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.🎯 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
- 2.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a water reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a bus tracker (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 3.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 4.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) protocol (b) password (c) pixel (d) persona
- 5.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a share button (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a dark mode switch
- 6.👥 A school app has 185 students, 160 teachers and 80 parents as users. How many more teachers than parents are there?
- 7.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) False (b) True
- 8.👥 A cricket club app has 105 players, 135 coaches and 250 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) players (c) coaches
- 9.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “What should I cook?” (c) a reminder alarm (d) “Small text is hard”
- 10.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 12.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to pick a logo (b) to make it longer (c) to build what they need (d) to slow it down
- 13.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) False (b) True
- 14.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a big-text reader (b) a homework planner (c) a water reminder (d) a recipe finder
- 15.👥 A school app has 65 students, 245 teachers and 95 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) students (c) teachers
- 16.👥 A clinic app has 190 patients, 55 doctors and 270 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) doctors (c) patients
- 17.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) pick the colours (b) ask and watch users (c) guess on your own (d) write the code
- 19.👥 A school app has 200 students, 155 teachers and 245 parents as users. How many more students than teachers are there?
- 20.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) True (b) False
- 21.Which of these is a user need? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) a search bar (c) a dark mode switch (d) a share button
- 22.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a big-text reader (b) a recipe finder (c) a homework planner (d) a water reminder
- 23.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 24.👥 A school app has 270 students, 70 teachers and 220 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 25.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 26.👥 A cricket club app has 155 players, 25 coaches and 220 fans as users. How many more fans than coaches are there?
- 27.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a share button
- 28.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a bus tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a water reminder
- 29.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🎯 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
- 31.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 32.👥 A library app has 145 readers, 110 librarians and 250 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) volunteers (c) librarians
- 33.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) True (b) False
- 34.👥 A clinic app has 70 patients, 30 doctors and 255 nurses as users. How many more nurses than patients are there?
- 35.👥 A cricket club app has 30 players, 245 coaches and 260 fans as users. How many more fans than coaches are there?
- 36.👥 A clinic app has 75 patients, 275 doctors and 130 nurses as users. How many more doctors than patients are there?
- 37.👥 A clinic app has 295 patients, 145 doctors and 75 nurses as users. How many more patients than doctors are there?
- 38.👥 A school app has 280 students, 165 teachers and 265 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 39.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a dark mode switch (c) a search bar (d) “Small text is hard”
- 40.👥 A clinic app has 265 patients, 245 doctors and 120 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
Answer key
- the people who use it
- a water reminder
- a feature
- persona
- “I keep missing the bus”
- 80
- False
- fans
- a reminder alarm
- False
- a user need
- to build what they need
- True
- a homework planner
- teachers
- nurses
- True
- ask and watch users
- 45
- True
- “I forget my homework”
- a homework planner
- True
- students
- a user need
- 195
- a share button
- a pocket-money tracker
- True
- helps nobody well
- a user need
- volunteers
- True
- 185
- 15
- 200
- 150
- 710
- “Small text is hard”
- 630
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