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.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to build what they need (b) to make it longer (c) to pick a logo (d) to slow it down
- 2.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) False (b) True
- 3.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) “I forget my homework” (c) a reminder alarm (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 4.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) protocol (b) pixel (c) persona (d) password
- 5.👥 A library app has 60 readers, 95 librarians and 65 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 6.👥 A library app has 250 readers, 220 librarians and 130 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 7.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 8.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 9.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a search bar (d) a reminder alarm
- 10.👥 A school app has 150 students, 55 teachers and 110 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) students (c) teachers
- 11.👥 A library app has 45 readers, 50 librarians and 155 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 12.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a recipe finder (d) a bus tracker
- 13.👥 A cricket club app has 205 players, 115 coaches and 65 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 14.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the people who use it (b) only the coders (c) only the testers (d) the app icons
- 16.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 17.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) wins every prize (b) is easy to build (c) helps nobody well (d) needs no testing
- 18.👥 A library app has 250 readers, 80 librarians and 215 volunteers as users. How many more readers than volunteers are there?
- 19.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a share button
- 20.👥 A library app has 95 readers, 220 librarians and 180 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) readers (c) librarians
- 21.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 22.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a homework planner (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a water reminder
- 23.👥 A library app has 50 readers, 235 librarians and 35 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) readers (c) librarians
- 24.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) False (b) True
- 25.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) “Small text is hard” (c) a dark mode switch (d) a share button
- 26.👥 A cricket club app has 125 players, 215 coaches and 115 fans as users. How many more coaches than fans are there?
- 27.👥 A school app has 160 students, 130 teachers and 180 parents as users. How many more parents than students are there?
- 28.👥 A school app has 25 students, 195 teachers and 40 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) students (c) teachers
- 29.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a bus tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a big-text reader (d) a homework planner
- 30.👥 A school app has 200 students, 35 teachers and 40 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
- 31.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a bus tracker (d) a homework planner
- 32.👥 A cricket club app has 145 players, 25 coaches and 235 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) coaches (c) players
- 33.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
- 34.Which of these is a user need? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) a reminder alarm (c) a share button (d) a dark mode switch
- 35.👥 A clinic app has 45 patients, 40 doctors and 85 nurses as users. How many more nurses than doctors are there?
- 36.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 37.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a big-text reader (b) a water reminder (c) a bus tracker (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 38.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) False (b) True
- 39.👥 A library app has 125 readers, 55 librarians and 35 volunteers as users. How many more readers than librarians are there?
- 40.👥 A cricket club app has 65 players, 255 coaches and 195 fans as users. How many more coaches than fans are there?
Answer key
- to build what they need
- False
- a reminder alarm
- persona
- 220
- 600
- a user need
- a user need
- “I keep missing the bus”
- students
- 250
- a pocket-money tracker
- 385
- True
- the people who use it
- a feature
- helps nobody well
- 35
- a share button
- librarians
- a feature
- a pocket-money tracker
- librarians
- False
- “Small text is hard”
- 100
- 20
- teachers
- a big-text reader
- students
- a homework planner
- fans
- True
- “What should I cook?”
- 45
- a user need
- a bus tracker
- True
- 70
- 60
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