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) “Small text is hard” (b) “What should I cook?” (c) a dark mode switch (d) “I keep missing the bus”
- 2.👥 A school app has 135 students, 125 teachers and 160 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 3.👥 A school app has 140 students, 80 teachers and 285 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 4.👥 A clinic app has 200 patients, 85 doctors and 290 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 5.🎯 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
- 6.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 7.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) True (b) False
- 8.👥 A cricket club app has 70 players, 105 coaches and 140 fans as users. How many more fans than players are there?
- 9.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to pick a logo (b) to make it longer (c) to slow it down (d) to build what they need
- 10.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a reminder alarm (c) “Small text is hard” (d) a search bar
- 11.👥 A cricket club app has 210 players, 125 coaches and 65 fans as users. How many more players than fans are there?
- 12.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) password (b) pixel (c) persona (d) protocol
- 13.Which of these is a feature? (a) a share button (b) “I forget my homework” (c) “What should I cook?” (d) “Small text is hard”
- 14.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen whose money runs out by Friday? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a bus tracker (d) a homework planner
- 16.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) False (b) True
- 17.👥 A school app has 200 students, 55 teachers and 50 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 18.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) True (b) False
- 19.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) False (b) True
- 20.👥 A school app has 65 students, 235 teachers and 50 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 21.👥 A clinic app has 170 patients, 205 doctors and 255 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 22.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a recipe finder (b) a big-text reader (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a bus tracker
- 23.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) “What should I cook?” (c) a search bar (d) a dark mode switch
- 24.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a runner who forgets to sip water. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 26.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a recipe finder (b) a water reminder (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a big-text reader
- 27.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 28.👥 A cricket club app has 200 players, 250 coaches and 135 fans as users. How many more coaches than players are there?
- 29.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 30.👥 A cricket club app has 115 players, 155 coaches and 230 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 31.Which of these is a user need? (a) a dark mode switch (b) a search bar (c) a share button (d) “I forget my homework”
- 32.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a bus tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a water reminder (d) a homework planner
- 33.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) is easy to build (b) wins every prize (c) needs no testing (d) helps nobody well
- 34.👥 A clinic app has 280 patients, 210 doctors and 180 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 35.👥 A clinic app has 80 patients, 105 doctors and 30 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 36.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 37.Which of these is a feature? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) a reminder alarm (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) “What should I cook?”
- 38.👥 A library app has 200 readers, 70 librarians and 195 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) librarians (c) readers
- 39.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a phone setting (b) a problem a user has (c) a colour theme (d) a type of button
- 40.👥 A library app has 85 readers, 105 librarians and 60 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
Answer key
- a dark mode switch
- parents
- 505
- 575
- the people who use it
- a feature
- True
- 70
- to build what they need
- “Small text is hard”
- 145
- persona
- a share button
- True
- a pocket-money tracker
- False
- students
- False
- False
- 350
- 630
- a pocket-money tracker
- “What should I cook?”
- False
- a user need
- a big-text reader
- a user need
- 50
- a user need
- 500
- “I forget my homework”
- a homework planner
- helps nobody well
- 670
- 215
- a feature
- a reminder alarm
- readers
- a problem a user has
- 250
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