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.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) persona (b) password (c) protocol (d) pixel
- 2.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) True (b) False
- 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 parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a water reminder (b) a recipe finder (c) a big-text reader (d) a bus tracker
- 5.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) False (b) True
- 6.👥 A clinic app has 270 patients, 295 doctors and 100 nurses as users. How many more patients than nurses are there?
- 7.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) needs no testing (b) helps nobody well (c) is easy to build (d) wins every prize
- 8.👥 A clinic app has 145 patients, 55 doctors and 165 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 9.👥 A school app has 95 students, 85 teachers and 80 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) students (c) parents
- 10.👥 A clinic app has 20 patients, 25 doctors and 240 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) nurses (c) patients
- 11.👥 A clinic app has 95 patients, 135 doctors and 90 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) nurses (b) doctors (c) patients
- 12.👥 A library app has 230 readers, 275 librarians and 135 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) volunteers (c) readers
- 13.👥 A school app has 215 students, 55 teachers and 30 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
- 14.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a share button (c) “Small text is hard” (d) a reminder alarm
- 15.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to build what they need (b) to pick a logo (c) to make it longer (d) to slow it down
- 16.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the app icons (b) the people who use it (c) only the testers (d) only the coders
- 17.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 18.👥 A clinic app has 45 patients, 265 doctors and 275 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) nurses (c) patients
- 19.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a bus tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a big-text reader (d) a water reminder
- 20.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) True (b) False
- 21.👥 A library app has 140 readers, 220 librarians and 265 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than librarians are there?
- 22.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) a search bar (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) “What should I cook?”
- 23.👥 A school app has 125 students, 240 teachers and 225 parents as users. How many more teachers than students are there?
- 24.👥 A school app has 60 students, 50 teachers and 180 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 25.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) True (b) False
- 26.👥 A library app has 70 readers, 300 librarians and 130 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) volunteers (c) readers
- 27.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) “What should I cook?” (c) a share button (d) “I forget my homework”
- 28.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) ask and watch users (b) write the code (c) guess on your own (d) pick the colours
- 29.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) True (b) False
- 30.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) a dark mode switch (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a share button
- 31.👥 A school app has 50 students, 105 teachers and 195 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) students (c) parents
- 32.👥 A cricket club app has 195 players, 170 coaches and 280 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 33.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 34.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 35.👥 A clinic app has 35 patients, 40 doctors and 100 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) doctors (c) nurses
- 36.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a homework planner (b) a recipe finder (c) a bus tracker (d) a big-text reader
- 37.👥 A clinic app has 65 patients, 150 doctors and 265 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 38.👥 A cricket club app has 260 players, 80 coaches and 165 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 39.👥 A cricket club app has 185 players, 20 coaches and 85 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 40.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) “What should I cook?” (c) a dark mode switch (d) “I forget my homework”
Answer key
- persona
- False
- “What should I cook?”
- a bus tracker
- True
- 170
- helps nobody well
- 365
- students
- nurses
- doctors
- librarians
- students
- “Small text is hard”
- to build what they need
- the people who use it
- a feature
- nurses
- a recipe finder
- True
- 45
- a search bar
- 115
- parents
- True
- librarians
- a share button
- ask and watch users
- True
- “I keep missing the bus”
- parents
- 645
- a user need
- a feature
- nurses
- a recipe finder
- 480
- 505
- 290
- a dark mode switch
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