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 app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a bus tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a big-text reader (d) a recipe finder
- 2.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) password (b) protocol (c) pixel (d) persona
- 3.Which of these is a user need? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) a reminder alarm (c) a search bar (d) a dark mode switch
- 4.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a big-text reader (b) a bus tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a water reminder
- 5.👥 A clinic app has 220 patients, 35 doctors and 255 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 6.👥 A cricket club app has 135 players, 110 coaches and 150 fans as users. How many more fans than players are there?
- 7.👥 A cricket club app has 230 players, 125 coaches and 220 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 8.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a problem a user has (b) a phone setting (c) a type of button (d) a colour theme
- 9.👥 A clinic app has 185 patients, 115 doctors and 100 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 10.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 11.👥 A library app has 160 readers, 200 librarians and 30 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) librarians (c) volunteers
- 12.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) False (b) True
- 13.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) False (b) True
- 14.👥 A library app has 60 readers, 290 librarians and 225 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) volunteers (c) readers
- 15.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) False (b) True
- 16.Which of these is a feature? (a) a reminder alarm (b) “Small text is hard” (c) “What should I cook?” (d) “I forget my homework”
- 17.👥 A school app has 200 students, 215 teachers and 210 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
- 18.👥 A cricket club app has 80 players, 270 coaches and 275 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) players (c) fans
- 19.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a water reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a bus tracker (d) a big-text reader
- 20.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) False (b) True
- 21.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to pick a logo (b) to make it longer (c) to slow it down (d) to build what they need
- 22.👥 A clinic app has 210 patients, 30 doctors and 105 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) patients (c) doctors
- 23.👥 A library app has 145 readers, 45 librarians and 230 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) readers (c) librarians
- 24.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) a share button (c) “Small text is hard” (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 25.👥 A school app has 120 students, 25 teachers and 165 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
- 26.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) pick the colours (b) write the code (c) guess on your own (d) ask and watch users
- 27.👥 A clinic app has 95 patients, 295 doctors and 215 nurses as users. How many more nurses than patients are there?
- 28.👥 A school app has 160 students, 115 teachers and 175 parents as users. How many more students than teachers are there?
- 29.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) False (b) True
- 30.👥 A school app has 155 students, 280 teachers and 80 parents as users. How many more students than parents are there?
- 31.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a bus tracker (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a water reminder (d) a big-text reader
- 32.👥 A school app has 90 students, 220 teachers and 195 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 33.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) False (b) True
- 34.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the app icons (b) only the coders (c) only the testers (d) the people who use it
- 36.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) “Small text is hard” (c) a reminder alarm (d) a share button
- 37.👥 A clinic app has 65 patients, 30 doctors and 265 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) doctors (c) nurses
- 38.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a recipe finder (b) a bus tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 39.👥 A clinic app has 155 patients, 260 doctors and 270 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 40.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a water reminder (b) a bus tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a pocket-money tracker
Answer key
- a bus tracker
- persona
- “What should I cook?”
- a recipe finder
- 510
- 15
- 575
- a problem a user has
- 400
- a user need
- librarians
- False
- True
- librarians
- False
- a reminder alarm
- teachers
- fans
- a bus tracker
- True
- to build what they need
- patients
- volunteers
- a share button
- parents
- ask and watch users
- 120
- 45
- True
- 75
- a pocket-money tracker
- teachers
- False
- False
- the people who use it
- “Small text is hard”
- nurses
- a homework planner
- 685
- a pocket-money tracker
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