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 bus tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) True (b) False
- 2.👥 A clinic app has 105 patients, 165 doctors and 100 nurses as users. How many more doctors than patients are there?
- 3.👥 A school app has 185 students, 225 teachers and 145 parents as users. How many more students than parents are there?
- 4.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to slow it down (b) to make it longer (c) to build what they need (d) to pick a logo
- 5.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) write the code (b) guess on your own (c) ask and watch users (d) pick the colours
- 6.👥 A school app has 275 students, 235 teachers and 20 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 7.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) “Small text is hard” (c) a reminder alarm (d) a search bar
- 8.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) pixel (b) persona (c) protocol (d) password
- 9.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a reminder alarm? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 10.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) needs no testing (b) is easy to build (c) helps nobody well (d) wins every prize
- 11.👥 A school app has 40 students, 215 teachers and 55 parents as users. How many more teachers than students are there?
- 12.👥 A cricket club app has 80 players, 205 coaches and 280 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) players (b) coaches (c) fans
- 13.👥 A clinic app has 245 patients, 95 doctors and 40 nurses as users. How many more patients than nurses are there?
- 14.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a big-text reader (b) a recipe finder (c) a water reminder (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 15.👥 A cricket club app has 275 players, 75 coaches and 210 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) fans (b) coaches (c) players
- 16.Which of these is a user need? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) a share button (c) a search bar (d) a dark mode switch
- 17.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a parent waiting at the bus stop? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a big-text reader (c) a bus tracker (d) a water reminder
- 18.👥 A cricket club app has 200 players, 120 coaches and 130 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) players (c) fans
- 19.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a homework planner (d) a recipe finder
- 20.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a big-text reader (b) a pocket-money tracker (c) a recipe finder (d) a bus tracker
- 21.👥 A clinic app has 25 patients, 160 doctors and 110 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) doctors (c) nurses
- 22.Which of these is a feature? (a) a dark mode switch (b) “Small text is hard” (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) “What should I cook?”
- 23.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a cook with no idea for dinner. (a) False (b) True
- 24.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
- 25.Which of these is a feature? (a) “Small text is hard” (b) “I keep missing the bus” (c) a search bar (d) “I forget my homework”
- 26.👥 A clinic app has 185 patients, 200 doctors and 145 nurses as users. How many more doctors than patients are there?
- 27.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a recipe finder (b) a homework planner (c) a water reminder (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 28.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
- 29.👥 A library app has 90 readers, 110 librarians and 115 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 30.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 31.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 32.👥 A clinic app has 20 patients, 50 doctors and 100 nurses as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) patients (b) nurses (c) doctors
- 33.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a recipe finder (b) a homework planner (c) a bus tracker (d) a big-text reader
- 34.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I keep missing the bus” (b) a share button (c) “What should I cook?” (d) “Small text is hard”
- 35.👥 A school app has 230 students, 225 teachers and 210 parents as users. How many more students than teachers are there?
- 36.👥 A library app has 40 readers, 140 librarians and 230 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) readers (c) volunteers
- 37.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a type of button (b) a colour theme (c) a problem a user has (d) a phone setting
- 38.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 40.Which of these is a user need? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) a share button (c) a dark mode switch (d) a reminder alarm
Answer key
- True
- 60
- 40
- to build what they need
- ask and watch users
- 530
- “Small text is hard”
- persona
- a feature
- helps nobody well
- 175
- fans
- 205
- a recipe finder
- players
- “I forget my homework”
- a bus tracker
- players
- a water reminder
- a bus tracker
- doctors
- a dark mode switch
- False
- “I keep missing the bus”
- a search bar
- 15
- a pocket-money tracker
- False
- 315
- a feature
- a user need
- nurses
- a big-text reader
- a share button
- 5
- volunteers
- a problem a user has
- False
- a user need
- “What should I cook?”
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