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.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) False (b) True
- 2.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 3.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a bus tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a big-text reader (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 4.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a homework planner (b) a big-text reader (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a water reminder
- 5.👥 A school app has 270 students, 175 teachers and 220 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 6.👥 A school app has 85 students, 35 teachers and 45 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) students (c) parents
- 7.👥 A library app has 90 readers, 55 librarians and 120 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) volunteers (c) librarians
- 8.👥 A cricket club app has 85 players, 20 coaches and 80 fans as users. How many more players than coaches are there?
- 9.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) persona (b) password (c) pixel (d) protocol
- 10.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a child saving up for a cycle. (a) True (b) False
- 11.👥 A school app has 75 students, 20 teachers and 220 parents as users. How many more parents than students are there?
- 12.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) is easy to build (b) needs no testing (c) helps nobody well (d) wins every prize
- 14.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) only the testers (b) the people who use it (c) the app icons (d) only the coders
- 15.👥 A clinic app has 90 patients, 240 doctors and 210 nurses as users. How many more doctors than patients are there?
- 16.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 17.👥 A clinic app has 170 patients, 285 doctors and 190 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 18.👥 A clinic app has 230 patients, 225 doctors and 80 nurses as users. How many more patients than nurses are there?
- 19.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) guess on your own (b) write the code (c) ask and watch users (d) pick the colours
- 20.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 21.👥 A library app has 285 readers, 270 librarians and 220 volunteers as users. How many more readers than librarians are there?
- 22.Which of these is a user need? (a) a reminder alarm (b) “What should I cook?” (c) a search bar (d) a dark mode switch
- 23.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a homework planner (b) a recipe finder (c) a bus tracker (d) a water reminder
- 24.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) “Small text is hard” (c) a search bar (d) a dark mode switch
- 25.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) “Small text is hard” (c) “What should I cook?” (d) a search bar
- 26.👥 A cricket club app has 160 players, 175 coaches and 295 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) fans (c) players
- 27.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 28.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a homework planner (b) a recipe finder (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a bus tracker
- 29.👥 A library app has 25 readers, 285 librarians and 85 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than readers are there?
- 30.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a bus tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 31.👥 A clinic app has 210 patients, 100 doctors and 120 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) doctors (b) patients (c) nurses
- 32.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 33.👥 A library app has 265 readers, 170 librarians and 75 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) readers (b) volunteers (c) librarians
- 34.👥 A cricket club app has 190 players, 280 coaches and 285 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) players (c) coaches
- 35.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 36.👥 A cricket club app has 30 players, 165 coaches and 295 fans as users. How many more fans than coaches are there?
- 37.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 38.👥 A cricket club app has 200 players, 205 coaches and 115 fans as users. How many more coaches than fans are there?
- 39.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) False (b) True
- 40.👥 A school app has 100 students, 135 teachers and 205 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
Answer key
- False
- a feature
- a big-text reader
- a water reminder
- 665
- students
- volunteers
- 65
- persona
- False
- 145
- True
- helps nobody well
- the people who use it
- 150
- a feature
- 645
- 150
- ask and watch users
- a user need
- 15
- “What should I cook?”
- a homework planner
- “Small text is hard”
- a search bar
- fans
- a feature
- a bus tracker
- 60
- a bus tracker
- patients
- a user need
- readers
- fans
- a feature
- 130
- a user need
- 90
- False
- 440
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