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.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 2.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to slow it down (b) to make it longer (c) to pick a logo (d) to build what they need
- 3.👥 A cricket club app has 95 players, 190 coaches and 20 fans as users. How many more coaches than fans are there?
- 4.👥 A library app has 115 readers, 250 librarians and 215 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 5.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) False (b) True
- 6.👥 A school app has 60 students, 255 teachers and 250 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 7.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 8.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a homework planner (b) a recipe finder (c) a water reminder (d) a big-text reader
- 9.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) False (b) True
- 10.👥 A clinic app has 60 patients, 280 doctors and 120 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 11.👥 A cricket club app has 205 players, 240 coaches and 245 fans as users. How many more fans than coaches are there?
- 12.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the people who use it (b) the app icons (c) only the coders (d) only the testers
- 13.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) “I forget my homework” (c) a dark mode switch (d) a search bar
- 14.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a gamer who forgets to drink? (a) a water reminder (b) a bus tracker (c) a big-text reader (d) a homework planner
- 15.👥 A cricket club app has 295 players, 35 coaches and 275 fans as users. How many more players than fans are there?
- 16.👥 A cricket club app has 220 players, 40 coaches and 70 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) players (c) coaches
- 17.👥 A school app has 215 students, 245 teachers and 240 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) students (c) parents
- 18.👥 A school app has 80 students, 85 teachers and 20 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
- 19.👥 A cricket club app has 265 players, 295 coaches and 195 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) coaches (c) players
- 20.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a share button (c) a reminder alarm (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 21.👥 A school app has 190 students, 245 teachers and 210 parents as users. How many more teachers than parents are there?
- 22.👥 A school app has 275 students, 50 teachers and 245 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 23.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) wins every prize (b) needs no testing (c) is easy to build (d) helps nobody well
- 24.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a homework planner (b) a recipe finder (c) a bus tracker (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 25.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) protocol (b) pixel (c) persona (d) password
- 27.👥 A clinic app has 235 patients, 30 doctors and 255 nurses as users. How many more nurses than patients are there?
- 28.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a type of button (b) a phone setting (c) a colour theme (d) a problem a user has
- 29.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) “I forget my homework” (c) “Small text is hard” (d) a search bar
- 30.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) “What should I cook?” (c) a dark mode switch (d) a search bar
- 31.👥 A school app has 205 students, 120 teachers and 210 parents as users. How many more parents than students are there?
- 32.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a share button (c) “Small text is hard” (d) a dark mode switch
- 33.👥 A library app has 200 readers, 85 librarians and 20 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) readers (c) librarians
- 34.👥 A school app has 265 students, 260 teachers and 55 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) students (c) parents
- 35.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 36.👥 A school app has 285 students, 45 teachers and 85 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) students (c) parents
- 37.👥 A cricket club app has 200 players, 50 coaches and 190 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 38.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a homework planner (b) a recipe finder (c) a bus tracker (d) a big-text reader
- 39.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 40.👥 A clinic app has 285 patients, 130 doctors and 65 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
Answer key
- a user need
- to build what they need
- 170
- 580
- False
- 565
- a user need
- a big-text reader
- True
- 460
- 5
- the people who use it
- “I forget my homework”
- a water reminder
- 20
- players
- teachers
- teachers
- coaches
- “I keep missing the bus”
- 35
- 570
- helps nobody well
- a pocket-money tracker
- True
- persona
- 20
- a problem a user has
- a search bar
- “What should I cook?”
- 5
- “Small text is hard”
- readers
- students
- a feature
- students
- 440
- a recipe finder
- a feature
- 480
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