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a phone setting (b) a type of button (c) a problem a user has (d) a colour theme
- 2.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the testers (b) only the coders (c) the app icons (d) the people who use it
- 3.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a dark mode switch (c) a search bar (d) “What should I cook?”
- 4.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a recipe finder (d) a bus tracker
- 5.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 6.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) is easy to build (b) needs no testing (c) wins every prize (d) helps nobody well
- 7.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 8.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 9.👥 A school app has 85 students, 175 teachers and 60 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 10.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) False (b) True
- 11.👥 A cricket club app has 80 players, 260 coaches and 40 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 12.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) a share button (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) “Small text is hard”
- 13.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a homework planner (b) a bus tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a recipe finder
- 15.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) protocol (b) persona (c) pixel (d) password
- 16.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) False (b) True
- 17.👥 A library app has 185 readers, 120 librarians and 105 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 18.👥 A clinic app has 210 patients, 70 doctors and 145 nurses as users. How many more patients than nurses are there?
- 19.👥 A school app has 145 students, 80 teachers and 185 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
- 20.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a reminder alarm (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a dark mode switch
- 21.👥 A cricket club app has 25 players, 55 coaches and 80 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 22.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a water reminder (b) a recipe finder (c) a homework planner (d) a big-text reader
- 23.👥 A school app has 30 students, 65 teachers and 155 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) students (c) parents
- 24.👥 A library app has 20 readers, 260 librarians and 25 volunteers as users. How many more librarians than readers are there?
- 25.👥 A school app has 285 students, 30 teachers and 230 parents as users. How many more parents than teachers are there?
- 26.👥 A clinic app has 60 patients, 210 doctors and 200 nurses as users. How many more doctors than patients are there?
- 27.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a water reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a big-text reader
- 28.👥 A library app has 105 readers, 100 librarians and 200 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) volunteers (c) librarians
- 29.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 30.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) pick the colours (b) write the code (c) ask and watch users (d) guess on your own
- 31.👥 A cricket club app has 265 players, 140 coaches and 125 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) players (c) fans
- 32.👥 A school app has 260 students, 155 teachers and 205 parents as users. How many more students than teachers are there?
- 33.👥 A library app has 210 readers, 160 librarians and 275 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 34.👥 A school app has 290 students, 65 teachers and 130 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
- 35.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a dark mode switch (c) “I forget my homework” (d) a search bar
- 36.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to slow it down (b) to make it longer (c) to build what they need (d) to pick a logo
- 37.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a dark mode switch (d) “I forget my homework”
- 38.👥 A library app has 25 readers, 245 librarians and 300 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) volunteers (c) readers
- 39.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a recipe finder (b) a big-text reader (c) a bus tracker (d) a homework planner
- 40.👥 A clinic app has 175 patients, 295 doctors and 125 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) patients (c) nurses
Answer key
- a problem a user has
- the people who use it
- “What should I cook?”
- a homework planner
- a user need
- helps nobody well
- a feature
- a user need
- 320
- True
- 380
- a share button
- True
- a water reminder
- persona
- False
- 410
- 65
- parents
- “I keep missing the bus”
- 160
- a recipe finder
- parents
- 240
- 200
- 150
- a big-text reader
- volunteers
- a user need
- ask and watch users
- players
- 105
- 645
- students
- “I forget my homework”
- to build what they need
- a dark mode switch
- volunteers
- a bus tracker
- doctors
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