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 make it longer (c) to build what they need (d) to slow it down
- 2.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a water reminder (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a bus tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 3.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a water reminder (d) a homework planner
- 4.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) True (b) False
- 5.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) False (b) True
- 6.👥 A library app has 150 readers, 40 librarians and 270 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than librarians are there?
- 7.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a bus tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a water reminder (d) a recipe finder
- 8.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 9.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the coders (b) only the testers (c) the people who use it (d) the app icons
- 10.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “What should I cook?” (c) “I forget my homework” (d) a dark mode switch
- 11.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) protocol (b) pixel (c) persona (d) password
- 12.🎯 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
- 13.👥 A school app has 85 students, 205 teachers and 60 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 14.👥 A cricket club app has 70 players, 95 coaches and 175 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 15.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) False (b) True
- 16.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a reminder alarm (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a search bar
- 17.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a colour theme (b) a phone setting (c) a type of button (d) a problem a user has
- 18.👥 A school app has 215 students, 25 teachers and 185 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 19.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 20.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) a reminder alarm (c) “Small text is hard” (d) a share button
- 21.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) True (b) False
- 22.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a big-text reader (b) a water reminder (c) a recipe finder (d) a homework planner
- 23.👥 A school app has 100 students, 165 teachers and 55 parents as users. How many more teachers than students are there?
- 24.👥 A clinic app has 250 patients, 75 doctors and 35 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 25.👥 A school app has 240 students, 200 teachers and 170 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 26.👥 A cricket club app has 270 players, 190 coaches and 85 fans as users. How many more players than fans are there?
- 27.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a bus tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a big-text reader (d) a recipe finder
- 28.👥 A cricket club app has 140 players, 195 coaches and 30 fans as users. How many more coaches than players are there?
- 29.👥 A school app has 35 students, 295 teachers and 210 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) students (c) parents
- 30.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) False (b) True
- 31.👥 A cricket club app has 95 players, 40 coaches and 105 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 32.👥 A clinic app has 125 patients, 110 doctors and 150 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 33.👥 A library app has 100 readers, 25 librarians and 20 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 34.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 36.🎯 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
- 37.👥 A clinic app has 25 patients, 135 doctors and 100 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) nurses (c) doctors
- 38.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
- 39.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) False (b) True
- 40.👥 A clinic app has 155 patients, 270 doctors and 190 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
Answer key
- to build what they need
- a recipe finder
- a pocket-money tracker
- False
- False
- 230
- a water reminder
- a feature
- the people who use it
- a dark mode switch
- persona
- ask and watch users
- 350
- 340
- True
- “What should I cook?”
- a problem a user has
- 425
- a feature
- “Small text is hard”
- True
- a homework planner
- 65
- 360
- 610
- 185
- a big-text reader
- 55
- teachers
- True
- 240
- 385
- 145
- False
- a user need
- helps nobody well
- doctors
- True
- False
- 615
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