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 pick a logo (b) to slow it down (c) to make it longer (d) to build what they need
- 2.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 3.👥 A cricket club app has 290 players, 115 coaches and 65 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 4.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a water reminder (b) a big-text reader (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a homework planner
- 5.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) True (b) False
- 6.👥 A library app has 150 readers, 175 librarians and 215 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 7.👥 A school app has 25 students, 215 teachers and 295 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) students (c) parents
- 8.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) True (b) False
- 9.👥 A clinic app has 150 patients, 20 doctors and 30 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) doctors (c) patients
- 10.👥 A cricket club app has 300 players, 255 coaches and 35 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 11.👥 A clinic app has 60 patients, 80 doctors and 215 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 12.👥 A library app has 20 readers, 170 librarians and 220 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 13.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a bus tracker
- 14.Which of these is a user need? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) a dark mode switch (c) a reminder alarm (d) a share button
- 15.Which of these is a feature? (a) a search bar (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) “I forget my homework” (d) “Small text is hard”
- 16.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
- 17.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a share button (d) a search bar
- 18.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a bus tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a homework planner
- 19.👥 A school app has 75 students, 225 teachers and 60 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) students (c) parents
- 20.👥 A library app has 50 readers, 35 librarians and 45 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 21.👥 A cricket club app has 90 players, 250 coaches and 175 fans as users. How many more fans than players are there?
- 22.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) ask and watch users (b) pick the colours (c) write the code (d) guess on your own
- 23.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 24.👥 A cricket club app has 20 players, 195 coaches and 135 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 25.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a water reminder (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a recipe finder
- 26.👥 A cricket club app has 250 players, 170 coaches and 255 fans as users. How many more fans than coaches are there?
- 27.👥 A cricket club app has 195 players, 295 coaches and 55 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) players (c) coaches
- 28.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) “What should I cook?” (c) a reminder alarm (d) a share button
- 29.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a bus tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 30.👥 A cricket club app has 160 players, 175 coaches and 275 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 31.👥 A cricket club app has 55 players, 285 coaches and 195 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) players (c) fans
- 32.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 33.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) True (b) False
- 34.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 35.👥 A clinic app has 200 patients, 280 doctors and 65 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) nurses (c) doctors
- 36.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) pixel (b) password (c) protocol (d) persona
- 37.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 38.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the app icons (b) only the coders (c) the people who use it (d) only the testers
- 39.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “What should I cook?” (c) “Small text is hard” (d) a reminder alarm
- 40.👥 A cricket club app has 55 players, 40 coaches and 100 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
Answer key
- to build what they need
- a feature
- 470
- a pocket-money tracker
- True
- 540
- parents
- True
- patients
- 590
- 355
- 410
- a bus tracker
- “I forget my homework”
- a search bar
- False
- “I keep missing the bus”
- a bus tracker
- teachers
- 130
- 85
- ask and watch users
- a user need
- 350
- a homework planner
- 85
- coaches
- “What should I cook?”
- a recipe finder
- 610
- coaches
- a user need
- False
- a feature
- doctors
- persona
- a user need
- the people who use it
- a reminder alarm
- 195
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