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.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 2.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 3.Which of these is a user need? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) a dark mode switch (c) a share button (d) a search bar
- 4.👥 A school app has 185 students, 225 teachers and 55 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 5.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) password (b) protocol (c) persona (d) pixel
- 6.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to make it longer (b) to slow it down (c) to build what they need (d) to pick a logo
- 7.👥 A library app has 130 readers, 185 librarians and 50 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) volunteers (c) readers
- 8.👥 A cricket club app has 25 players, 80 coaches and 95 fans as users. How many more fans than players are there?
- 9.👥 A library app has 205 readers, 130 librarians and 255 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) librarians (c) volunteers
- 10.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a bus tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a recipe finder (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 11.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a bus tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a big-text reader (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 12.👥 A school app has 170 students, 75 teachers and 220 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 13.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a recipe finder (b) a water reminder (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a big-text reader
- 14.👥 A cricket club app has 45 players, 65 coaches and 195 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) players (c) coaches
- 15.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a water reminder (b) a big-text reader (c) a recipe finder (d) a homework planner
- 16.👥 A cricket club app has 185 players, 245 coaches and 270 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) coaches (c) players
- 17.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 18.👥 A school app has 25 students, 260 teachers and 50 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) students (c) parents
- 19.👥 A library app has 55 readers, 130 librarians and 290 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) volunteers (c) librarians
- 20.👥 A clinic app has 70 patients, 80 doctors and 230 nurses as users. How many more doctors than patients are there?
- 21.👥 A cricket club app has 35 players, 135 coaches and 220 fans as users. How many more fans than coaches are there?
- 22.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the testers (b) the people who use it (c) the app icons (d) only the coders
- 23.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 24.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a problem a user has (b) a phone setting (c) a colour theme (d) a type of button
- 25.👥 A clinic app has 190 patients, 210 doctors and 235 nurses as users. How many more nurses than doctors are there?
- 26.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) True (b) False
- 27.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a water reminder (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a bus tracker
- 28.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) pick the colours (b) ask and watch users (c) write the code (d) guess on your own
- 29.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) “Small text is hard” (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a share button
- 30.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a bus tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a water reminder (d) a big-text reader
- 31.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) True (b) False
- 32.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 33.👥 A library app has 195 readers, 65 librarians and 220 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) readers (c) librarians
- 34.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 35.👥 A school app has 220 students, 125 teachers and 105 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) students (c) teachers
- 36.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) True (b) False
- 37.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a search bar (c) a dark mode switch (d) “I forget my homework”
- 38.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) “What should I cook?” (c) a dark mode switch (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 39.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) True (b) False
- 40.Which of these is a feature? (a) a search bar (b) “I forget my homework” (c) “What should I cook?” (d) “I keep missing the bus”
Answer key
- a feature
- False
- “I keep missing the bus”
- 465
- persona
- to build what they need
- librarians
- 70
- volunteers
- a recipe finder
- a bus tracker
- 465
- a pocket-money tracker
- fans
- a water reminder
- fans
- a user need
- teachers
- volunteers
- 10
- 85
- the people who use it
- a feature
- a problem a user has
- 25
- True
- a bus tracker
- ask and watch users
- a share button
- a big-text reader
- True
- False
- volunteers
- a user need
- students
- False
- “I forget my homework”
- a dark mode switch
- False
- a search bar
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