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 feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) “Small text is hard” (c) a reminder alarm (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 2.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) persona (b) password (c) protocol (d) pixel
- 3.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) False (b) True
- 4.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) False (b) True
- 5.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) “What should I cook?” (c) a search bar (d) a share button
- 6.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 7.👥 A library app has 55 readers, 295 librarians and 105 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 8.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 9.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) True (b) False
- 10.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a bus tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a big-text reader
- 11.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) True (b) False
- 12.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a reminder alarm (d) a dark mode switch
- 13.👥 A cricket club app has 55 players, 60 coaches and 100 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) players (c) coaches
- 14.👥 A library app has 270 readers, 110 librarians and 100 volunteers as users. How many more readers than librarians are there?
- 15.👥 A cricket club app has 65 players, 225 coaches and 20 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 16.👥 A cricket club app has 90 players, 165 coaches and 210 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) players (c) coaches
- 17.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
- 18.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) True (b) False
- 19.👥 A clinic app has 105 patients, 20 doctors and 165 nurses as users. How many more nurses than patients are there?
- 20.👥 A school app has 75 students, 195 teachers and 215 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 21.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) “Small text is hard” (c) a reminder alarm (d) a search bar
- 22.👥 A clinic app has 145 patients, 25 doctors and 50 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 23.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 24.👥 A clinic app has 155 patients, 200 doctors and 125 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 25.🎯 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
- 26.👥 A clinic app has 260 patients, 50 doctors and 180 nurses as users. How many more patients than doctors are there?
- 27.👥 A school app has 235 students, 250 teachers and 115 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
- 28.👥 A cricket club app has 20 players, 25 coaches and 235 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 29.👥 A school app has 235 students, 75 teachers and 275 parents as users. How many more parents than students are there?
- 30.👥 A school app has 110 students, 45 teachers and 135 parents as users. How many more parents than students are there?
- 31.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 32.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the app icons (b) only the testers (c) only the coders (d) the people who use it
- 33.🎯 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 bus tracker (d) a homework planner
- 34.👥 A school app has 55 students, 300 teachers and 160 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 35.👥 A school app has 190 students, 140 teachers and 30 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 36.👥 A clinic app has 205 patients, 30 doctors and 290 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 37.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a recipe finder (d) a water reminder
- 38.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a share button (c) “I forget my homework” (d) a reminder alarm
- 39.👥 A library app has 290 readers, 70 librarians and 145 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 40.👥 A school app has 300 students, 225 teachers and 240 parents as users. How many more students than parents are there?
Answer key
- a reminder alarm
- persona
- True
- False
- “What should I cook?”
- a feature
- 455
- a feature
- False
- a big-text reader
- True
- “I keep missing the bus”
- fans
- 160
- 310
- fans
- True
- False
- 60
- parents
- “Small text is hard”
- 220
- a user need
- 480
- to build what they need
- 210
- teachers
- 280
- 40
- 25
- a user need
- the people who use it
- a homework planner
- teachers
- 360
- 525
- a big-text reader
- “I forget my homework”
- 505
- 60
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