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.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) a reminder alarm (c) a share button (d) “What should I cook?”
- 2.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a search bar (c) a reminder alarm (d) “I forget my homework”
- 3.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a recipe finder (b) a bus tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a water reminder
- 4.👥 A clinic app has 135 patients, 175 doctors and 75 nurses as users. How many more patients than nurses are there?
- 5.👥 A cricket club app has 70 players, 240 coaches and 245 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 6.👥 A cricket club app has 160 players, 60 coaches and 45 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) players (c) coaches
- 7.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
- 8.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) True (b) False
- 9.👥 A clinic app has 185 patients, 25 doctors and 180 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) patients (c) nurses
- 10.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 11.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 12.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the testers (b) only the coders (c) the app icons (d) the people who use it
- 13.👥 A school app has 235 students, 300 teachers and 65 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 14.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a bus tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a recipe finder (d) a homework planner
- 15.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 16.👥 A school app has 155 students, 190 teachers and 60 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
- 17.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) “I forget my homework” (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a search bar
- 18.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a water reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a recipe finder (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 19.👥 A clinic app has 35 patients, 160 doctors and 30 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) patients (c) doctors
- 20.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a bus tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a big-text reader (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 21.👥 A cricket club app has 245 players, 290 coaches and 180 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) coaches (c) players
- 22.👥 A school app has 105 students, 225 teachers and 45 parents as users. How many more students than parents are there?
- 23.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) guess on your own (b) ask and watch users (c) pick the colours (d) write the code
- 24.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a bus tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a water reminder (d) a homework planner
- 26.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) wins every prize (b) is easy to build (c) needs no testing (d) helps nobody well
- 27.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) pixel (b) protocol (c) password (d) persona
- 28.👥 A library app has 215 readers, 295 librarians and 50 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 29.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to slow it down (b) to pick a logo (c) to build what they need (d) to make it longer
- 30.🎯 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 recipe finder (d) a bus tracker
- 31.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a bus tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a homework planner (d) a recipe finder
- 32.👥 A cricket club app has 85 players, 40 coaches and 95 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 33.👥 A cricket club app has 125 players, 120 coaches and 150 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 34.👥 A clinic app has 185 patients, 55 doctors and 165 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) doctors (c) patients
- 35.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 36.👥 A school app has 290 students, 85 teachers and 105 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 37.Which of these is a user need? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) a share button (c) a reminder alarm (d) a dark mode switch
- 38.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a type of button (b) a phone setting (c) a problem a user has (d) a colour theme
- 39.👥 A cricket club app has 90 players, 130 coaches and 75 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) fans (c) players
- 40.👥 A cricket club app has 155 players, 70 coaches and 300 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) players (c) fans
Answer key
- “What should I cook?”
- “I forget my homework”
- a bus tracker
- 60
- 555
- players
- True
- False
- patients
- a feature
- a user need
- the people who use it
- 600
- a homework planner
- a feature
- teachers
- a search bar
- a pocket-money tracker
- doctors
- a bus tracker
- coaches
- 60
- ask and watch users
- True
- a water reminder
- helps nobody well
- persona
- 560
- to build what they need
- a recipe finder
- a recipe finder
- 220
- 395
- patients
- a user need
- students
- “Small text is hard”
- a problem a user has
- coaches
- fans
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