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.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to make it longer (b) to slow it down (c) to pick a logo (d) to build what they need
- 2.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a teen learning to make snacks? (a) a bus tracker (b) a homework planner (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a recipe finder
- 3.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) False (b) True
- 4.👥 A library app has 245 readers, 80 librarians and 290 volunteers as users. How many more volunteers than readers are there?
- 5.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a reminder alarm (c) “I forget my homework” (d) a dark mode switch
- 6.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a student who often misses the school bus. (a) True (b) False
- 7.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) False (b) True
- 8.👥 A school app has 290 students, 280 teachers and 130 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 9.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) persona (b) pixel (c) password (d) protocol
- 10.🎯 What is a user need? (a) a phone setting (b) a colour theme (c) a problem a user has (d) a type of button
- 11.👥 A library app has 295 readers, 275 librarians and 250 volunteers as users. How many more readers than librarians are there?
- 12.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a recipe finder (b) a homework planner (c) a water reminder (d) a pocket-money tracker
- 13.👥 A school app has 225 students, 245 teachers and 75 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) parents (c) teachers
- 14.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a runner who forgets to sip water? (a) a homework planner (b) a water reminder (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a big-text reader
- 15.👥 A clinic app has 200 patients, 130 doctors and 250 nurses as users. How many more patients than doctors are there?
- 16.👥 A clinic app has 210 patients, 275 doctors and 25 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 17.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a user need (b) a feature
- 18.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “What should I cook?”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 19.👥 A school app has 65 students, 145 teachers and 55 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
- 20.👥 A school app has 220 students, 190 teachers and 290 parents as users. How many more parents than teachers are there?
- 21.👥 A school app has 85 students, 80 teachers and 105 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) students (b) teachers (c) parents
- 22.👥 A library app has 210 readers, 290 librarians and 235 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 23.👥 A school app has 300 students, 75 teachers and 230 parents as users. How many more students than teachers are there?
- 24.👥 A school app has 95 students, 200 teachers and 65 parents as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 25.👥 A library app has 85 readers, 175 librarians and 210 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) volunteers (b) librarians (c) readers
- 26.👥 A clinic app has 60 patients, 35 doctors and 215 nurses as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 27.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a homework planner (b) a big-text reader (c) a bus tracker (d) a water reminder
- 28.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a dark mode switch (c) a reminder alarm (d) “Small text is hard”
- 29.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) wins every prize (b) needs no testing (c) is easy to build (d) helps nobody well
- 30.Which of these is a user need? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) a reminder alarm (c) a search bar (d) a share button
- 31.👥 A cricket club app has 225 players, 80 coaches and 30 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) players (c) fans
- 32.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I keep missing the bus”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 33.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) True (b) False
- 34.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a feature (b) a user need
- 35.🎯 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
- 36.👥 A library app has 200 readers, 245 librarians and 280 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 37.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) False (b) True
- 38.👥 A cricket club app has 140 players, 170 coaches and 55 fans as users. How many users does it have in all?
- 39.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) True (b) False
- 40.True or false: a big-text reader is the best fit for a pupil juggling five projects. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- to build what they need
- a recipe finder
- True
- 45
- “I forget my homework”
- False
- False
- 700
- persona
- a problem a user has
- 20
- a pocket-money tracker
- teachers
- a water reminder
- 70
- 510
- a feature
- a user need
- teachers
- 100
- parents
- 735
- 225
- 360
- volunteers
- 310
- a big-text reader
- “Small text is hard”
- helps nobody well
- “What should I cook?”
- players
- a user need
- False
- a feature
- the people who use it
- 725
- True
- 365
- False
- False
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